A Day in the Life of a Thorn Pest Professional

[@maxwellcorey]

hey man thanks for the video! i am interviewing for a pest control job here in my town and I wanted to see what an average day of a technician would be like and this helps me immensely! Thank you!

[@TheSkaterguy668]

Maxwell Corey did you get it? I have an interview next week!

[@BT-ve5pv]

Well he does mostly commercial, residential is a little different

[@fpvraver]

Is it making you think twice about indoor pest prevention? It sure is me!! I wonder how you prevent taking home bedbugs while performing an extermination like this??? L O L. The place that I'm applying is hiring thankfully for exterior sprayers. The only problem is we have winter around here for seven months eight months a year I think.

[@isaheatodd1960]

I work in pest control, got my certification and have been doing it for the past 5 months, its a great line of work and you meet great people(not all people) and it's also a job thag changes and you don't just do the same thing everyday. It's great, so if people are needing work look into pest control line of work you may hate it or you might love it!

[@nickwit21]

Really nice video. Looks like this company really cares about the service they do. Love that duster!

[@chandlerbaker6751]

Any idea what kinda duster that is?

[@Pr0ph3cy-k5z]

Starting my 1st day tomorrow with a termite/pest control company.

[@ralphmoore9422]

Technician “sprayed” inside that apartment for no apparent reason.No issues ,NO SPRAY

[@alexcolon1640]

I was thinking the same thing! I'm state certified and an Associate Certified Entomologist and part of IPM is the judicial use of insecticides indoor and outdoor. In the case where there is no insect activity, inspect your monitor stations and keep it moving. I also spotted numerous product label violations throughout the video.

[@CONald_is_A_false_Prophet]

Weird question but any idea if a product like Bifen IT, Tempo SC or Suspend will harm car paint? I have a swarm of ants on my 4 cars with thousands of ants walking around and I'd like to retire them before they go back to their nests.

[@emanuelsanto8321]

One of ur step should be deep cleaning. Then u can use Bait is an excelent stratergy and trying not to eat inside of the car.

[@CONald_is_A_false_Prophet]

@@emanuelsanto8321 thanks for the response. Our cars are clean and we don't eat in then. We park under large tree and some have nested in them, nothing to do with food, that would be an easy fix I know..

[@emanuelsanto8321]

I see. They found a good harborage spot. Good luck on them. Blessings

[@pamelalee8602]

I’m going to have a job interview right this afternoon as a receptionist in a pest control and termite resolution company, and I’m happen to watch this video, I suddenly feel that I can get the job.😂😂Thanks for your video, I’ve really gotten know more about this industry! Wish me luck!✌️✌️

[@Whoibe247]

Pamela Li did you get it?

[@caleccopest]

PUT TRAPS NEXT TO WATER SOURCES...OUTSIDE OPENINGS...AND UNPROTECTED FOOD SOURCES...YOUR GUY IS WISE....I LIKE HIM

[@francis2dez1]

Great Video. Thank you.

[@adeconiel1370]

Hello please how can a get a certified training in order to become a pest control technician?

[@Danielsontsc1]

Very good job, What software does your company use?

[@zMurderification]

Daniel Redding looks like PestPac

[@DanConFlan]

Looks like PestPac

[@oahugurl]

Got to watch for cross contamination when touching the rat bait then touching your phone with the same hand right after. Safety first. 😁😁

[@michaelmerck7576]

Touching the rat bait with your hands will cause the rats to avoid it due to the human smell on the bait

[@ssshady08]

You're allowed to treat impervious surfaces? What state are you in?

[@JosueAllstarMusic]

Temprid FX , Cimexa Dust and Bedlam Plus ot Temprid To Spray are a must for any kind of bed bug infestation

[@lacesout1199]

Crossfire works well too .

[@Hunterbay872]

Prefer crossfire

[@klwdesigns]

What pants are you wearing? are they stretchy? Front pocket for a flashlight, nice.

[@ThornPestSolutions]

They are 5.11 tactical pants and we love them.

[@Whoibe247]

For the dust what type of duster did you use ?

[@JosueAllstarMusic]

Just buy the b&g bulb duster , the one he was using is overkill. Dusting is not putting out a lot of dust, remember light not white

[@chandlerbaker6751]

Did you ever find the type of duster?

[@exterMEnator83]

This technician on this particular video has a full beard and I don't know how he got a certified for a respirator use when you need clean skin contact to rubber for a full seal? Anyways good luck

[@michaelmerck7576]

I've seen people with beards pass just fine

[@dwayne23tusli12]

Why you are not wearing respirator mask?

[@chrismclendon4937]

wow, great video!

[@kimberella2105]

I want to know what you did to the cat.

[@steveandjosh526]

Great video. I would hire Bryce in a heartbeat. He would fit well into the business I created. I'm looking to train a full time person right now.

[@jameswoody4880]

Thanks for the video :)

[@caleccopest]

YES....I AGREE WITH THIS METHOD!

[@rickyl04]

Great video

[@lacesout1199]

What was the name of that back pack sprayer .great job you know your stuff

[@lanceelliot7540]

That looks like a Shur Flow backpack. There awesome

[@Travisg5]

It’s a flowzone typhoon

[@michaelmerck7576]

Weekly is the right way on those type of accounts

[@joshuajames3996]

Weekly service and the bait blox were hella old

[@JosueAllstarMusic]

Lol yeah

[@theroycereport2889]

What rodenticide baits do y'all use for restaurants?

[@lacesout1199]

Not sure what he uses but I like final blox

[@jovanashley]

@@lacesout1199 that was final blox

[@ThornPestSolutions]

We rotate rodent baits. The three we have been using this year are final blox, contrac blox, and Selontra.

[@JosueAllstarMusic]

Contrac all- weather blocks are good

[@emanuelsanto8321]

It depends on the atratergy u need or u determine to use

[@CarlosMendoza-pz1qx]

What did you use for dust?

[@ThornPestSolutions]

For the bed bug issue, we were using Cimexa dust.

[@javierjuarez3468]

@@ThornPestSolutions Good Video been doing Pest control service about 17yrs always something learn 👍

[@ThornPestSolutions]

@@javierjuarez3468 Thanks Javier! Thats what we love about this industry, always more to learn!

[@WSG23]

Thought it strange to dust the curtains instead of spraying. Best to remove bag and launder. Just curious 🤷‍♂️

[@fulminepdemo]

Excelent!!

[@jimmieandros4324]

Noon and he’s only on his 3rd stop

[@ThornPestSolutions]

Really depends on the services we are doing that day, but our average route has about 6 stops in a day. If they were all residential it would be closer to 10 stops.

[@marcellusfulbright5918]

@@ThornPestSolutions must be nice. We did 14 average.

[@michaelmerck7576]

@@ThornPestSolutions that food warehouse would take at least 2 hours and the bedbug thing would a very long stop,I think I would have just brought in a small vacuum to do those curtains or maybe even a hair blow dryer in those areas and they need to get official bedbug covers for the beds.

[@michaelmerck7576]

@@ThornPestSolutions commercial stops are normally done after business hours

[@aishagibbs3615]

How do one become a pest technician

[@nathanielhayslett6389]

Apply to a smaller company, get certified, and then move up, just dont come in during peak season. For me I work 6 days a week 12 hours a day. If you mess up chances are you can get fined or jail time. So make sure your going to like the job. Most companies will do ride along days before you start though

[@aishagibbs3615]

@@nathanielhayslett6389 thanks alot

[@nathanielhayslett6389]

Aisha Gibbs watch out for scummy companies. Don’t get into one who does yearly and quarterly contracts, I did that. And it was a huge mistake. Be careful and read yelp reviews of the buisness too

[@MattAF0414]

@@nathanielhayslett6389 May I ask what company you work for? I'm a new pest tech, 3 months on the job, and trying to learn everything I can to better my career and help my customers further. My company does commercial only.

[@nathanielhayslett6389]

Matthew i do residential for a smaller company called evergreen solutions, but now im getting ready to switch over to Orkin, I won’t be doing general services anymore and will be doing termite control. I’ve never done much commercial, but I’ve always done residential. And in my experience the company evergreen was a bit scummy on how they tended to automatically update the contract without consent and then we would show up to the house and they would want nothing done. But we still had to do it because of the management. Getting into residential with a smaller company like that was a risk and a big reason im moving over to Orkin

[@BiG_SorD]

Does the job require a lot of heavy lifting?

[@therealmilfhunter7056]

A Swift530 no you deal with using pesticides

[@BT-ve5pv]

No

[@joeysk81]

Pest control would be enjoyable if I didn't have 20 jobs a day

[@thebayism]

I'm assuming you do residential? Get into commercial and it will be a lot more enjoyable and you will usually get offered food at the places you service.

[@marcellusfulbright5918]

@@thebayism yeah residential is rough. Res/Com in rural areas is the worst.

[@michaelmerck7576]

You can't adequately service 20 stops a day especially if you have even a 30 minute drive between stops

[@ZL1Rocket]

@@michaelmerck7576 I agree 100%. Typically 10-15 stops per day average allows for proper service of each account and drive time.

[@jaysay7333]

im in pest control too, i got a free 3000 dollar TV, i get tipped all day, customer service is key for CUSTOMER SERVICE JOBS... pretty simple concept. Good job though for reals.

[@EgHatchK24a2]

What’s the average salary for a job like this

[@josesanchez706]

Idk about his, but I do mostly residential and I make 35-40k a year and if you go hard on making sales you could make up to 60-75k

[@Pr0ph3cy-k5z]

@@josesanchez706 I feel like i'm getting scammed then. I'm starting tomorrow. $500 a week plus commission. After 3 months, my pay goes to $615 a week.

[@josesanchez706]

@@Pr0ph3cy-k5z that’s horrible, I work for a big company. These guys give us 14% comission on pest services and 7% on termites. We can also make extra on sales, and we get an extra 10% for helping out other branches.

[@Pr0ph3cy-k5z]

@@josesanchez706 I do get 15% commission, but I read that these pest control companies in my state are 26% below the national average. I can tell. I'm in Tennessee.

[@emanuelsanto8321]

Wow i only get 380 a week

[@caleccopest]

EDUCATE THE CUSTOMER ....

[@ThornPestSolutions]

Love this comment. Education is so important.

[@ZL1Rocket]

Customer education is key! People don’t buy what they don’t understand (in most cases).

[@aishagibbs3615]

Great video