Schools need pest control that happens when children are not there, uses products registered with the Ministry of Health, and is written down so parents and inspectors can see it. We treat canteens, kitchens, stores and grounds monthly, outside school hours, and keep traps and bait stations where children cannot reach them.
Where schools have problems
- Canteens and kitchens: cockroaches and rodents. See school canteens and food service areas.
- Classrooms with snacks: ants.
- Grounds, drains and planters: mosquitoes, including dengue mosquitoes in the rainy season.
- Nurseries: spaces for children under three need extra care. See rooms used by children under three.
How we treat a school
- Timing: weekends, holidays or after the last child has left, agreed with the school. Rooms are aired and dry before children return.
- Crawling insects: targeted residual spray along wall bases, cracks and drains in kitchens and service areas. Gel bait in closed cracks and voids in classrooms.
- Mosquitoes: breeding water removed; misting of grounds and planting when children are away.
- Rodents: traps inside in locked or out-of-reach positions; locked bait stations outside only.
For parents and inspectors
After each visit the school receives a report listing the areas treated, the products used with their safety data sheets, and anything the school needs to fix. Parents who want to ask questions can use our guide to choosing a kindergarten.
Common questions
Is it safe for children?
No insecticide should be called completely safe. What protects children is timing, placement and ventilation: treatment when they are away, bait kept in closed voids, and rooms aired before use.
How often?
Monthly. In the rainy season, damp and shaded grounds may need mosquito misting twice a month.