Tell Me The Pest

Spiders, Ants, Millipedes, Beetles. We treat the inside and outside of your home with a liquid residual (inside) and a granule chemical (outside). This granule activates when wet to set up a barrier to prevent new infestation. Wood destroying insects that usually attack older homes that contain unfilled wood.

They leave a fine talcum powder frass (sawdust) treatment is boricare or timbor which is a salt compound that breaks down the cellulose (food the insect seeks). Stinging Insects such as Bees, wasps, and hornets can be a pain for a homeowner. Depending on the location of the nest many home owners can come upon them unexpectedly.  Even if you know the nest is there, these pests will defend against any attempts to remove them. If you suspect you have a bee, wasp, or hornet problem give us a call.

The first step in remove is going to be identifying the location of the nest. Most commonly you will see hanging nests. The method for removing a hanging nest will depend on the location. We have a special bee suit we use to get close it needed; however, our truck also comes equipped with a para sprayer. With a range of 20 ft, we are often able to safely blast away most of the nest, and then we can easily remove any remaining pieces. Sometimes we will see nests inside of walls.

This can be much more complicated we have to treat from inside to push them out.  First, we use a machine to turn our Green Product liquid into a fog. From there we drill small holes to push the fog directly into the nest, killing or driving away the colony. Once that is done, we come back in about a week, carefully cut open the wall, and remove the actual nest itself.

Do I Have Carpenter Ants?

Carpenter ants amass in very large colonies with multiple queens (sometimes up to a dozen or more depending on colony size).  Because of the size of the nest, their ability to nest within any type of wood within the home, and the fact that carpenter ants forage within 300’ of the nest it’s possible for a home to be quickly overrun. Conventional trap methods are aren’t always effective with large colonies, so it’s important to seek out professional elimination of these colonies or you may risk repopulation.

Size & Appearance

There are numerous species of carpenter ant that can be found in and around your home as well as other buildings you may have on your property.  Typically, the carpenter ant is black but may also be red and black in colour.  They tend to range in size from 3/8 to ½ inch in length. Some carpenter ants may have wings with the ability to fly.

Behaviour

Carpenter ants typically nest in moister environments including rotting trees, roots, logs or boards found lying on the ground, etc.  They will also find their way into decayed wood of buildings, often caused by leaks, poor conditioning or condensation. Carpenter ant nests have often been found beneath bathroom tile work, around tubs and sinks, dishwashers, beneath roofing, within attic beams and within subfloors with inadequate insulation.

Contrary to popular belief, carpenter ants don’t eat wood.  They actually feast on sweet items such as honeydew and sugars – primarily any source of high protein and sugar content.  They do however burrow through wood in order to generate their nests.

Control Methods

In order to detect potential pest issue early, we recommend you have regular inspection at your premises. All of our services are tailored to suit the need of your individual business.

Residual Spray

A sprayer with multiple spray nozzles will apply insecticides safely and accurately to the insect harbourages.

Gel Baiting

Ant Gel can be discreetly applied in hard-to-reach cracks and crevices and away from children and pets. After ants feed on the gel, they return to the colony and transfer the bait to the queen and the others, thereby killing the entire colony.

Sanitation

The “bottom line” to long term control is the fact that pest must have adequate food and shelter to live and thrive. The removal of these factors alone via sanitation practices will have tremendous impact in reducing pest population, however to control pest, without any attempt to eliminate their food and shelter via sanitation, pest populations can quickly and repeatedly rebound. Therefore, sanitation is the backbone of a successful or failure of the pest control program.

The word rodents originate from the Latin word rodere which means to gnaw. Rodents are characterized by a single pair of incisors on both upper and lower jaws that continually grow. Mice and Rats are two of the most common types of rodents to become a nuisance to humans in both homes and businesses.

The difference between mice and rats to the average person are few if any and the one common sentiment shared among most people towards mice and or rats is complete elimination. Most of us are aware that the droppings of both mice and rats pose as health threat to humans and any evidence or even a thought of their presence is absolutely unacceptable.

Rats

The unfortunate thing about rats is that they can move about your home without being detected for quite some time, destroying wiring and insulation as they nest within the walls and voids of a home.  They harbour and transport disease easily and pose a significant health hazard in your home.

When the common person thinks about rats, they typically get that Hollywood image of sewer rats in their mind, but these rodents are capable of living any place where shelter and food can be obtained.  In urban areas (and even rural areas), that often means your home.

When you’re sleeping, they’re feasting and crawling across domestic surfaces in your home – the counter, sink, stove, table, etc as they search for food. They carry a laundry list of diseases that they can spread while turning your home into a buffet. It’s often difficult to locate nests and get rid of these pests; however, a professional service can handle removal of these large rodents to put a stop to the structural damage that rats leave in their wake.

Size & Appearance

Rats are larger in size than common mice, measuring anywhere from 8 to 10 inches in length though they tend to stop at approximately 10 inches. Very rarely will a rat exceed more than a pound in weight. Rats can vary in colour depending on their genetic conditioning from grey to brown and even black.

Behaviour

Like mice, rats tend to gather and forage for food in the wild though they will take ready access to easier food sources if it’s available. Unfortunately, that tends to be your home, particularly in the fall months where food supplies outdoors begin to grow scarce and disappear.

While mice can slip into the home through very small holes and openings, a rat needs a bit more space – about the size of a quarter. Most people may believe that their homes don’t have openings of that size but it’s actually quite common to have roof vents with wide openings and even exterior pipes that can allow rats into a crawl space or wall where they can find their way into the interior of your home.

Mice

House mice can move about your home without being detected for quite some time, destroying wiring and insulation as they make nests within walls and voids. Mice harbour and transport disease with ease and pose as a significant health hazard to humans. For the average person it is often difficult to locate nests and get rid of these pests, however a professional pest control service company can handle the removal of these pests as well as put a stop to any further structural damage.

Reproduction

The house mouse (Mus musculus) has the ability to reproduce very quickly. A single female house mouse can produce up to 8 litters averaging six pups per litter. Their gestation period is 21 days and the mouse pups are hairless, blind and depend on their mother for everything. The pups are weaned at about 21 days, reaching sexual maturity at about 35 days of age and begin mating at six weeks of age.

Size And Appearance

The adult house mouse or is about 20 cm in length from nose to tip of tail and may weigh anywhere from 12 to 30 grams. Their bodies are covered in short hair which may be light brown or gray to black with a lighter colour on their bellies. House mice have hair on their ears and tails as well but much less than on their bodies. Droppings are approximately 3-6 mm in length, rod-shaped and pointed on both ends.

Behaviour

Typically, the house mouse makes its home in grassy and wooded areas as well as farm fields. They build nests in dark areas that are shielded from the elements in close proximity to a food source. House mice prefer a diet of seeds and nuts but will eat almost anything if necessary.

House mice do not hibernate during the cold weather so when the temperature outdoors starts to drop, they begin searching for warmer locations to make their nests. They are drawn to our homes by the smell of food and the warmth of structures and will use any opening they can find, such as pipe openings, gaps underneath doors and even utility lines.

Control Methods

In order to detect potential pest issue early, we recommend you have regular inspection at your premises. All of our services are tailored to suit the need of your individual business.

Bait Station

Tamper-proof bait station. Both solid & liquid bait can be used. Once bait station is set, if it is tampered with, it automatically closes. Good for both indoor & outdoor.

Repellent Liquid

Apply of liquid repellent onto rodent’s runways to irritating rodent’s activities and prevent rodents from passing through.

Proofing

Generally, any opening greater than half inch or 1.3 cm should be sealed to exclude rats. The openings around service conduits such as water, electricity, air conditioning, drain pipes and vents should all be sealed. Half-inch wire mesh, sheet metal and steel wool can be used to seal the spaces around the openings.

Sanitation

The removal food source & shelter via sanitation practices will have tremendous impact in reducing rodent population, even without the use of any rodenticides. However, only poisons on an intermittent basis to control rodents, without any attempt to eliminate their food and shelter via sanitation, rodent populations can quickly and repeatedly rebound. Therefore, sanitation is the backbone of a successful or failure of the rodent control program.

Fleas can quickly over run a home within days, and the signs are typically obvious when an infestation occurs. Most people have had a run in with fleas, often a single flea that takes a bite.  It’s extremely easy for just a few fleas making it into your home to turn into an infestation.

If you have pets, the chances are good that it will happen to you (or already has). Humans have the potential to suffer allergic reactions from the bites and become a buffet in the night, and the pets you have become the perfect appetizer around the clock for this blood-sucking insect.

Size & Appearance

Fleas are fairly common and exist within a variety of 5 species (Hen, Human, Dog, Cat and Rat). The most common type encountered are the dog and the cat flea, which are strikingly similar tiny insects measuring approximately 1/6 of an inch in length. Cat fleas are laterally flattened which is why people have such a difficult time trying to squish them. 

Their colour is typically a reddish brown. For the most part they have no real visual acuity and have very short antennae.  The lengths of their bodies are covered with bristles that help them cling to you when they land. While they have no wings, they can jump great distances (across an entire room of a common home) with their powerful legs.

Behaviour

A female flea can lay over 18 eggs a day, unfortunately there’s rarely just one female flea. Most household animals or humans traveling through a flea infested area outside could bring in up to a dozen (or more). 20 fleas on your pet can produce up to 360 eggs in a single day – over 2000 in the span of a weak. It doesn’t take long for your home to be overrun, and you’ll certainly notice.

While the fleas will gather in the area where the host (your dog or cat) spends their sleep time, they will spread throughout the home. Telltale signs will be noticeable on tables and flat surfaces where the fleas leave their excrement – very tiny black pellets. Fleas are an ectoparasite, meaning they feed on blood from the surface of the host.

Once a home is infested, the host quickly goes from 1 animal or person to just about everyone in the home. They have no bias or preference toward anyone in particular. Blood is blood. While they tend to exist in more rural areas, they can be introduced to a back yard setting by wild animals such as raccoons that travel through your property.  From there, your pets or your family can easily track them in.

Control Methods

In order to detect potential pest issue early, we recommend you have regular inspection at your premises. All of our services are tailored to suit the need of your individual business.

Residual and ULV Mist

A sprayer with multiple spray nozzles can apply insecticides safely and accurately to the insect harbourages & ULV Mist Deliver insecticides in droplets that are smaller than aerosol ULV droplets remain in the air for several minutes before settling on surfaces or directly on the pest. This method is effective in controlling insects that remain in narrow crevices because the droplets can be carried to the sites with air currents.

Sanitation

Vacuum regularly or wash pet bedding weekly will maintain a hygienic living environment as it is important to reduce or prevent Fleas infestation, make sure that pets are always clean & healthy conditions. Keep them away from hanging out with stray cats or dogs. Apart from that, frequent vacuuming will also help to remove fleas and their eggs.

It can enter your home by attaching themselves to furniture, clothing, and luggage. They can also travel along connected wiring and pipes. Unfortunately, we have seen a huge resurgence of these disagreeable pests and we are ready to take these critters on.

For bedbugs we offer a chemical treatment to remove them from the house. This can be used for both commercial as well as residential properties. The first step is going to be to determine the size of the infestation. Once we know how many rooms are infected, we can recommend either a single, multi room, or whole house treatment. Sometimes it is obvious to the naked eye that a customer does have a bedbug issue however this is not always true. 

So now you know, you have bed bugs!  What next?! Since bed bug infestations require the use of pesticides give us a call. Here we use the Least Toxic registered and certified pesticide to tackle your bedbug issue. We want to eliminate not only the adult bedbug but the immature bedbugs that are hatching from the eggs. All bedbug services come with a guarantee but pesticides do have a residual life and that means the product only lasts for a certain period of time after the initial service.

Control Methods

In order to detect potential pest issue early, we recommend you have regular inspection at your premises. All of our services are tailored to suit the need of your individual business.

Residual Spray and ULV Mist

A sprayer with multiple spray nozzles can apply insecticides safely and accurately to the insect harbourages & ULV Mist Deliver insecticides in droplets that are smaller than aerosol ULV droplets remain in the air for several minutes before settling on surfaces or directly on the pest. This method is effective in controlling insects that remain in narrow crevices because the droplets can be carried to the sites with air currents.

Sanitation

Vacuuming can greatly reduce the size of the bed bug population Make sure that the bed sheet, blanket, mattress and other textile-made furniture are clean and changed periodically. Maintain a hygienic living environment as it is important to reduce or prevent bed bug infestation.

Ticks are the largest and most conspicuous members of the order Acarian. Their most easily seen features are the spiracular plates which surround the external openings of the respiratory system. All ticks feed exclusively on the blood of vertebrates.

The life cycle of ticks has four stages – eggs, larva, nymph and adult. Mating usually occurs while adult ticks are on the body of the host animal. The female then drops to the ground and deposits her eggs. Larva will hatch from the eggs in anywhere from 2 weeks to several months. Most ticks spend their whole life on or near the ground, waiting for a suitable host animal.

Tick Management

To make it more difficult for ticks to get on your body, if you walking in tick-infested area you should avoid sitting on the ground or on logs in brushy areas. Some non-chemical techniques which help reduce tick problems include keeping grass and weeds cut short in tick-infested areas. Removal of bird or rat nests in and around structures will reduce the number of ticks. Residual sprays of chlorpyrifos and propoxur are effective for tick control.

Infested pet bedding should be carefully washed or disposed. The area around the pet bed should be thoroughly treated. All tick life stages can usually be found in cracks and crevices in the infested structures. All these areas must be carefully treated. Sealing of cracks and crevices where ticks can hide, both inside or on the exterior of homes, will aid in management of ticks. Regular examination and grooming of pets and frequent cleaning of their bedding, is also strongly recommended.

Control Methods

In order to detect potential pest issue early, we recommend you have regular inspection at your premises. All of our services are tailored to suit the need of your individual business.

Residual Spray

A sprayer with multiple spray nozzles will apply insecticides safely and accurately to the insect harbourages. Insecticide is sprayed at cracks and crevices, wall edges, furniture, etc. Chemical with flushing agent will drive the bug out from their hiding place and this would also increase their frequency of contact with the toxic.

Sanitation

Vacuum regularly or wash pet bedding weekly will maintain a hygienic living environment as it is important to reduce or prevent ticks’ infestation.

Biology & Behaviour of Mosquito

Mosquito are an important group of arthropods that feed on human and animals for blood. There are about 3,100 species of mosquitoes in the world. Female mosquitoes need blood meal to lay eggs. Mosquitoes of different species lay their eggs in a variety of water sources that range from small containers to vast expanses of marshland.

The larval stage is always aquatic and shuttles from the subsurface where it filters feeds on micro-organisms, and to the surface to obtain oxygen through a snorkel-like breathing apparatus. The pupal stage does not feed but unlike most insect pupae is extremely active. The adult emerges from the pupal case using air pressure and assume a terrestrial existence.

Source Reduction & Environmental Management

Source reduction and environmental management are the best approaches for providing long-term solution to many mosquito problems. The control of dengue fever vectors, using source reduction by getting rid of unwanted container and prevention of mosquito breeding in useful containers which breed can be highly effective.

Biology Control

Biological control can be briefly defined as the use of biological agents for the control of pests.

Chemical Control

For the control of adult mosquitoes, the use of chemical insecticidal adulticide in the form of space spray formulations, both thermal fogging and ultra-low volume sprays, against vectors is routinely carried out in the prevention and control of dengue fever outbreak. Studies on chemical larvicides including insect growth regulator (IGR) have been carried out and it shown to be effective for control of mosquito immatures with the necessary residual effects.

Physical Barriers & Personal Protection

Physical barriers including the netting of premises and the use of repellent should be incorporated in the overall strategies for mosquito control.

Control Methods

In order to detect potential pest issue early, we recommend you have regular inspection at your premises. All of our services are tailored to suit the need of your individual business.

Thermal Fogging

360 Vector Control and Space Spray This fog is designed to remain in the air for an extended period of time of at least several minutes, thereby increasing its ability to come in contact with the greatest number of mosquitoes.

ULV Misting

Delivery of insecticides in droplets that are smaller than aerosol, ULV droplets remain in the air for several minutes before settling on surfaces or directly on the pest. This method is effective in controlling flying insects. This method also allows the mosquitoes to make contact with the chemical more effectively.

Sanitation

Reducing potential breeding sites in your premises is crucial so that mosquitoes will have fewer sites to breed also eliminate potential breeding grounds by frequently checking and removing stagnant water collected by unused items in the premises. Common breeding grounds include flower pot plate or any unused container.

Flies of many kinds have affected man and his welfare for thousands of years. Domestic flies have evolved to live in close association with man. They are normally found around and within structures and can become extremely annoying by their constant presence. Flies are identified with disease-causing organisms. They have filthy habits which make them efficient mechanical vectors of disease. Pathogenic organisms are picked up by flies from garbage, sewage and other sources and then transferred on their mouth parts and body parts, through their vomitus or through their faces to human and animal food.

All flies have a complete metamorphosis with egg, larval, pupae and adult stages. Flies remain as close as possible to their breeding grounds and are seldom found in large numbers more than half a mile away. The tropical house flies commonly rest outdoors at night on herbage and on the lower branches of trees and shrubs. By day house flies are commonly found indoors in kitchens, markets, hawker stalls, shops, restaurants, toilet, animal sheds, on food or on the floor and elsewhere. We can also find them outdoor on breeding sites or on the ground, especially places that are contaminated with garbage and food waste.

Control Methods

In order to detect potential pest issue early, we recommend you have regular inspection at your premises. All of our services are tailored to suit the need of your individual business.

Baiting

Fly Bait is a formula containing Fly Attractant which encourages both male and female flies to remain in the treated area, thus feeding on the bait. Provide initial knockdown and reduction of fly populations.

Light Trap

Flies are attracted to a certain light spectrum such as the Ultra violet light. Flies that are attracted to it will adhere to the sticky sheet located inside the light trap.

Sanitation

The “bottom line” to long term control is the fact that pest must have adequate food and shelter to live and thrive. The removal of these factors alone via sanitation practices will have tremendous impact in reducing pest population, however to control pest, without any attempt to eliminate their food and shelter via sanitation, pest populations can quickly and repeatedly rebound. Therefore, sanitation is the backbone of a successful or failure of the pest control program.

Cockroaches are a very common, and very difficult species to eradicate. Unfortunately, our homes can create a perfect breeding ground for most species of cockroaches. By supplying these pests with food, water, and warmth they can make for an ideal breeding ground. The good news is we know how to kill them. In Asia counties we most commonly see German and American cockroaches, although there are thousands of different species.

Habitat

Cockroaches prefer to stay near their food supply and sources of water. They are active primarily at night, and hide in dark crevices during the day. This can make them difficult to find, and you may not see them very often since they are active when you are not.  If cockroaches are seen during the day it is likely due to a large infestation as the available hiding spots are full, or food and water are in short supply. This forces cockroaches to forage during the day, which can alert you to their presence. Since cockroaches prefer to stay near food and water they are most commonly seen in kitchens and bathrooms.

Life Cycle

Cockroaches reproduce very quickly, which can cause small infestations to quickly become large infestations if something is not done. Female cockroaches carry the capsule containing her eggs with her. This protrudes from the rear of her abdomen until the eggs are ready to hatch. Each capsule will contain 30-48 nymphs and the gestation period is about 28 days. Cockroach nymphs can grow to be a mature adult in as little as 40 days. The lifespan of the average adult cockroaches of most species is about one year.

Control

At Salak Pest Control we offer a variety of methods for controlling these pests. Most commonly we treat the inside and outside of your home with a liquid residual (inside) and a granule chemical (outside). This granule activates when wet to set up a barrier to prevent new infestation. We can also provide a natural “green” method as well as the more conventional methods We do offer the best treatment which has proven a very helpful and effective tool for treating bedbugs, beetles and cockroaches.

Control Methods

In order to detect potential pest issue early, we recommend you have regular inspection at your premises. All of our services are tailored to suit the need of your individual business.

Residual Spray

A sprayer with multiple spray nozzles will apply insecticides safely and accurately to the insect harbourages.

Gel Baiting

Gel baiting is another useful mode of controlling insects such as cockroach and share it within the colony. Applying gel bait nearest to the cockroach harbourages, sensitive spots like computer cash register machine, near wiring, telephone, electrical boxes, drink machines and food items. Applying gel bait has no disturbance odour, no mess up to the premise and applies at any time of the day. This method is extremely useful especially in sensitive environment such as food preparation outlets, where residual treatment is not allowed and encouraged.

Sanitation

The “bottom line” to long term control is the fact that pest must have adequate food and shelter to live and thrive. The removal of these factors alone via sanitation practices will have tremendous impact in reducing pest population, however to control pest, without any attempt to eliminate their food and shelter via sanitation, pest populations can quickly and repeatedly rebound. Therefore, sanitation is the backbone of a successful or failure of the pest control program.