Carpet beetles are a common fabric pest. Although their name indicates they only eat carpets or rugs, they will eat a wide range of animal fabrics including wool, fur, silk, felt, feathers and leather. As with any pest problem it…
Secretive and nocturnal, a silverfish infestation can go unnoticed for some time. A versatile, primitive insect, silverfish can inhabit a wide range of hiding places in your house. Silverfish like to eat starchy foods, so they find paper and cardboard…
What type of insecticide should you use? If you’ve done your own pest spray at home before you’ve probably got your sprayer sitting in the garage. Insects are back, and it’s time to re-spray the home… but what insecticide should…
When you’re entertaining you want to make sure your home is pest free. Check out our 4 step action plan for a pest free home this Christmas
If you have a persistent cockroach problem or maybe a cockroach infestation, you need to pull out the “big guns” and a cockroach “bomb” is just the ticket!
Insecticide “bombs” or “foggers” are technically known as “total release aerosols” – once you press the button, there’s no stopping them and the entire contents of the aerosol are released...
Learn how foggers can help eliminate cockroach infestations and prevent them returning.
When you buy a pest control product do you ever consider the “applicator” or sprayer? Possible not, but why is it important? Choosing the wrong type of sprayer can be one of the biggest sources of consumer disappointment when using pest control products. For example, if you are looking at spraying the whole house and you choose the wrong sprayer, it may end up taking longer than expected, fingers and arms can get tired, product may end up on your hands or body and most importantly (but harder to detect) – product may not be evenly applied, giving you poor results. So what are the spray technology options and what should you choose?
With the temperature warming up, everyone thinks about clearing up the yard for outdoor entertaining, which often leads to cleaning out the garage and then the house – a good Spring clean! If you are giving your house and yard the once over, now’s a good time to be carrying out a general pest treatment, to prevent an insect explosion later in the season.
“Are insecticides safe to use around my pets?” is perhaps one of the most common question homeowners ask about pest control products. It’s a good question…. and important, because when using any pest control product, safety comes first! Learn more about how to use insecticides and rodenticides safely around pets...
