Urban pest management is the treatment for cockroaches, ants, spiders and silverfish. Cost doesn’t always mean quality! Choose Carefully! It is a sensible idea to do your homework before engaging in a good pest manager.…
“What the hell is a psocid?” most would ask. Psocids (pronounced SOH-sids) are tiny harmless insects that often invade our homes during the warm humid months of the year. Psocids are approximately 1-2mm in size,…
It seems to be a good season for the Orchid Dupe Wasp this year. It’s not unusual to see a few of these wasps around the warmer months of the year but judging by the…
For most of the summer, rain means green grass and flourishing gardens, but for us, as pest managers, it means the beginning of the termite season. Termites are active all year round but when a…
Throughout my training as a termite tech, I was constantly reminded that treated timbers are purely resistant to termite attack rather than “termite-proof”! Whether it was on the job by my mentors or during my…
As experienced pest managers we probably all agree that spider management is nowhere near as challenging as the likes of bedbug management, ant management, German cockroach management and especially termite management. So when we do…
The first string of cold nights has traditionally sent every rat or mouse in the district straight into our roof cavities. Combine that with exceptionally high summer rainfall and you have conditions that have caused…