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Cockroaches
Cockroaches can carry dysentery, gastro-enteritis typhoid and food poisoning organisms.
Germs can be spread from the body of the cockroach or from the droppings they leave behind. Cockroaches will feed on almost anything including faecal matter. Contamination occurs when the cockroaches come into contact with foodstuffs.
Eradication of cockroaches can be complicated and should be carried out by professional pest control operative. They are difficult to treat, their hiding places are often difficult to reach with insecticides and because of the efficiency of the breeding process and the large number of eggs produced, cockroaches are difficult to eradicate and a Comprehensive eradication program is essential. The first step is to monitor the level of the infestation. Inspections should be carried out at night, when the cockroaches are most active, using a torch with a red filter which cockroaches do not respond to. A high standard of hygiene is important in the control of cockroaches and involves refusing access to food and water. This will increase cockroach activity and directed movement increasing the chance of the insects coming across insecticides. Inspections should be carried out at night when the cockroaches are active.
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Ants
Foraging worker ants cause a nuisance as they travel widely in search of food, following well-defined trails and clustering around the food source. Primarily a nuisance pest, the Black Ant does not pose a significant threat to public health, although they are obviously an unpleasant sight and may damage food used for human consumption.
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Foraging worker ants cause a nuisance as they travel widely in search of food, following well-defined trails and clustering around the food source. Primarily a nuisance pest, the Black Ant does not pose a significant threat to public health, although they are obviously an unpleasant sight and may damage food used for human consumption.
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Moths
Clothes moth larvae feed on wool, feathers, fur, hair, leather, lint, dust, paper, and occasionally cotton, linen, silk, and synthetic fibres.
They are especially damaging to fabric stained with beverages, urine, oil from hair, and sweat. Most damage is done to articles left undisturbed for a long time, such as old military uniforms and blankets, wool upholstery, feathered hats, antique dolls and toys, natural bristle brushes, weavings, wall hangings, piano felts, old furs, and especially wool carpets under heavy furniture and clothing in storage.
Control is not always easy because the larvae hide in amongst clothes (which should not be directly treated with insecticides) or within carpets (which are difficult to penetrate). Thorough cleaning deters moth but once you have a problem you will probably require chemical application to gain control
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Clothes moth larvae feed on wool, feathers, fur, hair, leather, lint, dust, paper, and occasionally cotton, linen, silk, and synthetic fibres.
They are especially damaging to fabric stained with beverages, urine, oil from hair, and sweat. Most damage is done to articles left undisturbed for a long time, such as old military uniforms and blankets, wool upholstery, feathered hats, antique dolls and toys, natural bristle brushes, weavings, wall hangings, piano felts, old furs, and especially wool carpets under heavy furniture and clothing in storage.
Control is not always easy because the larvae hide in amongst clothes (which should not be directly treated with insecticides) or within carpets (which are difficult to penetrate). Thorough cleaning deters moth but once you have a problem you will probably require chemical application to gain control
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Bedbugs
Bedbug eggs are cemented to the surface of the harbourage, often in large numbers. Temperature and the availability of food have a profound effect on egg production and under ideal conditions can be almost continuous, at a rate of about three per day. Development from egg to adult and the duration of adult life varies according to temperature and the availability of food. At 18 - 20°C nymphs feed about every ten days and the adults weekly.
If necessary both can survive long periods without food. In unheated rooms where the temperature drops below 13°C in the winter, egg laying and feeding stops and the population declines as eggs and young nymphs die.
They feed repeatedly but each of the five nymphal stages must have at least 1 blood meal before it can develop to the next stage. Females must feed in order to produce eggs. Bedbugs will travel 5-20 ft. from an established harbourage to feed on a host. They seem to prefer humans; they readily feed on birds, rodents or other mammals. Their life cycle from egg to egg may take four to five weeks under favourable conditions. Bedbugs are nocturnal but will seek hosts and feed in full daylight when hungry. Females attach their small cylindrical pearly-white eggs to any nearby surfaces, usually in crevices / harbourages, where they hide in loose groups or clusters. Each female may lay 200-500 eggs during her lifetime, which can be 6-12 months and longer.
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Bedbug eggs are cemented to the surface of the harbourage, often in large numbers. Temperature and the availability of food have a profound effect on egg production and under ideal conditions can be almost continuous, at a rate of about three per day. Development from egg to adult and the duration of adult life varies according to temperature and the availability of food. At 18 - 20°C nymphs feed about every ten days and the adults weekly.
If necessary both can survive long periods without food. In unheated rooms where the temperature drops below 13°C in the winter, egg laying and feeding stops and the population declines as eggs and young nymphs die.
They feed repeatedly but each of the five nymphal stages must have at least 1 blood meal before it can develop to the next stage. Females must feed in order to produce eggs. Bedbugs will travel 5-20 ft. from an established harbourage to feed on a host. They seem to prefer humans; they readily feed on birds, rodents or other mammals. Their life cycle from egg to egg may take four to five weeks under favourable conditions. Bedbugs are nocturnal but will seek hosts and feed in full daylight when hungry. Females attach their small cylindrical pearly-white eggs to any nearby surfaces, usually in crevices / harbourages, where they hide in loose groups or clusters. Each female may lay 200-500 eggs during her lifetime, which can be 6-12 months and longer.
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