Protect your family with Pest Control Services

Why Eradicating Pests are Important?
Pests are unwanted plants, animals, insects, germs and other organisms that interfere with
human activity. They may bite, destroy food crops, damage property or otherwise make our
lives more difficult. Effective pest control requires some knowledge about the various pests
and how harmful they can be.
Common pests in Australia
1. Termites
Termites are Australia’s most destructive pests causing an average damage worth
$7,000 to $8,000 to a home. And 1 in 4 Australian homes will have termites in their
lifetime. Termites which are usually called as ‘white ants’ live in colonies and are a
collection of different individuals with specific functions or tasks.
2. Mice
House mice are active all the year nesting in warm, quiet places like lofts or cavity walls.
They constantly gnaw, damage furnishes and chew on packaging to access food and
have been responsible for enormous losses of food. They are known to spread disease
and have caused enormous losses of human life.
3. Cockroaches
Cockroaches like to live in warm homes, kitchens and wall cavities. They often come out
after dark and feed on any type of food.
4. Wasps
Wasps can become a problem in your garden and can enter homes too. Large wasp
nests contain over 25,000 wasps. They can be found in lofts, walls cavities, trees,
bushes and underground. Although all wasps have the ability to sting people, they

generally only use their sting to paralyse or kill their prey. However it is important to note
that wasps will attack to defend their nests when intruded upon.
5. Moths
Moths can be a real nuisance in the home. They lay eggs on natural clothing and
damage by eating clothes, carpets, upholstery and can be very destructive.
6. Bed Bugs
Contrary to their name, bed bugs feed on human blood and can be very difficult to
control as they spread quickly. If unable to reach humans, bed bugs will feed on warm
blooded animals like birds, rodents and pets.
7. Ants
Ants enter homes in search of foods and their nests are often located in lawns, warm,
dry soil and under paving. They are social insects that live in more or less permanent
nests and their colony sizes may vary enormously.
8. Spiders
Australia has the world’s most deadly spiders. Although they are beneficial in keeping
flies and mosquitoes to a minimum, they may pose a risk to family.
Diseases Transmitted by Household Pests
‣ Salmonellosis
If the food in the home gets infected by rodent faeces, chances are that the members of
the family are going to contract salmonellosis which is a type of bacterial food poisoning,
usually marked by gastroenteritis.
‣ Leptospirosis

Also known as Weil’s disease, this type of disease is transmitted to humans by contact
with the urine of the infected animals. It is highly infectious and is characterized by
jaundice and fever.
‣ Tapeworm
Tapeworm is one of the most dangerous yet common diseases spread from household
pests to humans. They stay in the intestines of vertebrates and make them extremely
sick.
‣ Favus
Favus happens to be an extremely contagious skin disease found in humans as well as
numerous domestic fowl and animals which is caused by a fungus. All species of
rodents carry diseases which can be transmitted to humans and even common pets like
dogs and cats may be affected.
So, if you find any of these pests in your residence, immediately contact a pest control services
to ensure your family’s wellness.