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control pests, but it will also show seasonal influences as well as other human activities that may affect the pest pressure (e.g., deliveries of infested material, specific employee habits encouraging pest infesta- tion or activity, etc.). Piecing all of these bits of information together to form a complete picture is called “trend analysis.” Trend analysis is a service that more of our customers are requesting. Putting our information and
documentation to work for the customer (not just us) is something that our customers are doing when they are looking to employ large-scale and long-term treatment strategies. They also use it to determine the weak points in their facility, or to help identify if they are receiving infested product from one of their vendors. This information will also aid in the preparation of a facility for any upcoming seasonal pest influx that is predictable, based upon the weather. The service also allows the customer to perform internal audits on the effectiveness of the pest management process. It also allows customers to follow up on their staffs’ completion of recommendations, sanitation and other involvement in the pest manage- ment process. What exactly does this “trend analysis” look like? It is a historical look at a designated area, location,
or even down the trap. It combines the history of a location in a way that gives a timeline of pest activity, as well as the severity of the infestation of pest activity. The first piece of information that is necessary to interpret the data is pest identification; without this, the entire puzzle will not go together. It is very important to look at all pest activity at the location aiding in trap/monitoring device selection. Once the pest is determined, historical data is built (over time) of the pest presence and severity (this may also include details such as level of damage caused to product, or amount of bait/monitors consumed). This information can be presented to the customer is many different fashions. It usually is maintained
on a web-based service (e.g., a website) or electronically communicated, but it is not required. A positive aspect about this would be that the customer (and possibly multiple members of their staff) can retrieve this information remotely from their location. This information is also usually presented using color
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