Category: <span>General</span>

Drain Flies

Drain Flies

Drain flies are household nuisance, these flies breed in unsanitary conditions, we can find them numerous in bathrooms and sewage disposal areas. Larvae are thickness of a thin pencil lead are 3/8 inch long when fully grown, larvae cannot see or move, The head is darker and narrow than body.
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Phorid fly

Phorid Flies

Phorid flies are dangerous, very unsanitary pest, which can cause serious health issues and spreads illness by transferring bacteria from decaying plants and dead animals to the food people eat, they can also be an indication of serious problems like the presence of dead animals in the wall or damaged and leaking plumping pipes etc.
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Bedbugs

Bedbugs behaviour

Understanding the behaviour of bed bugs will help to find an infestation before it becomes established and to monitor for the presence of bedbugs. Feeding: •Appear to prefer to feed on humans but will feed on other mammals and birds as well. •Will readily travel 5-20 feet from harborage to feed on a host. •Even […]
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Roaches

Where can you find cockroaches?

•Roaches need water more frequently than food. So water in dark places attracts them. •Check house plumbing first and water traps, this is especially important in arid climates. If the water trap is empty, then roaches can get in through the plumbing. •Check the pipes in house force leaks, or even for condensation. Roaches can’t […]
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Termite Queen

Termite Queens

Termite queens have the longest lifespan of any insect in the world. Some termite queens may live between 30 and 50 years, reproducing annually and founding numerous colonies. The queen termite’s abdomen enlarges as it begins laying eggs. The abdomen eventually expands many times beyond its prenuptial size to the point that it becomes much […]
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Drywood Termites

Characteristics of Drywood Termites

Drywood Termites only need the moisture present in the timber in which they feed, which do not need contact with soil. They measure about ¼ inch with pale brown colour body, Heads are large compared to their body, they often nests in woods. Drywood termites spread through Importation of infested timber such as furniture, picture […]
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Centipedes

Scutigera coleoptrata (House Centipede)

House Centipedes are carnivores and mostly hunt other invertebrates, although some large Scolopendromorphs prey on vertebrates. Centipedes are venomous, and produce and inject their venom with a pair of modified front legs called forcipules. They are the only class of animals that have evolved forcipules.
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Human fleas

Warning signs of Human Fleas

Human fleas aren’t as common as other flea species. It will feed on humans and can be found in homes and the nest of the animal host. •Fleas hopping around the drapes, carpet, furniture, pets, and in pet’s bedding. Fleas will appear and vanish quickly. •Pet will likely be scratching or licking excessively. This is […]
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Ticks

Ticks

Ticks go through four life stages, to complete this complex life cycle, ticks must take a blood meal at every stage, the immature ticks take a blood meal on small animals/ birds, But adult ticks prefer larger hosts, like dogs, deer and in some cases humans, Ticks are most common in humid climates, and are […]
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cluster fly

Cluster Fly

Cluster flies appear black and have golden hairs growing on their body, The presence of cluster flies implies chances are there’s decaying matter somewhere near. In autumn they congregate in large numbers in upper rooms or roof spaces of houses to hibernate. Then reemerge in Spring to seek out egg laying sites outside. A mass […]
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