Review the pest contractor's report
Read the report your pest control contractor leaves after each visit, check it against previous visits for recurring activity or a new pest, and act on any recommendations before the next visit.
Read the report your pest control contractor leaves after each visit, check it against previous visits for recurring activity or a new pest, and act on any recommendations before the next visit.
A pest contractor's report that goes straight in a drawer unread misses the point of paying for the visits — the value is in spotting a trend, such as the same bait point active three visits running, before it becomes an infestation an EHO finds first.
Who this is for
Any venue with a kitchen and a pest control contract.
What you’ll hold
- Pest contractor visit reports, filed with review notes
Watch out for
- Filing the report unread — the visit only has value if someone looks at what the contractor found.
- Not asking the contractor to explain jargon or trend markers on the report, so recurring low-level activity gets missed.
- Treating every visit as a clean sheet instead of comparing against the last two or three reports for the same bait point or area.
Sources
- BPCA — British Pest Control Association checked 2026-09-02
See also
- Pest survey, proofing and a visit contract— this becomes part of getting open →
- Pest control visits
- Start the logbook on day one— this becomes part of getting open →
This is item 38 of 60 in the free UK Compliance Calendar. See the whole list →