All occupants should be encouraged to report pest activity. Visual Inspection Use blueprints or create a floorplan of the school showing all rooms, sensitive areas, points of entry, etc., and become familiar with the entire structure. Certain areas are more prone to pests than others and will require more intensive inspections. Examples include cafeterias and snack rooms, food storage areas, staff lounges, home economics rooms, classrooms or labs with live animals, art rooms, locker rooms, recycling collection points, and loading docks. The presence of feeding debris or frass is an indication of infestation.
Examine window sills regularly as many pests fly or crawl towards light.
Also check inside ceiling light fixtures. Pests may be found behind baseboards, under furniture, behind moldings, in cracks in floors, behind radiators, or in air ducts. Check around door jambs for cockroaches and spider webs. Spiders often spin their webs across gaps around doors to capture insects trying to enter. Look, too, for conditions that might lead to pest problems.