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Spiders: Interesting facts as well as Prevention & Spider Control

August 20, 2010
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Pest Information – Arachnida Order Araneae
What Do Spiders Look Like?
Spiders are arachnids, a group of 8-legged critters including mites, ticks and scorpions.  The body of a spider can be divided into 2 parts – the “front body” known as the head or prosoma and the “rear body” called the abdomen or opisthosoma.
Most spiders have 8 [...]

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Kill White Ants | Removal | Treatment | Signs

August 6, 2010
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White Ants is a popular term used when referring to Termites because they look like a White Ant. However, White Ants are not related to ants and are another group of insects closely related to cockroaches!
White Ants Control – White Ant Inspection
A White Ants nest can contain a colony of anywhere from a few hundred to [...]

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Rat Control | Mice Control | Methods

July 16, 2010
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Mammalia Order Rodentia
Pest Info
Appearance
Rats and mice belong to a group of mammals known as rodents.  There are over 1500 species of rodents world-wide, including squirrels, rats, mice, beavers and guinea pigs. They are all characterized by a pair of sharp incisor teeth in their top and bottom jaws.  These teeth continue to grow throughout their [...]

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Pest Management – an IPM approach

July 2, 2010
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Integrated Pest Management is the modern day way of treating and controlling Pests and Pest Animals; be that in the home, in the yard, in the field or in the restaurant.
Gone are the days that we need to bring out the can of insecticide for every creepy crawly that we come across. Firstly, we would [...]

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Organic & Natural Pest Control

June 25, 2010
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1300 PestControl use the most Environmentally Friendly and Safe Products that professional Pest Management are able to offer.  Our Pest Technicians abide by these  practices as the products that we use for most treatments are not just the safest that are available and comply with Australian Standards but are also the most effective in the treatment of Pests.
There are [...]

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Ant Control: Ants Information Prevention & Control

June 4, 2010
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Pest Response
Ant Control
Surface sprays will easily kill ants that you find gathering on your kitchen benches or lurking around your pavers.  However, these ants are merely foragers collecting food and killing these guys will have no impact on the colony which is often hidden deep underground and can contain over a million individuals!  So [...]

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The Seasonal Swarming of the Subterranean Termite!

May 21, 2010
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When the weather warms up so do the activity levels of many of the household pests we come in contact with, particularly when it comes to our outdoors.
One such beast is the Termite Alate, or more commonly known as the Termite Swarmer. We don’t generally associate this swarming activity with termites as Termites are more commonly [...]

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Intergrated Pest Management (IPM)

April 23, 2010

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that takes into consideration a combination of pest control strategies, not solely chemical control through the use of pesticides. IPM programs combine the 3 key areas to come up with a best practice approach to Pest Management.
Chemical Pest Control
Physical Pest Management
Biological [...]

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Rental Property Pest Control

April 9, 2010

It can be a bit of a grey area, that is, who is responsible for paying for pest control for rental properties?
Of course the owner of the property is clearly responsible for any pest and termite inspections that are carried out or any pest preventative measures such as installing of termite barriers & baiting systems for termite [...]

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Termite Control | Termite Inspections

March 26, 2010
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For most of us, the most valuable asset we own is our home, so for peace of mind, it’s vital to commission an annual Termite Inspection.
Termites, or White Ants as they are often called, feed on wood, so if your home contains wooden frames or structural elements, then it’s likely that at some point in time your home [...]

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