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Cockroaches

Sighting of cockroaches in your home or business premises can be very distressing. They are associated with filth and are known carriers of infectious diseases including salmonellosis, dysentery, gastroenteritis and typhoid. Their droppings are also linked to trigger eczema and asthma.

Beyond health risks, cockroaches produce an obnoxious odour that taints food and objects they come into contact with. They are highly resilient and can breed rapidly. A quick response at the very first sign of an infestation is essential to control cockroaches in your property and to stop the spread of this pest to your neighbours.

Beyond health risks, cockroaches produce an obnoxious odour that taints food and objects they come into contact with. They are highly resilient and can breed rapidly. A quick response at the very first sign of an infestation is essential to control cockroaches in your property and to stop the spread of this pest to your neighbours.

Cockroaches are most active during the night, preferring to stay hidden in cracks and crevices during the day. They are attracted to food available in your property and will feed on nearly anything from food crumbs to animal droppings / faeces.

If you suspect a cockroach infestation, it is essential to take immediate action to ensure a fast solution to the problem and to minimise health risks associated with this pest.

Here are some tell-tale signs that indicate cockroach presence in your premises.

• Droppings - black grainy droppings can be found in the cabinets and along the walls or routes that they travelled on.

• Smear marks - where water is abundant, brown and irregular shaped smear marks will appear on horizontal surfaces and wall floor junctions.

• Moulted skin - evident of brownish skins can be found close to where they are breeding as immature cockroaches shed skins about 5-8 times when they mature to adult.

• Egg cases - appear as small dark brown oval-shaped casings.

• Damage - look for signs of damage on food packaging and organic goods including leather and books.

• Unpleasant odour - a distinct musty smell when cockroaches present in large numbers.

• Live cockroaches - usually found around bathrooms and kitchens.

SPIDER’s Cockroaches Program

Our experienced and professionally trained service technicians enable us to deal with cockroaches as part of our Integrated Pest Management programme.

We offer a call-out service to treat cockroaches or any other pest problems at your property. Our service is fast, effective and affordable.

Ants

Ants are incredibly capable and intelligent creatures. Though harmless, they can be a nuisance when they get into your home or business premises. Their complex and cooperative societies allow them to survive and thrive in conditions that would be otherwise challenging to us. Here are some interesting facts that you may want to know about this small but amazing pest.

• The total weight of all the ants in the world is the same, if not larger than all humans added together.

• Ants are capable of carrying objects 50 times their own body weight with their mandibles.

• Ants communicate and cooperate by using pheromones that can alert others to danger or lead them to a promising food source.

• Foraging worker ants can travel up to 200 metres from their nest and find their way back to the colony by following scent trails left by others.

• Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the dinosaur period between 110 and 130 million years ago.

• Ants can survive underwater for 24 hours.

• Ants belong to the insect order Hymenoptera. They are close relatives of bees and wasps.

• Each colony can hold up to half a million ants. They can all get up and go very quickly if the colony is threatened.

• Worker ants can live for up to 7 years, while a queen can live for up to 15 years.

Negative Impacts of Ants Infestation

• Food poisoning – ants can contaminate food because you don’t know where they’ve been foraging before crawling over your food.
• Nasty bites – ant bites though harmless, can be itchy and causes discomfort.
• Reputation – having an ant infestation in business premises can be unsightly to customers.
• Business losses – compromised health and hygiene can lead to lost trading revenue in food related business.

SPIDER’s Ants Program

Our experienced and professionally trained service technicians enable us to deal with cockroaches as part of our Integrated Pest Management programme.

We offer a call-out service to treat cockroaches or any other pest problems at your property. Our service is fast, effective and affordable.