Stored-product pests do not come in from outside the way rodents and cockroaches do. They arrive in the goods, then breed in the flour, grain, nuts, spices, pet food and dried fruit on the shelves, and spread from pallet to pallet. A stored-product pest inspection looks for them where they live: in the stock, in the spillage under the racking, in old lots nobody has moved, and in the pheromone traps that show where to look harder. This template records the warehouse one storage area at a time, then the practices that decide whether an infestation starts or spreads: rotation, cleaning, receiving, temperature and pallets. Fill it in here and download a PDF without an account, or speak while you walk, and the document writes itself.
What you are looking for
The usual culprits are beetles (flour, cigarette, drugstore, warehouse and grain beetles), moths, chiefly the Indian meal moth, and weevils, with mites and psocids where storage is damp. The signs are the insects themselves, silk webbing and cocoons on the tops of bags and in rack corners, frass (fine powder and droppings) around holes in packaging, and adults crawling on walls or flying near lights.
Look closely at the oldest stock, the bottom tier of a pallet, folds and seams in bags, and the beams and base plates of the racking where spilled product collects. A flashlight held low across a surface shows webbing and frass that overhead lights hide.
One entry per storage area
Add an entry for each racking bay, aisle, bulk bin or room. Each one records what is stored there, the insects and signs you found, the state of the packaging, any spillage, and the count from the nearest pheromone trap compared with your action threshold. If you find infested stock, the entry asks how far it has spread and whether it was put on hold, so the customer can trace and isolate the lot.
Pheromone traps point, they do not cure
Pheromone traps attract one kind of insect, usually males of a particular moth or beetle, and their counts show where activity is building long before anyone sees it in the stock. A rising count in one aisle tells you where to search. The traps themselves remove too few insects to control an infestation. Record each count against the action threshold your program has set, so the trend can be followed from visit to visit.
Receiving, rotation and cleaning
Most infestations arrive with a load, so the receiving check matters more than anything else on the form: look at trailers and incoming pallets before goods are put away, and keep suspect loads apart. After that, rotation (first in, first out), quick cleanup of spills, and clean racking stop a single infested pallet from seeding a whole building. Cool storage slows most of these insects down, which is why temperature and humidity are recorded too.
Common questions
How often should a warehouse be inspected for stored-product pests?
Most food warehouses are inspected at least monthly as part of their pest program, with pheromone traps checked at every service. High-risk goods such as grain, flour, nuts and pet food, or warm storage, may justify more frequent checks. Inspect again after a complaint or a rejected load.
What is a reasonable pheromone trap action threshold?
There is no single number. Thresholds depend on the insect, the product, the trap and the customer's tolerance, and are usually set by the pest control provider with the facility. Record the threshold your program uses and compare each count against it.
Does this form recommend treatments?
No. It records what was found and what the customer should do about storage, cleaning and receiving. Any treatment is chosen by a licensed applicator and must follow the product label.
What should happen to infested stock?
Usually it is put on hold, labeled, and kept apart until the customer decides whether to dispose of it, return it or have it treated. The form records whether stock was held and how far the infestation had spread, so the lot can be traced.
Is this the same as a food facility pest audit?
No. This form inspects the stock and the storage practices on the warehouse floor. A food facility pest audit checks the whole pest management program, including the provider, the paperwork and trend reviews, against what certification audits expect.