Michigan pest control service report template

Set up for Michigan

• The customer receives in writing the name, address and telephone number of the firm, the applicator's full name, the target pests, the pesticides applied with the common name of each active ingredient, and the time and dateMich. Admin. Code R 285.637.12 (2)
• The customer's written information gives the time and date of the applicationMich. Admin. Code R 285.637.12 (2) (e)

Also required in Michigan

These rules are about how and when you report, not the template's fields. Check them before you deliver.

• Commercial applicators keep verifiable records of each application with the pesticide's name and EPA registration number, its concentration, the amount of end-use dilution applied, the target pest, purpose or site, the date, the address or location, and the method and rateMich. Admin. Code R 285.636.15 (1), (2)
• The customer's written information includes the precautionary warnings or reentry restrictions on the labels, given no later than the time of each application, or electronically within 48 hours if the customer approved that in writing beforehandMich. Admin. Code R 285.637.12 (2) (f), (3)
• Records of restricted use applications are kept at least 3 years and general use applications at least 1 year, by the employer at the place of business, available to the director's representative during normal business hoursMich. Admin. Code R 285.636.15
• Before applying, a licensed commercial applicator makes an oral or written service agreement giving the customer's consent, the firm's name, address and phone, and the approximate schedule, frequency and duration of services; at the first application the customer also gets written risk and benefit information about pesticidesMich. Admin. Code R 285.637.12 (1), (4)
• After a broadcast, foliar or space insecticide application in a commercial building, public building or health care facility, the applicator gives the building manager a sign (at least 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches, a cloud-over-house symbol, the date) to post at the primary entry for at least 48 hoursMich. Admin. Code R 285.637.11 (4)
• Broadcast, foliar or space applications to ornamentals or turf get a 4 by 5 inch white lawn marker with green lettering at the primary entry points immediately afterward, and the customer is told to leave it 24 hoursMich. Admin. Code R 285.637.11 (2)
• A supervising certified applicator answers for noncertified applicators, gives verifiable oral or written instructions with contact details for restricted use applications made without them, and is physically present when the label, the act or the director requiresMich. Admin. Code R 285.636.16

What is in it

• Products appliedProduct, EPA Reg. No., Active ingredient, Amount, Dilution or rate, Method, Where applied
• Pest activity and conditions: insidePest activity seen inside, Sanitation and food or water sources, Leaks and moisture, Clutter and harborage
• Pest activity and conditions: outsidePest activity seen outside, Entry points: gaps, door sweeps, vents and utility openings, Vegetation, mulch and firewood against the structure, Drainage, gutters and standing water
• Monitoring and bait devicesRodent bait stations (secured and tamper-resistant), Traps and glue boards, Insect monitors, Termite monitoring stations
• Service performedWhat was inspected and treated, and how: areas serviced, devices checked, replaced or added, and any exclusion work done.
• Precautions given to the customerWhat the customer was told to do or avoid after the treatment, such as keeping people and pets off treated areas until dry.
• Next stepsThe next service, any callback, and what the customer agreed to do.

Rules last reviewed October 14, 2026. Read the full Michigan pest control service report requirements.