Course Details

Advanced Level Course - Pest Control in Food Premises is available with us. Complete coaching and guidance is given to the students by our faculties, who carry years of experience in teaching and students' understanding. We provide in-depth theoretical knowledge to the subjects, required for understanding the concepts with more ease.

Contents:

Introduction

• Social need for pest control
• Benefits of being a pest controller
• Range of pest control services
• Why safety is so important
• Definitions and jargon
• Pesticide categories and formulations
• Protective equipment

 Pesticides – Health & Safety

• Commonly used pesticides
• Categories of pesticides
• Safer pesticides formulations
• Government registration
• Registered pesticides labels
• Pesticides measuring & mixing rates
• MSDS

 Pest Control Equipment:

• Protective equipment
• Overalls
• Gloves
• Respirators
• Mechanical application equipment
• Sprayers
• Fogging Machines
• Bait station

 Pesticides Formulations

• Liquid concentrates
• Emulsifiable concentrates
• Wet table powders
• Rodenticide baits
• Cockroach baits
• Other pest baits

 Rodents

• Species
• Distinguishing features
• Rodent senses
• Physical abilities
• Rodent life cycle
• Types of rodenticides
• Bait stations
• Signs of infestation

 Cockroaches

• Species
• Life cycle
• Common breeding sites
• Habitat areas
• Chemicals control
• Non chemicals controls
• Sanitation

 Flies

• Species
• Common habitat
• Breeding areas
• Preferred feeding habits
• Life cycle
• Chemicals controls
• Pesticides permitted
• Physical controls

 Ants

• Species
• Features
• Life cycle
• Ant behavior
• Common breeding sites
• Chemicals controls
• Pesticides permitted

 Stored product pests

• Species
• Impact on food industries
• Inspection techniques
• Chemical control
• Non - chemical methods
• Physical controls

 Birds

• Pigeons
• Starlings
• Other birds
• Diseases
• Permitted chemical controls
• Non- chemical methods
• Bird proofing option
• Bird shooting
• Bird capture