White Tail Spider Bite Images
Not for the faint-hearted! These pictures are of a friends leg who was bitten by a white tail spider at work
Trust me; it’s not a hippopotamus on the roof eating cake!
Sometimes during the night & even in the day we may hear strange noises coming from the house. Often this can be just the house settling or a branch falling onto the roof. If some of our readers are like me, they probably won’t mention…
Why Do I Get So Many Cockroaches In My Unit Or Townhouse?
Units or townhouses are high density residential areas and from a pest control point of view treating individual units is not always sufficient enough to control the large cockroach species. Large cockroaches, whether it be American, oriental or Australian cockroaches, tend to live and breed…
Pantry Pests
Australia is a multicultural country and at least once a month there is a major festival happening for either cultural or religious purposes. All of these occasions usually mean a lot of cooking and baking special goodies for families and friends to enjoy. You may…
Bites, Insects or Something Else?
Pest Control companies often receive calls about people who are being bitten. Sometimes the cause is clear, such as a flea, bedbug, bird lice infestation, however other times the cause cannot be located, and this is where other causes need to be investigated. The general…
Winter Pests
When the weather cools and we head into the winter months, it becomes wet and miserable for us all even for pests! Food sources for most pests reduce which means pests are forced to go in search of food, warmth and shelter which is usually…
Ants 101
In Australia, there are about 3000 known ant species. Ants are a social insect that lives in permanent nests. Colonies vary in size and the majority of the time they are located in soil, wood and amongst rocks. Ants are common intruders both in and…
What Is A Lockable Rodent Station?
What Are They & Why Are They Used? Lockable rodent stations (also known as bait stations) are an effective tool for controlling rats and mice. They are plastic boxes (pictured below) which are used in areas that are accessible to pets or children. Lockable boxes…
Summer Pests
We now hear Christmas songs and when you checked on your calendar the months ends now in “ber” and it only means one thing – Summer is almost here! You probably find yourself spending more and more time outside of the house and while you…