How do I need to prepare my home for a flying insect control treatment?

We do not require any moving of furniture for standard treatments, and residents may stay home during treatment (unless otherwise advised by the technician).

For families with unborn or newborn babies, we recommend minimising exposure to any pesticide that you may come into contact with. So, if there are any sprays applied inside the home, we recommend you vacate the home during the treatment.

For pet owners, we recommend removing the animal/s from the area being treatment. Dogs and cats we recommend removing any food or water bowls before the service and then replacing the bowls after the service is completed and any products used have dried. If there is a treatment to be carried out to the exterior of the home, the ideal would be if the animal can be moved to a neighbour or friends property whilst the treatment is being carried out, if that is not possible then place the animal in the garage or laundry whilst the exterior is being treated. The animal can be returned outside once the products used have dried (3-4 hours dependent upon weather conditions). For more information in regards to other pets (reptiles, fish, rodents etc.), please visit our FAQ page.

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How do flying insect inspections work?

Flying insects include flies, mosquitoes, and wasps. Our technicians are happy to come to your property and locate the nest and/or breeding site of the flying insect. The technician will be on the lookout for any possible breeding sites, entry points and species of flying insect. For fly inspections, a great aid would be an example of the flying insect. After a thorough inspection, the technician will recommend certain flying insect control methods, easily done by residents/property owners. Then, the treatment can finally commence. 

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What methods are used to control flying insects?

For wasps, we apply a dust application or liquid pesticide might be needed, depending on where the hive or nest is situated. The best time for chemical application is usually early in the morning or early in the evening when the bees or wasps are least active.

• Nests and hives should usually be destroyed in order to eliminate the dangers they pose. Never attempt to do this alone, however, as it is highly dangerous and could result in death if not handled correctly. Only a professional pest control technician should do it.
• Your pest control technician will spray the hive or nest with insecticide in order to kill the wasps, following which the nest or hive will be burnt and then taken away.
• The best time to spray the insecticide is in the night when the wasps have gone back to the hive and are not active.

For mosquitoes, we can apply a residual ‘barrier’ treatment. This treatment targets the resting place of mosquitoes. We can also provide an environmentally friendly treatment targeting larvae in free water areas (e.g. ponds). Flies are a pervasive pest but are easily handled. Depending on the species of fly, our technician will use surface treatments, mist applications, biological treatments or baits. Their tendency to rest during the night means surface treatments are very effective for eradication. Our surface sprays can be applied where flies like to rest, while our baits can be used as an attractant. Biological treatments are also effective in controlling fly populations, particularly for nuisance flies like Ferment Flies, Phorid Flies and Drain Flies. However, the longevity of this treatment is shortly lived (only a day or two), so ongoing misting application treatments may be required to control nuisance fly infestations.

For all our flying insect control treatments, we recommend regularly scheduling inspections to ensure that the pest control methods are still effective. We also provide a premium solution for flying insects through electronic flying insect control units. To learn more about our units, please click the button below.

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