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Ants can prove to be a nuisance both at home and within the work place although there are no disease risks associated with ants you still don’t want them crawling over your food. Ants normally live outside and are scavengers looking for food debris and sugars to take back to the nest.
What to look for?
Ants often live outside the most obvious of infestations are visual you may also notice small grain like soil built up against the walls or junctions of the premises which can be a good ant infestation indicator. Ants are very weather dependant and are more often seen during sunny dry days. The uk are home to 4 main species of ants and each can be different to treat in order to be successful.
Garden Ant /Black Ant Pharaohs Ants Fire Ants Ghost Ants
Ants can prove to be a nuisance both at home and within the work place although there are no disease risks associated with ants you still don’t want them crawling over your food. Ants normally live outside and are scavengers looking for food debris and sugars to take back to the nest.
What to look for?
Ants often live outside the most obvious of infestations are visual you may also notice small grain like soil built up against the walls or junctions of the premises which can be a good ant infestation indicator. Ants are very weather dependant and are more often seen during sunny dry days. The uk are home to 4 main species of ants and each can be different to treat in order to be successful.
Garden Ant /Black Ant Pharaohs Ants Fire Ants Ghost Ants
You will be aware of Cockroaches in your home as they to emit an unpleasant odour you may also be able to hear them as some emit a sound. Usually this will sound like hissing or chirping. Cockroaches can and will enter human homes they will usually enter through cracks or vents or sometimes drain pipes. They will be most comfortable and likely to breed in warm areas near water with a food supply. Once breeding they can reproduce very quickly and often many will be hiding and multiplying in wall cavities behind the scenes.
Cockroaches can be quite large and measure over 2 in length, In hotter climates they can grow even larger. Cockroaches have six legs, two antennae and some have wings. If you only see minimal cockroaches during the day beware this could mean the infestation is more severe than you think and there are a lot more hiding this is due to overcrowding particularly if you see only few during the day. Cockroaches are mainly nocturnal, Please note many allergies especially aesthma can be triggered by the The debris created by cast-off cockroach skins, dead bodies and also droppings.
What to look out for:
They prefer to live and feed in the dark, so a cockroach seen during the day is a possible sign of infestation.
Cockroach faeces will be visible during an infestation.
resembling coffee grounds or black pepper, larger roaches may
leave alot more droppings.
Some roaches emit unpleasant smells.
The bodies of dead cockroaches can also be found within the house
Hissing or chirping sounds
Cockroaches can live in a wide range of environments however are essentially from tropical and sub-tropical origin. They have over the generations become more adaptive into moving into the cooler climates now infesting our kitchens and buildings.
Having an infestation from cockroaches within any food industry can be very serious and has contributed to a very high parentages of prosecutions from the public health departments. It is important that you seek professional advice if you believe to have a cockroach infestation as these insects can carry a number of diseases injurious to man. It is believed that a significant proportion of inner city dwellers show allergic respiratory reactions to debris from cockroach infestations.
Cockroaches will produce an egg-case or ootheca. Inside the cockroach ootheca contains many eggs. They will remain inside the ootheca until the nymphs are ready to emerge from the egg (ootheca). Cockroaches can breed all year around although they do prefer warmer climates and environments.
All cockroaches are incomplete metamorphosis passing the nymph stage in development. All cockroaches are omnivorous which mean they will eat almost anything. The legs of all cockroaches are build long and are well adapted for running. Cockroaches are all similar in description to an extent with their flattened bodies enabling them to squeeze through the smallest of gaps. The cockroaches have a particular good sense of smell which enables them to source out food easily.
Diseases and cockroaches
Some of the diseases which cockroaches have been found carrying are, Salmonella, Tuberculosis, Amoebic dysentry, Gastroenteritis, Hook Worm, Tape Worm
American
Length: 28-44mm
Colour: Shiny Reddish Brown
Ootheca: Deposited after several days
Number of oothecae: 10-15
Hatching time: 1-2 month
Food: Omnivorous
Habit: Nocturnal
Oriental
Length: 25-30mm
Colour: Dark Reddish Brown to black
Ootheca: Deposited after a few hours
Number of oothecae: 5-10
Hatching time: 2 month
Food: Omnivorous
Habit: Nocturnal
German
Length: 12-15mm
Colour: Yellow Brown with dark stripes
Ootheca: Carried unit hatch
Number of oothecae: 4-8
Hatching time: 1 month
Food: Omnivorous
Habit: Nocturnal
You will be aware of Cockroaches in your home as they to emit an unpleasant odour you may also be able to hear them as some emit a sound. Usually this will sound like hissing or chirping. Cockroaches can and will enter human homes they will usually enter through cracks or vents or sometimes drain pipes. They will be most comfortable and likely to breed in warm areas near water with a food supply. Once breeding they can reproduce very quickly and often many will be hiding and multiplying in wall cavities behind the scenes.
Cockroaches can be quite large and measure over 2 in length, In hotter climates they can grow even larger. Cockroaches have six legs, two antennae and some have wings. If you only see minimal cockroaches during the day beware this could mean the infestation is more severe than you think and there are a lot more hiding this is due to overcrowding particularly if you see only few during the day. Cockroaches are mainly nocturnal, Please note many allergies especially aesthma can be triggered by the The debris created by cast-off cockroach skins, dead bodies and also droppings.
What to look out for:
They prefer to live and feed in the dark, so a cockroach seen during the day is a possible sign of infestation.
Cockroach faeces will be visible during an infestation.
resembling coffee grounds or black pepper, larger roaches may
leave alot more droppings.
Some roaches emit unpleasant smells.
The bodies of dead cockroaches can also be found within the house
Hissing or chirping sounds
Cockroaches can live in a wide range of environments however are essentially from tropical and sub-tropical origin. They have over the generations become more adaptive into moving into the cooler climates now infesting our kitchens and buildings.
Having an infestation from cockroaches within any food industry can be very serious and has contributed to a very high parentages of prosecutions from the public health departments. It is important that you seek professional advice if you believe to have a cockroach infestation as these insects can carry a number of diseases injurious to man. It is believed that a significant proportion of inner city dwellers show allergic respiratory reactions to debris from cockroach infestations.
Cockroaches will produce an egg-case or ootheca. Inside the cockroach ootheca contains many eggs. They will remain inside the ootheca until the nymphs are ready to emerge from the egg (ootheca). Cockroaches can breed all year around although they do prefer warmer climates and environments.
All cockroaches are incomplete metamorphosis passing the nymph stage in development. All cockroaches are omnivorous which mean they will eat almost anything. The legs of all cockroaches are build long and are well adapted for running. Cockroaches are all similar in description to an extent with their flattened bodies enabling them to squeeze through the smallest of gaps. The cockroaches have a particular good sense of smell which enables them to source out food easily.
Diseases and cockroaches
Some of the diseases which cockroaches have been found carrying are, Salmonella, Tuberculosis, Amoebic dysentry, Gastroenteritis, Hook Worm, Tape Worm
American
Length: 28-44mm
Colour: Shiny Reddish Brown
Ootheca: Deposited after several days
Number of oothecae: 10-15
Hatching time: 1-2 month
Food: Omnivorous
Habit: Nocturnal
Oriental
Length: 25-30mm
Colour: Dark Reddish Brown to black
Ootheca: Deposited after a few hours
Number of oothecae: 5-10
Hatching time: 2 month
Food: Omnivorous
Habit: Nocturnal
German
Length: 12-15mm
Colour: Yellow Brown with dark stripes
Ootheca: Carried unit hatch
Number of oothecae: 4-8
Hatching time: 1 month
Food: Omnivorous
Habit: Nocturnal
Silverfish are nocturnal insects. They are typically 0.5–1 inches long they are normally greyish in colour with a metallic shine. They are wingless insects. These insects can live up to 8 years.
They prefer to dark, damp areas such as, attics, kitchens and bathrooms. They are particularly fond of paper and dam clothing, they are very destructive and often ruin clothing and wallpaper. They are able to survive in any environment but prefer dark humid areas which is why they are often found in bathrooms.
They reproduce by males laying spermatphores which the female takes they can lay anything from 2 – 20 eggs and live 2-8 years.
What to look for:
Silverfish leave small holes in materials they bite and may also cause yellow staining.
They can be found in dark and damp locations such as bathroom
Visulaly seeing them particularly in bathroom areas.
Silverfish are nocturnal insects. They are typically 0.5–1 inches long they are normally greyish in colour with a metallic shine. They are wingless insects. These insects can live up to 8 years.
They prefer to dark, damp areas such as, attics, kitchens and bathrooms. They are particularly fond of paper and dam clothing, they are very destructive and often ruin clothing and wallpaper. They are able to survive in any environment but prefer dark humid areas which is why they are often found in bathrooms.
They reproduce by males laying spermatphores which the female takes they can lay anything from 2 – 20 eggs and live 2-8 years.
What to look for:
Silverfish leave small holes in materials they bite and may also cause yellow staining.
They can be found in dark and damp locations such as bathroom
Visulaly seeing them particularly in bathroom areas.
