Pest Control Lawson

Ways to Get Rid of Rats

Rats are not just destructive to your properties but are also a threat to your health. For the reason that they carry a number of bacteria. So, they can cause infectious and deadly diseases like Leptospirosis and Salmonellosis. Moreover, they are also known to be vectors of other pests such as lice, mites, and ticks.

Rats enter your property for shelter, food, and water. thus, giving them no access to each of these needs will help you prevent their presence.

The following simple tips can surely help you get rid of or minimise rat infestation:

1. Keep internal and external areas of your property clean because rats enjoy dirty or messy surroundings.
2. Store your food in a metal or glass containers with a strong or tight cover.
3. Avoid accumulating garbage such as the peelings or rotten fruits, vegetables, or anything that would feed these rodents. Also, dispose of your garbage and clean garbage bins regularly.
4. Clear your surroundings with piling woods or any materials that can serve as the rats cover or shelter.
5. Your garden could be their best hiding place so you better have a regular trimming or clearing of the area.
6. You may use traps or baits that are not harmful to your family to minimise rat presence.
7. Seal or cover all possible entry points with steel wool or cement.
8. Contact rodent experts for a quick and most effective way to eradicate and prevent rat infestation.

Rats are clever creatures and are known to overcome baits and traps. If you are having this stubborn rat problem now, contact us today.

Cockroach Prevention and Removal

Cockroaches are perhaps one of the worst enemies in a household or business. These creepy insects are difficult to deal with given their ability to survive a lot of sprays.

They are attracted to food and water. So, so you would usually see them in your kitchen or toilet.

Cockroaches are known to withstand harmful radiation more than humans. In fact, there is a common myth about the ability of cockroaches to survive. That is, as many people say, they can survive a nuclear explosion or end of the world.

No matter how exaggerated their ability to survive is, cockroaches are just the same with other creatures on earth. So, they are not invincible. Yes, they can certainly be killed. They also die.

If you want to prevent cockroach infestation, the following 7 tips will help you:

1. Keep your property clean. Cockroach problem is, most of the time, a sanitation problem.
2. Store your food and even your pet food in a sealed container with no chance for cockroaches to get in.
3. Your kitchen is their favourite site. Keep it tidy and never leave any food, unwashed dishes or utensils overnight.
4. Dispose of every garbage properly and regularly. Daily disposal of garbage is ideal. Accumulated garbage invites more cockroaches.
5. Get rid of anything that cockroaches can use as shelter such as piles of cardboard, newspapers, magazines, and other papers.
6. Set up barriers in windows and doors to avoid cockroach entry. Seal every hole, cracks, or crevices that cockroaches can crawl in.
7. Contact cockroach removal experts in case of a cockroach infestation. Experts know what to do and will make things easier for you.

Termite Treatment

Termites are extremely mobile insects that constantly travel from one place to another in search of shelter and sustenance. Particularly, they survive and grow in a warm, humid, and moist environment with enough food.

Almost all residential and commercial properties have problems with termites. In fact, these pesky pests have been causing billions of dollars of damages every year in entire Australia.

The problem with termites is that they are hardly noticeable as they do their destructive activities in your properties. Oftentimes, you would only realise their presence when the great damage begins to surface.

It is for this reason that a regular termite inspection is recommended. More importantly, this should be included in your regular house or building maintenance. Thus, ensuring that you do not become the termite victim any sooner.

Termites are one of the most restless and mobile insects. Therefore, termite presence within 5 kilometres radius from your property certainly makes you a vulnerable next target.

Keep your property safe from termite destruction by having an inspection at least once a year. If you have termites now and you want to eradicate them and prevent their return, you may contact us today for the solutions.

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