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Thursday 3 March 2016

Silverfish is a common pest in many households across Australia, especially in areas like Castle Cove, Central Coast and Northern Beaches. They are usually bluish-silver or brownish-grey in colour and can grow up to the length of 19 millimetres. Their favourite hiding spots include attics, bathrooms and kitchens - any place that is damp and dark. They love to feed on shampoos, cellulose, dead insects, silk, linen and residual glue. They can move as well as reproduce quickly, which allows them to spread throughout a place within a short period of time.
 Although silverfish are nocturnal and their infestation can sometimes go unnoticed, they can be prevented and controlled by implementing several measures, some of which have been discussed below:

Reducing Humidity

Silverfish need a continuous supply of moisture for ensuring survival. By reducing this one basic necessity of theirs, it is possible to control them significantly. Basements and attics must be ventilated properly, and dried with the help of dehumidifiers or stand fans. Leaky faucets and pipes must be fixed or replaced. If there are no pets or small children in the house, placing silica gels in holes, cracks and corners can also help.

Elimination of Food Sources

Silverfish are known to snack on a wide range of things including starches, cereal grains, paper, book glue, cotton, linen, silk and even mould. Therefore, it is important to sweep, mop or vacuum diligently for removing food crumbs that can act as effective food sources. All magazines, papers and books must be kept in metal trunks having tight lids. Rugs and carpets should be cleaned regularly for removing mildew.
Regulation of Light & Heat

Common silverfish normally cannot tolerate too much light and heat and prefer temperatures ranging from 21 to 27 degrees Celsius. If the inhabitants can tolerate it, the infested area may be heated above 27 degrees and then cooled to 15 degrees. Light can be used for forcing the pests into areas where they can be easily tackled.

Blocking Entry Points

Caulking or plaster can be used for blocking cracks or holes where silverfish are suspected to reside. These holes are where the pests lay and deposit eggs. Blocking up the crevices will prevent them from coming out. Careful attention must be paid to small cracks between the floor and runner board.

If infestations persist even after resorting to above mentioned tips, it would be better to contact professionals dealing with pest control in Castle Cove or other parts of Australia. However, steps must be taken to determine whether the pest control firm being considered is efficient enough for taking care of the infestation or not.

Tuesday 18 August 2015

If you are thinking about how to deal with termites without spending much, at first calling up the professionals in Central Coast and seeking their help to chase the pests away from your house might seem like an expensive affair. But think again. Do you really want to take a risk and try to save the situation on your own? Most professional exterminators have adequate knowledge and the right tools for controlling the nasty wood borers and prevent them from coming back again.

However, if you are adamant about going for a DIY, here are a few measures that might probably work out for you.


Orange Oil


Obtained from orange peels, orange oil contains an active substance called D-Limonene which can kill a wide range of insects by destroying their exoskeleton and cell membranes. Drill tiny holes into the suspected areas and inject a small amount of orange oil in each of them. Results may start to become conspicuous after a few days or even a couple of weeks.


Electrocution

This is another effective method to get rid of termites. Purchase an electric device and electrocute the pests through pre-drilled holes.



Sunlight

If the high activity areas of termites are wooden furniture pieces, then this trick can be what you are looking for. Take the furniture outside and place in a spot receiving direct sunlight. Because termites prefer moisture and darkness, the heat and light will definitely kill them.


Microwaves

Buy a portable microwave device and treat the infested areas for about 10 minutes. A couple inches of wooden board may require treatment for around 30 minutes or more than that.


Nematodes

Nematodes are tiny worms, that look for hosts and burrow into their bodies, killing them within an approximated duration of 48 hours. They are generally not a threat to plants, animals or pets, and are capable of destroying entire colonies of termites as well. Buy some nematodes from a local home improvement shop and spray them in the activity ground of the wood borers.


Cardboard Trap
You can even use cardboard as an excellent bait for termites. Take a few sheets of cardboard, pile them on top of each other and spray them with a little bit of water. Place them in the infested areas and when they are full of the pests, take the bait outside and simply incinerate as many times as needed.

Although the above mentioned tricks may just work, but full-blown infestations can be really difficult to tackle without the help of a professional firm dealing with termite control in Central Coast.

Tuesday 14 July 2015

Integrated Pest Management in North Shore is commonly resorted to for controlling pests using economical means without any hazard to the environment, property and people. IPM programs generally use current and comprehensive information on life cycles of pests as well as their interaction with environment. This information is then effectively combined with the available control methods. The approach is applied to agricultural settings, and also non-agricultural ones including homes, workplaces and garden.

An IPM program is not just any single control method, but an elaborate array of evaluated pest management measures. For practising IPM, professionals aware of potentials for infestations usually follow a meticulous four-tiered approach. Those four essential steps are as follows:

Setting Action Thresholds

Before taking any step to control a specific pest, IPM sets a threshold for action, a point where environmental conditions or pest populations will indicate that action has to be taken. It is not always necessary to exercise control measures if only a single ant or spider or any other pest has been sighted. The level upto which these pests are not a threat to economy is critical for guiding future decisions for control.

Monitoring and Identifying

It is important to recognise the fact that all insects, weeds or pests do not require control. Many insects and pests can be innocuous, but some are also harmless and even beneficial. An IPM program works to monitor and then identify the pests accurately, in order to make suitable control decisions along with the action thresholds. Effective inspection and identification can help to eliminate any possible usage of pesticides that are unnecessary or of the wrong type.

Prevention

Since prevention is always better than cure, IPM programs follow an approach to manage crops, lawns and indoor spaces so that the pests may not become threats. For example, in domestic and commercial settings, elimination of residue such as food spills and crumbs, sealing of cracks and crevices, and proper cleanliness must be ensured to keep pests away. In a horticultural crop, it may mean use of cultural methods like rotating between various crops, choosing varieties that are resistant to pests, and growing pest-free rootstock. These measures are, indeed, very effective and can reduce the expenses of pest management significantly. They also present very little or zero risk to human beings or environment.


Control

If inspection, identification and the thresholds indicate necessity of action, preventive methods can be of no use. A typical IPM program, on detecting an infestation, evaluates proper, less risky and effective methods for controlling it. Some can be used for disrupting the functionality of pheromones to prevent their mating, while other methods include augmentative control method or trapping.

Monday 22 June 2015

Cockroaches are the most common, gross and nastiest among all types of pests that invade homes. Not a single household in the whole world is spared from the intrusion of this filthy insect. These disgusting creatures can be encountered in many places such as kitchen sinks, pipe holes, garbage piles, corners of heavy furnitures and appliances and toilets.

Besides bringing fear and social embarrassment, cockroach infestations also pose various health risks because they carry millions of bacteria and other infectious agents. These microbes can cause a wide range of diseases from food poisoning to diarrhoea. The various ways in which cockroaches can cause health hazards are as follows:

Food Contamination


Just like omnivores, cockroaches can eat anything for survival. Their diet consists of food materials, dead plants and animals, glue, paper, soap, leather, hair and even faecal matter. While rampaging around a household at night, they pollute open food sources by excreting in them, leaving behind egg shells and depositing dead skin.

Transmitting Disease-causing Bacteria

When cockroaches feed on exposed food, they vomit out sputum and other digestive juices which contain disease-causing bacteria and germs that live within their guts. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacteria commonly found in the saliva of cockroaches, causes various diseases to human beings like sepsis, digestive problems and rectum infections. Another bacterium known as Salmonella, causes typhoid and food poisoning.

Allergies

Besides contaminating food, cockroaches can also cause different types of allergies. Their body parts and sputum secretions are known to have various kinds of allergens that may trigger skin irritations or unwanted reactions. The common problems include watery eyes, sneezing and rashes. Sometimes the allergens can also worsen breathing problems in asthma patients.




Invading Body Parts

Cockroaches are known to enter body orifices of human beings when they are asleep. Small ones can intrude into nose and ears of sleeping people. Apart from that, there are some species which even bite humans. Sometimes they might even nibble on toes, fingernails and other soft body parts, leaving wounds.

In order to prevent these health risks, one must exercise suitable control methods for eliminating cockroaches from household and prevent future infestations. Regular cleaning is very important as well as effective for keeping them at bay. Garbage bins should be kept covered at all times. Food stuffs must be stored in sealed containers. In case of large-scale infestations, the responsibility of treatment should be handed over to a skilled pest exterminator in Northern Beaches.

Friday 5 June 2015


For years, we have tried using different kinds of sprays and chemicals to get rid of pests like cockroaches, termites, mice and others in Northern Beaches. But instead of our best efforts, we have failed incessantly. Now we understand that our techniques were not right. There are in fact many better methods and products, which if used rightly can work wonders nowadays.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) have come up as the best means of removing pests like mice, rats, cockroaches and others from residential and commercial properties. It is a common sense approach which denies pests water, food, shelter and the entrance to the property. IPM services use powders and baits like borate powder, traps and gel baits for pest extermination in Northern Beaches.

IPM is undoubtedly safer. It doesn't make use of any harmful pesticides when controlling pests infestations in a property. Avoiding pesticides is very much important nowadays because they contain toxic, long lasting chemicals or lung irritants, which lead to asthma attacks. IPM strategies use pesticides only as required and make use of least hazardous pesticides for controlling the pests.

IPM works quite better. It is in fact better at keeping roaches as well as other kinds of pests away for a long period of time in comparison to using poisons or spraying pesticides. It works by addressing the cause of problem and taking long-term approach for eliminating the pests. Using the pesticides sometimes even cause the pests to build a resistance to the poison. 

What you can do

1. Pay serious attention to where there are pests in the house or office, how they actually enter and how many of them are already there. By watching as well as tracking pests, you will be better able to decide what actions need to be taken.

2. You should also keep a clean living or working environment in order to keep the pests out. Some of the essential things that you need to pay attention to include cleaning up of the food or drink spills immediately, removing clutter like paper or cardboard boxes so that pests have a fewer place to hide, putting food in containers that are tightly sealed, keeping trash in a contained that has a lid and throwing out the trash everyday, fixing plumbing or other water leaks, cracks or crevices.

3. Use the roach baits properly & only when necessary. But make sure to place the baits out of reach of pets and children.

4. If needed, get in touch with a professional who deals with pest control in Northern Beaches by using IPM practices. IPM professionals use different methods for identifying, monitoring and solving the pest problem without making use of too much of pesticides.


R.I.P Pest Management uses IPM practices. If you want, you can get in touch with them for pest control.

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