What is a pest?
A pest is any plant or animal which is harmful to humans, their food or living conditions. Pests include animals which: Carry disease-causing micro-organisms and parasites Feed on and attack vegetable and cereal crops Damage stored food Attack and eat farm and station animals Damage…
Taking the Sting out of stinging insects
With the weather in Sydney starting to warm up, it is a good time to talk a walk around your property to check for any nests or hives built by stinging insects Only female Bees & Wasps are only capable of stinging The majority of…
Food Industry Pest Control during COVID-19 – What you need to know
Covid-19 has forced many businesses around the world to make operational changes for the safety of their staff and customers. Some businesses have temporarily closed but most food processing and service facilities continue to work with minimal staff to keep up with public demand. The…
Pests living and habouring areas in progress
What are common pests? We have compiled a list of common pests found in and around Sydney, Australia along with information about their living and breeding places. Flies Living & Breeding Areas: Rubbish Food Scraps Septic Tanks Drains Dirty Benches & tables Lawn Clippings Animal…
Mental Health Awareness Week – Worms of the Mind
Have you ever felt that something is crawling on your skin, or something might be biting you and when you go to brush it away, you see that there was nothing there? Now imagine feeling this sensation all the time.. This is known as Delusory…
Keeping your pipes clean, commercial style!
No matter what type of food premises you own or manage you might understand that if a problem arises in the pipes it can bring a booming business to a rapid standstill. Sydneys Best Pest Control has some great tips for cafes and restaurants in…
It looks like a grain of rice… but is it ?
Flies eggs come in all different sizes, shapes and locations, depending on the species. The most common fly egg you may come across is that of the house fly. Their eggs look like grains of white rice and usually hatch within 24 hours of being…
Is this a maggot?
Pest Control companies often take calls from customers who are having issues with white crawling insects. It is common to confuse fly maggots with pantry moth larvae as they are both white and both usually appear in the kitchen. The best way to identify what…
I am not a wanna-bee, I am a wasp!
You might be annoyed of the black and yellowish insect flying around disrupting a good summer picnic – please don’t be those are wasps and somehow beneficial and help balance the ecosystem. Wasps make nests from paper. They chew up strips of bark and spit…
How can storage pests be controlled?
There are a few steps that you can take at home or at your business to control storage pests which include: Identify & Monitor What storage pest are you dealing with & where are they coming from ? Identification of the pest is important to…