Rid Your Home of These 3 Invaders – Flies, Ants, Roaches

Except for rats, these three pests probably generate more fear, loathing, and disgust than any others found in the home. For roaches particularly, these reactions are justified, since they do transmit disease and trigger allergies and asthma. Ants and flies, too, can contaminate food.

House flies are major carriers of disease. They are known to transfer over 100 pathogens resulting in ailments, including typhoid, tuberculosis, cholera and dysentery. House flies collect these pathogens on their legs and mouths when feeding on faeces, trash and other decaying material.

House flies can be a real nuisance when they are flying around. But they can also transmit diseases, so it is important to get rid of them. House flies usually are found where humans are present. Larvae commonly develop in or near man-made sources of food and can be found in garbage, animal waste, culled fruits and vegetables, and spilled animal feed. 

The adult flies feed on a wide range of liquid waste but can eat solid foods,such as sugar. Flies found inside a building have entered from the outside in almost all cases. Therefore, barriers preventing access to the building are the first line of defense. 

Cracks around windows and doors where flies may enter should be sealed. Well-fitted screens will also limit their access to buildings. Outdoors, regular removal (at least once a week) and disposal of organic waste, including dog faeces, rotting fruit, and kitchen waste will reduce the attractiveness of the area to adult flies and limit their breeding sites. Garbage should not be allowed to accumulate and should be placed in plastic bags and held in containers with tight-fitting lids where feasible. Garbage should also be placed as far from a building entrance as is practicable. In general, poor exclusion and lack of sanitation are the major contributors to house fly problems..

Fly Stick

At RCIP Ltd we know that Stick fly paper or ribbons are effective at eliminating a few flies in relatively confined areas but, sanitation methods, along with screens to keep flies out of the home, should be sufficient.

Jumbo Fly stick is an effective way to control common houseflies and other flying insects indoors and out. It can be used in any room of the house, including food preparation areas or baby's room because it gives off no vapors. Effectively traps flies, mosquitoes, moths, gnats and other flying insects.

It shouldn’t be surprising if you see one or two ants in your home since they are the most common insect on earth numbering as many as 1 quad billion. Small numbers of ants are actually helpful because they clean up bits of organic matter which could serve as food for more problematic insects however If you see a line of ants marching across your kitchen counter, however, something is wrong.

Ant control can be difficult, but there are some things you should know about how ants’ behavior can lead to big headaches for you and your home. Ants may enter your house foraging for food or seeking shelter. Understanding the behaviour of ants will help you with the recommended pest control procedures outlined here. They enter through the smallest openings in search of either sweet based food or protein/grease based foods. Once they find a food source, ants will leave a pheromone trail for other ants to follow.

Ant Bait

To get your ant problem under control, you need to find the ant nest by following the trail. Inside a house, inspect along the carpet edges, doors, windows, and all areas of the kitchen. 

The easiest way to find a trail to the nest is to watch where ants go after reaching the food source. Then treat the nest directly if possible or use bait or non-repellent insecticide around the perimeter of the house and on the ant trails.

We recommend Hot Shot Ant Bait for your ant problems. Place the product adjacent to walls, electrical lines, potted plants, waste receptacles, sensitive electronic equipment, inside drop ceilings and wall voids anywhere ant problems occur. This product kills the queen and destroys the colony, starts killing in hours, keep ants from coming back, works up to 6 months indoors, and contains 4 child-resistant bait stations.

Other products which we have in stock for your ant problems are, Liquid Ant Bait Killer, Ant & Insect Crawling Control and household Insect Control, just to mention a few.

Cockroaches have established a reputation as one of the most annoying and persistent household insects. Cockroaches can carry disease, contaminate food, and induce allergies. They hide by day in cracks and crevices and feed at night on water and crumbs of food.

If more palatable food is not available, cockroaches will eat almost anything, including items not normally considered food, such as wallpaper paste, envelope glue, and bar soap. Most prefer warm, moist areas such as kitchens and bathrooms or near washing machines, sinks, and hot water heaters.

Roach Prufe

Cockroaches can wreak havoc on your home. To win the war in cockroach control, you need to know that they reproduce quickly. For every one you see there can be many, many more hiding and multiplying behind your walls. They can enter your home in many different ways, from the outside through cracks and crevices, vents, sewer and drain pipes. We even bring them in on products like grocery bags, boxes, purses and on our person! And did you know the debris created by cast-off cockroach skins, dead bodies and droppings can aggravate allergies, especially in children and sensitive individuals?

Cockroaches are better at hiding than you are at finding them. We know Roach Prufe will get rid of them. Treat the perimeter of the house inside on every wall and lightly dust the inside of the each cabinet and put a layer in the floor vents. It will take several days before you stop seeing roaches, but it works very well to control them for a long period of time.

Combat Source Kill Max

We also recommend Combat Source Kill Max. With this product roaches die in the open so you can see that it is working. It is the only brand to control roaches for 6 months due to the fastest non-detectable active ingredient - Fipronil that kills roaches by touch or ingestion.  You can put it in cracks so no problems with kids and pets. It does attract roaches. I put a bead and soon 4-5 roaches gathered for a bait fest. They don't seem to die immediately. You can put it all over the house in cracks and crevices. Next day they seemed to have ingested a lot of the beads since many of those beads in high traffic areas just vanished.

Keeping your home free of flies, ants and roaches can be accomplished using the products mentioned above. Come down to Rayneau, We've got it! And free your home of these invaders.

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