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How to Spot Pests When Buying a New Home

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The Facts of Life of Cockroaches: "I'm convinced m

The Facts of Life of Cockroaches:
"I'm convinced my cockroaches have military training, I set off a roach bomb - they diffused it." Jay London.

It is true, the robust immune system of the common cockroach makes them exceedingly difficult to kill! They feed off carcasses, live in drains and toilets and have a remarkable ability to adapt to be 'immune' to chemical pesticides.

#cockroach #ServiceMasterSA #CommercialHygiene #pestcontrol #restaurants
#hotels #PestManagement #cockroachcontrol #CockroachControlService

Coming Summer PESTS: Cockroaches! What can you do

Coming Summer PESTS: Cockroaches!
What can you do about a cockroach infestation?

Cockroaches are pretty amazing creatures: in a colony of THOUSANDS, siblings will never mate with each other. They will, however, EAT the carcass of a fallen comrade. By choice, not necessity. A 40 day fast is quite doable for a cockroach. Yes, they can survive 40 days without food.

Talking about snacking... a headless cockroach will continue to live for a week post decapitation!

So how do you manage your cockroach problem? Cleanliness and hygiene are crucial to discourage any would-be house guests. Wipe the counter tops, wash the dishes before bed each night and be a little OCD regarding crumbs and spills around stove and referigerator.

If you DO find yourself home to a colony of cockroaches, that canabalistic quirk is an opportunity!
Cockroach baits encourages the pests to ingest slow acting poison. The infected will return to the nest where he/she will eventually expire - allowing the rest of the 'intrusion' (the group name for cockroaches) to feast on their fallen comrade - poison and all!

#cockroach #ServiceMasterSA #CommercialHygiene #PestManagement #pestcontrol #restaurants #hotels #commercialpestcontrol

"Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures o

"Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them. " E.O. Wilson

Nothing can clean up a food spill like a horde of ants! Nature's little Hoovers fulfil a critical role in the greater scheme of things. Who else will get rid of that carcass left by your cat?

#ants #antcontrol #PestManagement #CommercialHygiene #ServiceMasterSA

Summer Pests...are you ready for the headache? An

Summer Pests...are you ready for the headache?

Ants are more active and reproduce in the summer months. The 'explosion' of ants as the weather warms has much to do with the expansion of their colonies! Ants are known to create enormous subterranean cities.

Ants are opportunistic by nature and can make a nest just about anywhere depending on the species of ant. When inspecting for ants outdoors you should look:
🐜In firewood piles and logs
🐜Under yard debris
🐜In electrical and utility boxes
🐜In dirt mounds in the yard
🐜In cracks and crevices of your walls, window sills, patio etc.

How to manage ants?
Prevention is always best. Ants like dry, arid areas so if you have a lush lawn and ground cover in your flower beds, you discourage ants.
Ants are attracted to food sources and water so keeping a clean kitchen and staying on top of your teenager's snack stash under the bed goes a long way to keep them out!

#ants #antcontrol #antcontrolservices #antexpert #pestcontrol #pestmanagement #ServiceMasterPestControl #ServiceMaster

Flies - As irritating as they are... Do NOT use a

Flies - As irritating as they are...
Do NOT use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead

The relative peace of winter is gone. The dreaded

The relative peace of winter is gone. The dreaded scurge of summer is coming. FLIES!🪰🪰

Flies are poikilothermic – meaning cold-blooded – and need heat to warm up their muscles for flight.

Female flies have a keen sense of smell and can sense a rotting carcass or full dumpster from several kilometers away! The female needs to find a decent source of food for her 400 or so maggots she births. The male is less picky, and will touch down on any food source you leave uncovered for more than a minute: sandwich, cookie, Sunday roast... he is simply out for a feed. She needs to breed.

🪣🧹Good hygiene is your best defence against flies. Clear garbage and dumpsters regularly and douse garbage bins with bleach to discourage nesting females.
🌬 A fan in the kitchen will help difuse the scent of fresh food
☣️Integrated pest management remains the only way to stay on top of the problem in any food industry such as #restaurants #café #hotels #bakery

#ServiceMasterSA #pestcontrol #PestManagement #CommercialHygiene #flies #howtogetridofflies

The female mosquito - is there a bigger Boss Lady?

The female mosquito - is there a bigger Boss Lady? 😉🦟

You have probably noticed them already!!! That hig

You have probably noticed them already!!! That high pitched sound that can break the deepest sleep? MOSQUITO!🦟🦟🦟
What can you do about it?
Discouraging ANY mosquito breeding is paramount. Spring rains bring the perfect environment for mosquitos. Troughs of stagnant water in drains, kids toys on the lawn, pot plants and gutters clogged with branches and leaves offer the perfect nursery for "wrigglers" (mosquito larva) and "tumblers" (mosquito pupa) to incubate to adulthood.

🪣Keep your property clear of stagnant water troughs and you reduce your exposure to breeding moquitos.

🦇Encourage natural predators: dragonflies and bats enjoy a mosquito buffet.

🪴 Plant mosquito repelling plants in your garden such as lavender, marigolds, citronella grass, catnip, rosemary, basil, scented geraniums, mint and alium (onion and garlic)

☣️ Use pesticide foggers in dark, dank areas where mosquito's like to hide (under the stairs, in the back of closets, under the bed, under patio furniture....)

🌬 Mosquitos are attracted to you for the carbon dioxide you exhale. Using a fan in your bedroom dissipates the carbon dioxide and therefore discourages mosquitos finding you.

#summerpests #pestcontrol #mosquito #howtogetridofmosquitos #pestmanagement #ServiceMasterSA

Hail to the Heroes! As 'hygiene specialists' ourse

Hail to the Heroes! As 'hygiene specialists' ourselves, we appreciate the work of others do in this sphere too😝

Did you know, the dung beetle is capable of pulling 1000 times it's own weight? If a human being were that strong, he or she would be able to pull six fully loaded double-decker buses all at the same time. 🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌

#ServiceMasterClean #ServiceMasterSA #pestcontrol #pestmanagement #pest #CommercialHygiene

Usain Bolt - take the silver. Gold Medal for runni

Usain Bolt - take the silver. Gold Medal for running goes to the COCKROACH!
It is considered one of the fastest running insects. In an experiment, a P. americana registered a record speed of 5.4 km/h (3.4 mph), about 50 body lengths per second. This would be comparable to a human running at 330 km/h (210 mph).

#olympics2024 #usainbolt⚡️ #cockroach #cockroachcontrol #ServiceMasterSA #pestcontrol #commercialpestcontrol

To our PEST ATHLETES! Forget the #olympicgames for

To our PEST ATHLETES! Forget the #olympicgames for humans...
Did you know a flea can jump 20 cm high and 33 cm long?
May not sound like much, but if we were to equalize for SIZE, that equates to 84 METERS high and 137 METERS long in man measurements.

Hot Dog! Incredible!

#fleas #fleacontrol #ServiceMasterSA #commercialpestcontrol #pestcontrol #pestmanagement

Rat Control - harder than many imagine! #pestman

Rat Control - harder than many imagine!

#pestmanagement #pestcontrol #ratcontrol #rodents #rodentcontrol #ServiceMasterSa

While the world is fixated on the best of the best

While the world is fixated on the best of the best athletic humans... #Olympics
We would like to share our AWE at the athletic feats of some of our more notorious pests!🙀🐾🐀

Did you know RATS are champion long distance swimmers?
In fact, if you were competing in the #midmarmile swim, your fellow rat athlete would have no trouble reaching the half way mark. Rats are capable of swimming almost a kilometer!!

WOW!

#rats #rodent #rodentcontrol #pestcontrol #ServiceMasterSA #commercialratcontrol #pestmanagement #ratfree

How to deal with....Rodents! 🐀🐀🐾 Rats hav

How to deal with....Rodents! 🐀🐀🐾
Rats have super flexible bodies
Rats possess an incredible ability to navigate and escape tight spots, squeezing through openings as small as a quarter by collapsing their ribs. Their agility extends to impressive jumping skills, reaching up to four feet high and covering considerable distances while swimming—up to half a mile.

These resourceful creatures are adept climbers and skilled runners, showcasing their agility and adaptability in various environments. Overall, the remarkable physical capabilities of rats contribute to their resilience in thriving in diverse habitats.

Top Rodent Control Methods:
1. Hygiene and cleanliness (regular garbage removal)
2. Seal food stores in solid containers.
3. Use barrier methods on any holes, cracks or gaps rats can access your premises.

#ServiceMasterSa #pest #pestcontrol #pestmanagement #rodentcontrol #ratcontrol #controlrats #commercialratcontrol

Oh yes! Rats are escape artists of NOTE! The probl

Oh yes! Rats are escape artists of NOTE! The problem is they get IN where they should not!

#ServiceMasterSA #pestcontrol #pestmanagement #pestcontrolservice #rodentcontrol #ratcontrol #howtocontrolrats

How to deal with...Rodents! 🐀🐀🐾 Rats have

How to deal with...Rodents! 🐀🐀🐾
Rats have incredible teeth.
Rats possess a distinctive dental characteristic that sets them apart in the animal kingdom: their four front teeth, known as incisors, never cease to grow. Never. This growth presents a unique challenge for them; to address that, they love constantly gnawing on hard materials. That’s bad news for us. Their incisors allow them to cut through concrete, metal, and wood. Rats can chew down with a force of up to 12,000 pounds per square inch! That's like a power move from the tooth department. This is why rodents have gained the reputation of being destructive pests.

How do you deal with rodents? Prevention is always better so maintaining a clean, hygienic environment is crucial to rodent control. Look out for evidence of rodent activity which could include gnawed wires in your gate motor, car engine or electrical outlets?

#ServiceMasterSa #pest #pestcontrol #pestmanagement #rodentcontrol #howtocontrolrats #rats #ratcontrol #flies

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How to deal with.... Rodents! 🐀🐀🐾 Rats ha

How to deal with.... Rodents! 🐀🐀🐾
Rats have amazing senses
Rats' enhanced senses allow them to compensate for their low vision, which helps them survive and adapt to various settings. Their excellent sense of smell is particularly useful for finding food sources, avoiding predators, and identifying other rats in their social groupings.

To properly traverse their environment, rats rely on their sense of smell. Furthermore, their keen sense of touch—especially through their whiskers—is essential to their ability to explore their surroundings and pick up on minute vibrations, giving them a tactile map of their immediate environs.

Moreover, rats possess a remarkable auditory range, capable of detecting sounds beyond the human spectrum, including ultrasound frequencies and even their unique form of communication—laughter (yep, they’re probably laughing at us, too).

These heightened senses collectively showcase their resourcefulness and adaptability, challenging the misconception that poor eyesight diminishes their perceptiveness.

Integrated pest management includes hygiene management of the environment (rubbish, trash and garbage removal) as well as physical barriers (closing holes, gaps and entry points) as well as physical rat traps and poisons.

#ServiceMasterSA #pest #pestmanagment #rodents #ratcontrol #flycontrol #pestcontrollife

Rodent Control... if only a low battery life was a

Rodent Control... if only a low battery life was all it took!

How to deal with... Rodents!🐀🐀🐾 Rats are

How to deal with... Rodents!🐀🐀🐾

Rats are very social
Rats are sometimes portrayed as isolated animals, although they behave quite the opposite. They prefer to live in communal settings where they may create close family ties by forming groups known as mischiefs. We know, right?

Communication within these groups involves a rich repertoire of sounds and body language, enabling rats to convey various messages to their companions. Beyond mere communication, rats engage in grooming rituals, a form of social bonding that enhances group cohesion. Their social interactions extend to playful activities, reinforcing the importance of communal engagement.

Additionally, rats share food within their groups, emphasizing their societies' collaborative and cooperative nature. That also means that if a rat finds a food source, he’ll likely tell his buddies where to go. You now have an infestation on your hands.

How do you deal with a rodent problem? Integrated pest management is the only way. Rats are attracted to ready food sources so protected food stores is vital.

#ServiceMasterSA #pests #pestcontrol #pestmanagement #integratedpestmanagement #CommercialPestManagement #rodents #rodentcontrol #ratcontrol

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