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Apollo — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:37:08 +0000

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Cockroaches

Apollo — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:11:53 +0000

Cockroaches are obnoxious pests…
Y U C K … Cockroaches are known carriers of serious diseases, such as, salmonella, dysentery, gastroenteritis and other stomach complaint organisms. They adulterate food and spread pathogenic organisms with their feces and defensive secretions.

Asthmatic reactions: Cockroaches must molt regularly throughout their life-cycle. The discarded skin becomes airborne and can cause severe asthmatic reactions, particularly to children, the elderly and people with bronchial ailments.

The cockroach begins as an egg: The female produces an egg sac which she carries or deposits in a safe place. The young cockroach or “nymph” will undergo a series of molts, shedding it’s external skeleton, as it grows to adulthood. The entire life cycle may extend to a few months depending on the species and environmental factors, such as, access to food and moisture, adequate shelter and warm temperatures.

Even the cleanest homes get’em: Cockroach pests and their eggs are spread throughout the community in food and other packaging. Although sanitation and hygiene are important deterrents, even the cleanest homes become infested with cockroaches due to minute deposits of grease, sugar and other food deposits in difficult to get at places, such as, in drains, behind refrigerators and dishwashers, inside cracks and crevices in kitchen cupboards.

Omnivorous by nature: Cockroaches will eat almost any organic matter no matter how rancid. Once inside the home, they will seek out food scraps, unsealed food containers, sugar and grease deposits, pet food, rancid meat, glue and even book bindings. YUCK…they eat each others feces, to feed the young “nymphs” and extract all nourishment from an organic food source. If you see a clump of pepper-like specs in your kitchen cupboards, it is likely cockroach feces marking their courtship and nearby nesting territory.

Nocturnal feeders: Cockroaches rest during daylight hours in dark warm secure harborages in your home, such as, in wall cavities, the sub-floor, roof void, cracks and crevices in the kitchen and bathroom, electrical appliances and foodstuffs. They will emerge from these harborages in the still of the night. Cockroaches have an array of acute sensory and survival instincts. If you see cockroaches in your home during the day, you have a serious problem.

Rapid breeding cycle: If left unchecked a cockroach infestation can rapidly expand it’s numbers in a few weeks or months to become major risk to health and safety.

Source: termite.com

Apollo Termite Control Photos

Apollo — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:03:57 +0000

Learn about rats and mice and professional pest control methods

Apollo — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:52:41 +0000

The dirty rats… can burn Your house down

Rats often cause electrical fires in buildings by gnawing through plastic electrical junction boxes. Rats must constantly gnaw on hard objects to cut back their constantly growing incisor teeth. In addition, they live in the most unsanitary places, and are carriers of serious health risks to humans from their droppings and constant incontinence (they use urine trails to find their way in the dark).

Common House Mouse
There are two pest species of rats commonly found in domestic and commercial premises – the brown rat and the black rat. The identification of each species is essential to formulate an effective control program. Where do they live and breed? Rats and mice live in drains, under concrete, in sub-floors and in garbage refuse areas, kitchens, roof voids and other areas where a potential food and moisture source is available.
Rats and mice often become a serious problem in cold winter months when they seek food and warmth inside buildings. They may suddenly appear in large numbers when excavation work disturbs their in-ground nesting locations, or their food source is changed, such as, rats feeding in school premises may enter adjoining properties during the school holidays. Rats are commonly a problem where a building is located near waterways, creeks and canals or other places where ready water supply is available.

Pest Control for rats and mice
Professional knowledge of the rodents habits is essential to eradicate a problem, for example, rats avoid bait touched by human hand – they have an acute sense of smell “cunning as a rat”.

Pest control options may include the use of sticky straps, mechanical traps and the selective use of latest generation rat baits. Any rat baiting program should use safety dispensers placed in areas and is secure from access by children and pets – such as in a roof void and sealed sub-floor and/or storage rooms.

Ring the Experts for any baiting program to obtain essential rapid control using the latest safer technology. Some of the older style rat baits are in effective as the rodents have built up immunity due to the widespread use of such baits during the past 30 years.

Rodent proofing: As a preventive measure, we recommend that all potential rodent entry points into the building be sealed to physically exclude rats and mice from entering the building. In some cases, this can be carried out by the home owner or a handy man. In more complicated domestic and commercial environments, the pest controller can provide specifications and carry out rodent proofing of the premises.

Sanitation / Housekeeping: Rodent pests thrive where food and water is readily available. All food stuffs should be kept in sealed containers or rooms. Garbage and refuse should be similarly stored. Water and food bowls for the pets or otherwise should not be left out at night as this will encourage a rodent infestation in the building.

The cost of obtaining professional rodent control will vary depending on the size of the premises and the severity of the infestation as several visits may be necessary to monitor and replenish the bait stations. Applicable service warranties may also vary depending on the circumstances.

Source: Termite.Com

How EXTERRA Termite Baiting works?

Apollo — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:44:50 +0000

EXTERRA Termite Bait is designed for use in and around a building under attack from termites. Termite aggregation – assuming the termites find the termite bait stations – the aim is to successfully “aggregate” as many termites as possible and then to feed them the termite bait. Termites are blind – the potential for termites to “find” a bait station is not yet fully understood or appreciated. Subterranean termites seek out new food sources largely on a random basis but research tells us the termites may be guided by environmental circumstances, such as their movement along a reliable moisture source – along an automated watering system.

Source: Termite.Com

In some cases EXTERRA Termite Baiting is your best option

Apollo — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:42:53 +0000

We recommend the EXTERRA Termite Baiting system be used in and around a building as part of an integrated termite control and monitoring program, where (1) a complete chemical treated soil barrier using Termidor or Premise is not practicable or desired and (2) where several thousand termites are most likely to consume the EXTERRA Termite Bait, within 30 days, that is, live termite activity site is found.

Source: Termite.Com

The EXTERRA Termite Bait System – what are your options?

Apollo — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:42:00 +0000

Extensive field trials clearly demonstrate the effectiveness of the EXTERRA Termite Baiting system for termite control in USA and Australia in certain specific circumstances. Live termite activity found? Termite baits should be used where live termite activity is found within a building or surrounds. The EXTERRA Termite Bait stations (with the EXTERRA termite bait inside) is attached directly onto such LIVE termite activity sites. Readily consumed if found The EXTERRA Termite Bait is made of cellulose ingredients that termites readily consume. The consumed termite bait is spread to other termites in the central colony nest resulting in the eventual elimination of the entire termite colony. CONSUMER NOTE: Some unscrupulous pest controllers offer a termite baiting program even though NO live termites have actually been are found. Please note: Termites are blind and MAY by chance find the termite bait stations BUT obviously your home is a much bigger target than little plastic “bait stations” in the ground around the building. Many consumers are duped into believing that the termite bait stations contain the chemical bait in the “termite bait stations”. This often is NOT the case. In addition such so called monitoring or termite preventive service MAY result in the termites severely damaging the building and not coming into contact with the “baiting station”.

Source: termite.com