Termite baits are generally recognized as the most reliable method to achieve colony control, but what evidence is there that liquid soil treatments using a non-repellent insecticide can also deliver colony control? Whereas termite baits are generally regarded as the best option for delivering colony control, there is little evidence supporting claims that soil treatments

Is It Termites?

Subterranean – Underground Living at Its Best Insects – termites, ants, and grubs, are just one subset of pests that live underground. Gophers, ground squirrels, and voles are another. These are all organisms that have evolved to thrive, living beneath lawns, in hedgerows, and they sometimes make themselves pests in our homes. Subterranean pests cause

Termites are cockroaches now? How did that happen?

Brought to you by Proven Pest Control, servicing Shellharbour and Albion Park. Termites are cockroaches now? How did that happen?   Back in the days of my TAFE course in urban pest management we were taught all about the various orders of insects within Class Insecta. These included Hymenoptera (ants, bees and wasps), Siphonaptera (fleas),

Termites and Ants strike gold

Pest Control Western Sydney Termites and ants are stockpiling gold in their mounds, new CSIRO research has found. Australia’s smallest and most numerous mining prospectors can show us where new gold deposits are. Insects can carry gold from underground up into their mounds.    Dr. Aaron Stewart and his CSIRO colleagues have shown that they

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Pest Control in the Central Coast

Pest Control Central Coast  One of the challenges involved in the maintenance of a house is dealing with the pests. The pest control is a viable solution to the issue.    Pest control is actually the regulation of the species that are termed to be the pests and desired treatment to remove them.     We

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7 easy steps to getting organised around the house

Pest Control Hills District Now the kids are back at school it’s time to start getting organised around the house.  We all want our homes to be beautifully clean and organised, however when the house has got out of control it’s hard to work out where to start, how to organise the space and mostly our own mindset