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- Commercial Pest Control
- AntsThe only indigenous species that commonly enters houses. L. is the most common ant in USA. Nests are typically found in soil but may be under paving stones and concrete. When ants have nested indoors, infestations may cause problems at any time of the year. In such circumstances, their nests are usually found in the insulation layer below a property.
- Spiders
- TermitesTermite workers: more numerous & cause of all the termite damage. A property owner seldom sees the Worker termites, but in the spring or fall he may see swarming "Winged reproductive" (termite adult)
- Bed BugsFemale bedbugs lay eggs throughout their life, an unusual feature in insects. They generally produce around 2 to 3 per day and since they can live for many weeks, indeed months, each female could produce around 400 - 500 eggs during her lifetime. The eggs are deposited all around the environment in which the bedbug is living and are small and white or whitish/yellow about 1 mm long. The nymph which emerges from the eggs after about ten days at 22°cC is a
- FleasAlthough the cat and the dog are the preferred hosts for cat fleas - they are capable of feeding on humans, and frequently do.
- CockroachesGerman cockroaches are found throughout buildings but show a preference to warm humid areas. They are good climbers, being able to climb vertical glass or tiled surfaces. An infestation of these cockroaches can be quickly established once they have entered the premises. This species is an extremely serious pest in any different types of premises ranging from hospitals to domestic houses.
- Bees
- WaspsThe wasps can cause alarm when present in large numbers and if the nest is in a place where the individuals from it interfere with humans they can inflict painful and sometimes dangerous stings.
- Ticks
- FliesA female fly becomes sexually mature one to two days emergence. Eggs are laid a few days after copulation. The adult flies live 1 - 3 months depending on temperature; during her lifetime the female ill produce 400 - 750 eggs. Eggs are laid in moist, fermenting or putrefying material such as excrement, rotting vegetable matter; especially that with a high protein content. Newly hatched larvae shun the light and tend to burrow into the food material. In fermenting material, larvae often seek zones of high temperature, s high as 45°C - 50°C. When mature the larvae leave the breeding site and seek a cooler environment, for example in soil.. At this stage wondering larvae may travel considerable distances and may become an accidental inclusion in commodities. The adult fly may travel up to 5 miles in search of suitable development sites. It is attracted by odors. The food requirements of adult flies are mainly for carbohydrates which are taken in liquid form having been dissolved by regurgitated digestive juices.
- BatsThe close association of bedbugs with human beings means that they cause substantial nuisance through their blood-feeding habit. They fed at night on their human hosts as they are sleeping. If the infestation is high there can be a risk of anemia being suffered by the human hosts, although this is rare. The nuisance and itching caused by the bites and the possibility of secondary infection is more common. Bats, chicken and other domesticated animals may also be attacked.
- RodentsA further characteristic is smell. Rodents produce a distinct odor in nests sites and harborages that once experienced will not be forgotten.
- MiceConcern in these locations is the risk of spillage and the resultant risk of contamination from the spilled rodenticide. This risk will overcome by the use of formulations. In very sensitive areas indicator blocks (non-toxic blocks) can be used contained within tamper-resistant bait stations (both for rats and mice). These are particularly useful.
- RatsThey were referred to as Norway rats because they were thought to have traveled from the East on Norwegian timber ships.