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Monday 21 November 2011

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Monday 26 September 2011

Pest Control Services and Pest Inspections are mandatory for Pest Free Properties

Pest control services include many services apart from just treating the infested sites. Most of the people understand pest treatment as pest control. These services include pest inspections, detection of pests, assessing the possibilities of pest infestation and the most suitable methods for controlling them from attacking your house for long term.

Some of the most common pests are ants, bees, termites, crickets, worms and lady bugs.  If you have been dealing with all of them on your own till now and finding difficult to get rid of them forever then you need professional pest controllers to help you. When you try to do it on your own with pesticides available in the market, the results that you get are not long lasting and that effective as the results that you get from the treatments done by the professional pest controllers.

There are specific methods for treating different types of pests. It needs professional knowledge of dealing with these different types of pests. Even if you kill some of the ants or cockroaches that you see you won’t be able to get rid of them completely. Pest controllers use their experience and expertise in treating these pests. Pest control services aim to save your property from the damage caused by these pests. Everyone wants permanent solution to the problem of pests and integrated pest management proves to be very effective especially for commercial complexes.

If you live in high risk zones then it becomes more important for you to get timely pest inspections done for your property. This eliminates all the risks of infestation especially from the huge damage causing pests like termites. These are not harmful for your property but also cause contagious diseases. Pests are carriers of diseases and their feces promote growth of other germs and pests. Damage to electrical wirings, poisoning the eatables kept in open and transmission of disease causing microorganisms are some other harmful effects of pests and this is why you must hires professionals for Building pest inspection and select the most appropriate Pest control services to get rid of the pests. 

Most of us try to avoid these pest inspections because we think that they are too costly but have you ever tried to compare the medical expenses that you may need to incur because of the diseases caused by these pests. It is better to spend money on getting rid of the pests than spending on treatment. Apart from medical bills the damage caused by pests to your furniture, electrical wiring, wooden flooring, windows, doors, pipelines etc can cost huge money.

Building pest inspection is also important before you buy a new property. You would not want yourself to be welcomed by unwanted little creatures in the new house you buy. Even if you are thinking of buying a property for investment purpose then also you must hire a pest controller for the inspection. Some areas and properties are in the high risk areas and this fact cannot be ignored while buying a property.

Wednesday 17 August 2011

Termite Baiting – Long Term Termite Control Solution

Today there are many termite control methods which can be implemented commercially. Some of the methods are preventive while others are treatments which are taken after infestation. Termites live and move in colonies and this is why it is important to adapt measures which can target the entire colony. 

Termite Baiting is the method of controlling termites by intoxicating them. Baits are devices which contain food for termites. These baits are installed in the area where the termites can be suspected. When termites start hunting for food and find these baits then they start feeding on the food kept in the baits. Experienced professionals know the places where the hit rate on these baits can be highest. These baits are installed after complete survey and inspection of the site. 


These devices are monitored from time to time. Regular monitoring is essential to keep a check on the termite activity and to see if the baits have been installed at the right site or not because the aim of installing baits is to attract maximum termites towards these baits so that they do not move towards the house of the building. Monitoring requirements are different in different seasons. In summers it is required to be done on monthly basis while in winters and colder months, it is needed to be done at least 2 times a month.

If you hire a professional pest controller for installing the baits then he will be the one responsible for monitoring the baits. If the baits are not installed at the right place then they need to be removed and re-installed at new location. There are many advanced methods in which the termite activity can be easily monitored by lifting the lid. If the site has been attacked then it becomes visible very easily.

Bait toxicant is important aspect of the Termite Baiting process. The toxicant must be palatable and should be taken by the termites easily else the response will be poor. Once they start eating the food in the bait they gradually start getting the toxin in their body. They carry this food to their colonies and share it with the members of the colonies. Along with the food they share the toxic content. Gradually this toxin starts accumulating in their bodies and the colonies start getting destroyed. These toxins are insect growth regulators and under the influence of these toxins the termites become unable to grow their outer skin and their growth is inhibited. 

This process of Termite Control has long term effect because this aims to destroy the entire colony instead of just the infesting termites. It is quite easy to install baits once we know the popular sites of infestations. If you see a structure that has already been attacked then you know that their colony is somewhere around the site of infestation and bait can be easily installed in close by location.

If you wish to do it yourself then you need to get complete information about the process but professional assistance is always advised for achieving better results.