January 2013

Saturday 5 January 2013

Pests in winter



Contrary to what many people believe, pests do not disappear in winter. What is certain is that no longer seen in many places but this does not mean they've exterminated but simply took refuge from inclement weather.

The winter pest cockroaches and rodents

When winter comes the cold, snow, rain and low temperatures especially, rats, mice and cockroaches leave the streets and drains to seek refuge inside our homes, where they are given the necessary conditions to live and reproduce .

Keep in mind that within our homes, using heating are creating an artificial climate conducive to the development of such pests. That is why despite suffering from cold waves, snow, rain, etc.. People still have problems with cockroaches and rats or mice.

Pests in winter usually take refuge in the roof air chambers

Rodents overcoat will try shelter inside the air chamber roof. This occurs due to the escape of drains, can find a rabbet (elbow downspout connection between our house and the drain collector general) that is defective or broken, accessing the slot that has the false column constructed that pass the riser pipe, so rodents enter our inner tubes, using them to nest and breed.

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Plagues of rats, know your enemy



The rats and / or mice travel around the world, and trust are resistant to heat and boats have become the best means of transportation for them.

The adaptability of the rats and their attraction to waste, become assiduous visitors and inhabitants of landfills and sewers, but also of gardens and countryside.

Although there are rodents that cause rejection of the collective unconscious with just name them, are not created exquisite ... prefer sweets, dairy, meats and grains away ... so you are a frequent presence in homes.
Not only transmitted diseases but, and this is an aspect that is not commonly known, the rats produced the deterioration of housing, rodents are destructive .

And if, as we mentioned, droppings and debris left in its wake, to contact people carry diseases that can be of high severity.

If we determined that we have the invaluable visit these rodents, the best we can do is keep household cleaning, use disinfectants and seals for food sources and of course for trash

The best way to prevent rats nest in our homes is to be very careful with the trash, always covered and insulated.

Similarly, special attention to the gardens , where they feel at home so the invites to proliferate, which make very frequent, avoid careless herbs, bushes and shrubs too big and lush and the accumulation of waste they are attractive to rodents.

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Plagues of rats and mice: associated diseases and recommendations to combat


Plagues of rats and mice: associated diseases and recommendations to combat

Just 22 days gestation are necessary for the reproduction of rats and mice, give birth between 8 and 10 pups more and they can reproduce once a month.

Rats are starting to be annoying at night when everything gnaw at your fingertips , leaving traces of excrement wherever he goes and having fun especially where there is food.

Rats and mice are very dangerous and harmful to health , due to gravity and lack of treatments for the diseases they transmit, they are considered a major pest to treat.

DETECTION rats or mice
If you find that you have a plague of mice or rats, do not hesitate to consult a specialist, who - after carrying out a study on the type of rat or mouse that has invaded their space methods applied are there in the industry today and its new technologies, Clamps, electronics, etc..

And meanwhile ... routinely disinfect spaces that may have traveled a mouse, keep children away from infected stays and, if possible, do not forget the "Grandma's advice" par excellence, put a cat in life ... the presence of felines repels rats and mice.

Control of a plague of rats



Control a rat infestation is no easy task, and in most cases require the assistance of a qualified, specialized companies.

Control methods of a plague of rats are varied. We can distinguish two groups: chemical methods and chemical methods.

Non-chemical methods include the classic traps for rats and mice, trying to block any access to the affected area, use ultrasound to scare away rodents, etc..

Chemical methods focus on the use of poisonous substances for rats and mice, rodenticides, rats or kills the known rodenticides. There are many products rodenticides in different forms: liquid, granules, blocks, etc.. Their effectiveness varies from one to another, but always be more effective slow acting those products. An example are the rodenticides, rat poison, anticoagulants. This product affects the blood coagulation resulting in the death of the rodent bait far, and therefore, without the rest of the animal arrives at death associated with the presence of said bait. Some products of this type are: Brodifacoum and Flocoumafen. Baits should be placed in the walkways, driveways usually busy, and anywhere near nesting.

EXTERMINATE Rats and Mice



We used warfarin sometimes a poison that kills rats, but for genetic reasons some are resistant to the substance and after being exposed to it survive, multiply and transmit that gene to other generations. Therefore be investigated in new substances that rats do not generate this resistance.

Rats have a negative responsiveness to unfamiliar foods.

To control pests is very useful to use snap traps and glue boards baited helping to exterminate rodents. The bait mousetraps are made permanent with anticoagulant baits, begin to take effect from the 4th day, but from ingest the bait there is a loss of vitality perceived movements in rats. These products contain the trap are less harmful to humans (children) and pets, toxicity is related to the weight of consuming it, are made with a bitter substance that makes it unacceptable for humans, leading a special ink that stains the mucus of children and pets in case of ingestion is discovered visually and combat with vitamin K. 

 The trap of glue boards continuous tray adhesive is a non-toxic, rat where the tread is retained, may be used in bait depositing half of the tray. Place the trap on the road regularly used by or near rodent nests or mousetraps. It is known that in some places, Rats tend to drag their food into the corners, where they eat, they are forced priming points.

 Is important to ward off rats eliminating sources of food and garbage inside the home, pet store food and seeds in airtight plastic and hard. Put screens on windows and doors open normally, whenever mansard roofs are not allowed to plant vines or trees access to the roof.

Keep the house clean



The average profile of the client requesting the services of pest control companies corresponds mostly to young women living in cities. They are more concerned with household disinfection, especially if they are pregnant or have young children.

Dogs, cats or other pets are prone to attack by fleas, ticks and chiggers. Use specific shampoos, collars change regularly so assiduous or mow the bushes and lawn are effective remedies to prevent pests. The food and animal feed must be packed in tightly closed metal containers stored at some point and never outdoors.

To prevent pests should take extra hygiene measures, ventilate the house, throwing spoiled food or expired and not leave food scraps on countertops or scattered around the house. It should also observe the waste accumulation areas, weeds or debris near the home and give notice to the cleaning services to be picked up.

Tips to keep the house clean
To prevent pests must be taken to keep the house clean, neat and airy. To do this, at least once a month, should do a thorough cleaning.

A house is not a store, so it is convenient to throw everything that is not used or not used.
Save boxes clothes, shoes, books and other supplies that are not used often.

Pass the vacuuming and dusting every corner (baseboards, door frames, lamps, curtains, carpets, and even mattresses) to kill the mites.

Clean the glass windows and mopping the floors.

Disinfect with diluted bleach baths (especially, the toilet and bathtub) and kitchen (with special attention to the oven, the microwave and the hood).

Empty the refrigerator and clean it thoroughly inside (shelves, racks and freezer) with warm water and mild soap.

Key actions for eliminate a pest



Disinfection

Sanitation is a technique to destroy pathogens (bacteria, virus and fungi) by spraying and spraying chemicals. This is to maintain the levels of microbial contamination within the limits considered acceptable from the point of view of health.

The household disinfection is often chemical agents that are toxic to microorganisms, but have minimal impact to humans and the environment. Microdifusor by an apparatus, the disinfectant is emitted fragmented into very small droplets which are distributed uniformly through all the points of the house.

Disinsection
Disinfection companies gradually replace chemical pesticides (biocides) by other methods with equal effectiveness, but low impact on the environment and health. Disinsection aims to eliminate insects, for which we must take into account several factors:

Recognize the type of arthropod.
Determine their distribution, life history, behavior and estimate their density.
Choosing a specific pesticide and perform the treatment at the place where the pest is more sensitive.
Always attempts to use the least amount of chemical insecticide to kill insect pests and, if possible, and gels are used pheromone traps, with respect to the environment and the health of people.

Deratting

Before treatment, the homes are subjected to detailed inspection to find possible ways of entry of rodents. The aims deratting removing rats and mice from a particular place to minimize the impact on the man. It can be understood from two different aspects:

Deratting passive defense is the technique that prevents rodents enter, live and proliferate in the home.
The active rodent control: integrated by physical, chemical and biological. Your goal is to control rodent populations.

Eliminate a pest at home



Disinfection can save considerable time healthcare costs, economic and environmental

Pest, disease-carrying

All pests are potential contaminants and, in many cases, can transmit diseases to the inhabitants of a house. A clogged drain, a bad crack sealed , accumulation of garbage and spoiled food or poor hygiene are often the gateway for insects and rodents from entering the home . If you consider that these animals carry in your digestive tract, skin and paws, pathogenic, which may be deposited on food and everyday objects, the risk to the health of the people is more than evident.

A clogged drain or a poorly sealed crack can be the gateway of insects and rodents
In a globalized society, where physical boundaries are no obstacle to the expansion of harmful species, it is essential to control pests effectively. Increased tourism and international trade liberalization in recent years have allowed many pathogens crossing continents as easily as people. The work of companies disinfection and pest control is critical because timely action can save substantial healthcare costs, economic and environmental.

How to act

Professionals in the field of disinfection of houses argue that to achieve the effectiveness of a pest control must take into account three aspects:

They should make a diagnosis of the area affected by the pest to identify and classify the species to be fighting.

They have to identify the factors conducive to their development and inspecting critical control points.
We need to establish the necessary remedial measures:

Physical measures to prevent the entry of insects and rodents and an optimal level of cleanliness to prevent the spread of the pest.

Biological measures: use products that ensure biological pest control.

Chemical measures: use different compounds which are chosen according to the characteristics of the surface in question, the plague that is to combat the conditions of temperature and moisture, etc.

Rules to prevent pests at home



Ants and their sweet tooth 
The most common species, the garden ant, not usually carry diseases. Anyway, as it is impossible to know where they've been looking for food before going into our kitchens, it is important to follow a series of steps to prevent their walks pantry. We should note that most ants come into our homes in search of food, attracted by the sweet, therefore we must avoid letting them leeway to get it. This is achieved by covering all food, cleaning up any spills immediately or leftover food and especially well by sealing garbage bags. Furthermore, it must collect food scraps from pets end up as dinner. 

Bedbugs move using our pockets 
This pest is becoming a major problem in many developed countries, given their rapid expansion and difficult treatment. Your access to homes is usually produced using clothing or furniture inside as transportation, so we must take special care not to facilitate their movement. Another of the most common ways to sneak into our homes is through the cavities that may be on the wall or the floor. So, the neighbor has bedbugs will have to be very careful and avoid letting any gaps that invite to enter. 

Cockroaches, carry disease 
This is one of the most common pests in homes and also may cause more diseases like salmonella, gastroenteritis, typhoid fever or asthma. As if this were not enough, emit an unpleasant smell that contaminates food and objects with which it comes in contact. 

His playing is so fast and resist both the need to act as swiftly as possible to prevent it from colonizing everything. First, seal all holes well that may be a gateway to home for these insects. But if there is one in the best way to kill them is to prevent access to food or water. So, it will be convenient to store food in airtight plastic containers, clean any food and be careful with storing dirty clothes. 

Recipes to clean the house without chemicals



While the companies that manufacture cleaning products denials, several studies have suggested a connection between these products and certain health problems . So many people prefer to buy organic or green, but unfortunately these tend to cost more money and sometimes do not perform well. But cleaning does not have to be toxic or expensive: almost the whole house can be cleaned (and disinfected) with three or four common and inexpensive ingredients.

Floors
Dissolve three tablespoons of baking soda in two quarts of warm water. Add half a cup of vinegar and two teaspoons of pine essential oil. The combination of vinegar and baking soda is disinfectant and pine essential oil. If you need an antifungal solution, you can also add a teaspoon of essential oil of citronella and other essential oil of lavender . If you find it more convenient, you can make a larger quantity to bottle the mixture, you can save up to three months in a cool dark place. Shake the mixture well before using. The amounts of oil can be adjusted to your tastes, keeping at least 10 drops of each.


Bath and shower
Use the same mixture as flooring. To wash a tub or shower tiles moldy, wet the surface with the floor cleaner and then cover it with baking soda or borax, leave a few minutes and scrub with a sponge or brush.

Windows
Instead of buying a chemical cleaner for windows in your house, you can use water and sheets of newspaper. Dip a piece of newspaper and scrub the glass, then dry it with another sheet of dry newspaper.

If the glass is very soiled, you can use a sponge with soap or baking soda and water and then clean with newspaper.

Domestic natural pest control - Rat



Thoroughly clean the spaces where you keep the food as cabinets or stores. Also keep spaces clean under the stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, etc.. Keep garbage in tightly covered jars, if you feed birds or pet store it in containers that can be tightly sealed. Wash the dishes (including the pets) and kitchen surfaces (bar, stove, sink) before bedtime to get everything clean, so food is not tempting for roaches and mice, which are nocturnal. Pulling a little sugar or honey in the day, clean it immediately to avoid attracting ants, flies, wasps and other bugs that look sweet things.

In places with very high or low temperatures, insects and rodents can also enter your home looking for a more comfortable place where not too hot or cold.

Sella well your home, so you eliminate the places where they can get insects and rodents. That can be quite difficult, considering the size of ants, for example, and the fact that a mouse can fit through a hole an inch or less. So it may be better to go to an expert to do it effectively.

Fleas and ticks - very difficult to avoid



Fleas and ticks - very difficult to avoid

Fleas and ticks are very difficult to avoid, because there are usually people standing outside the house, and they are very resistant to pesticides. If you have a pet, wash with soap and warm water can help fully immerse (leaving his head out of the water, of course!) For five minutes to drown the fleas, as well wash your neck, head and ears (flea treated reaching the head because it is out of the water.) then dry it well and spray with an infusion of rosemary, citronella, or eucalyptus. To make the tea, you can use fresh or dried leaves, or not having access to the plant, you can add five drops of essential oil of any of these plants to a pint of warm water.

During flea season, hopes the house frequently and do not forget to wash your pet bed.

Mosquitos / Mosquito - installing insect screen



Apart from installing insect screen, you can use citronella candles for mosquitoes not anywhere near the area. For the skin, there are several types of natural repellents you can buy, if you want something very strong can use creams for muscle pain as Tiger Balm (Tiger Balm) whose main ingredients are camphor and menthol. Eye! Do not use these creams on the face or other sensitive areas. Always follow the product directions.

To prevent mosquito breeding, prevents water from pooling around your house. Remove the containers and plastic bags , tires, buckets and other surfaces that can be filled with water from rain or dew. Keep the things you need in a roof or put them upside down so they do not collect water, what is garbage to be thrown away or buried, if for some reason this is impossible, can pierce to drain the water.

Flies - invasion of flies in the yard



The best way to prevent flies and mosquitoes in the house is to install mesh screens on the doors and windows and ensure that this does not have holes. To treat an invasion of flies in the yard can use a trap. There are several styles that you can get at hardware stores or supermarkets, or you can make a homemade trap. The simplest is made ​​by cutting strips of recycled paper (can be paper, notebook paper, paper gift , etc.) and brushing with honey or syrup.

Another option is to cut the neck of a soda bottle, invert to form a funnel into the bottle and stick well, leaving something sweet in the bottle (you can leave some of the same drink.) So flies enter through the funnel but can not find the exit. If you do not like seeing all the dead flies that accumulate in the bottle, you can paint the bottom half of the bottle of black or other opaque paint used. It is important to let the top unpainted because flies fly into the light. If you paint the entire bottle, the light will only part out!

Domestic natural pest control specific strategies - Ants



The ants forage individually and when they find release special chemicals to attract and guide other ants. So if you have an invasion of ants is very useful to clean all surfaces where they were going to clear the chemical traces they left behind.

If you know where they are going but you can not cover it, you can apply various oils or powders that repel ants. For example, these insects shun talcum powder, laundry soap, or cayenne pepper (cayenne Watch as eye irritation!) You can also spray the surface where they are going with fresh garlic or juice lemon, leaving a shell of the same time.

In certain seasons (spring and fall mainly when just going to change the climate) ants are large-scale removals. This may seem worrisome, because suddenly you can see millions of ants crawling up the wall or floor, inside or outside the house. But these are times when you should you worry less. Let pass, most likely not be in an hour not a single sign that they were there. If you disturb the worse, because they can lose their way and end up settling in your house, what besides attacking approach them! If you find you are staying at home, the easiest way to eradicate them is to use the vacuum.

Pest control - specific strategies for Cockroaches


It is said that when you die all other species on the planet, the cockroaches will live ... Although they are nasty and annoying, the worst thing you can do with cockroaches is to apply chemical insecticides. Cockroaches reproduce constantly, a habit that makes them very adaptable to changes in their environment, including poisons. Some people would say that the war against cockroaches is one that simply can not be won. Regardless if they are right or not, it is best to enter the battle with weapons that at least do not hurt you or your family.

Ask a roach trap: Put a piece of raw potato in a glass bottle (if she had milk, juice, soft drink or something else equally sticky, the better.) Grease the inside of the bottle neck for that cockroaches can enter but not exit .

Make balls cockroach repellents: wearing gloves, make a mixture of boric acid, flour , sugar and beer. Form balls and leave them in places where you've seen roaches. Proportions do not matter much, only that boric acid should be the main ingredient.

Apply boric acid powder or paste: Apply a very thin layer (barely visible) in places where cockroaches hide like under the stove, refrigerator and dishwasher. Serves not apply in larger quantities. Boric acid is a strong acid and therefore should not be used on food preparation surfaces or places within the reach of children. You can buy it at a hardware store or some supermarkets.


What is annoying to have an invasion of insects in the house! Fortunately, there are both old and new strategies to eliminate these pests home. Here is a collection of methods to get rid of cockroaches, ants, flies, mosquitoes, moths and fleas without using chemicals or insecticides.


If other strategies do not work, there are chemical traps for cockroaches. These products contain toxic but the way they minimize the possibility of contact with pets, children and adults. These traps are a tiny charolitas with stones that are toxic to cockroaches. They get under the sink, stove, refrigerator, etc.. and is much better than using an insecticide general.