Interview Questions

* Note: To get complete information, be sure to ask about specific potential pests, sites where pests may be found, and types of pesticides that may be used.

Potential "pests" that a school may use pesticides to control: Weeds; fleas, head lice, house flies, fruit flies, meal moths, cockroaches, ants, stinging insects (yellowjackets, bees, wasps, mosquitoes), aphids, wood destroying insects (termites, carpenter ants, and more), and other insects; spiders; moss; fungus; mold and mildew; bacteria; birds (pigeons, starlings); rodents (rats, mice, gophers, moles); plant diseases; and more. Indoor or building structural sites where "pests" may be found: Food warehouses and food preparation areas, kitchens, cafeterias, and teacher lunchrooms; boiler rooms and janitor supply closets; bathrooms, showers, sinks; lockers and locker rooms; coat rooms or coat racks; classrooms, hallways, offices, teacher lounges, and art rooms; carpeted areas; foundations; attics; wooden beams; roofs; in wall voids, vents or heating ducts; around vending machines, drinking fountains or animal cages; near recycling stations, garbage cans or drains; and more. Outdoor sites where "pests" may be found: Athletic turf; ornamental lawns; ball diamonds; shrub beds; running tracks; cracks in asphalt or concrete surfaces such as sidewalks, parking lots, and playgrounds; wooden play structures; along building foundations and fencelines and curbs; in and around trees; in garden areas or near composting operations; near standing water; near outdoor eating areas and outdoor drains; or near loading docks, dumpsters or trash compactors. Types of pesticides that may be used on school sites: Herbicides (weed-killers); insecticides (including no-pest strips or timed, automatic dispensers); fungicides; rodenticides; wood preservatives; moss-killers; soil sterilants; various repellants, baits, or lures; disinfectants; and more.