Harborage is an invitation: trash, clutter, and the conditions that cite

Inspectors cite pest evidence they can observe — and alongside the evidence, they read the conditions that produce it. Trash stored against the building, a dumpster area with lids open and spillage on the ground, dense clutter along a foundation wall: these are harborage and food, and they make the next infestation a schedule instead of a risk. The site-side fix is unglamorous and works: lids that close and are closed, a wash-down rhythm for the pad, storage kept off the foundation line, and a pest contract that names the site conditions the vendor reports back to you, not just the units they treat. What site condition caused your last pest problem? — Otto Mergl, Admin