How To Combat Flying Insects This Summer
As the weather gradually improves and our thoughts turn to summer, flying insects are top of mind for pest-control professionals and many of their customers. Whether its wasps, bees, bluebottles or flying ants, this is the time of year to start preparing for the annual invasion of these annoying, persistent - and occasionally dangerous - insects.
Wasps and bees
People react differently to being stung by a bee or a wasp; some are barely affected while others can suffer considerable pain and swelling in the sting area. A small number of individuals are allergic to stings and, in some cases, can suffer potentially-fatal anaphylactic shock if medical treatment isn't sought immediately.
If you discover a bees' or wasps' nest in your home, workplace, garden or shed, it is strongly recommended that you do not attempt to remove or destroy it yourself. Call a professional wasp nest control(er) immediately: they will survey the affected area and remove the nest safely, efficiently and completely.
Flies
Flies spread contamination with their legs and bodies as they move from their feeding grounds to food and food-preparation areas. Flies can only ingest liquids, so they spit out saliva on solid foods to pre-digest it and then suck it in. They also vomit out partially-digested food and eat it again.
An effective way to keep flies where they belong - i.e. outdoors - is through the deployment of fly screens and fly-control units. Since open windows and doors are a direct invitation to flying insects, fly screens - which are custom fitted to building entry/exit points - are the first line of all types of flying insect control in the home and workplace. They deny flies easy access to your premises and prevent them from contaminating food and work surfaces, whilst at the same time allowing adequate ventilation and daylight.
Fly units, which can be free standing or wall mounted, can cover any area from 20 to 60 square metres depending on the model in question, and are another highly effective means of keeping your home or workplace fly free.
Flying ants
Flying ants are, in fact, sexually active males and females of the black garden-ant variety that have been waiting all summer for the ideal moment - i.e. warm and dry weather - to perform their so-called "nuptial" flight. Once these ants begin to fly, other ants detect their chemical smell and join them. The swarms last all day.
There is no specific treatment against flying ants - a good professional pest controller will go straight to the source of the problem: the ant nest, which is usually located underneath patio stones, flagstones, in cavity walls or old tree stumps.
While there"s no shortage of DIY materials on the market to combat flying insects, there will be occasions where only the intervention of a trained and qualified professional pest controller will be required. In such instances, the long-term benefits of a fly-less kitchen, a nest-less attic or an ant-less patio far outweigh the short-term (and usually modest) cost of retaining the services of an expert pest-control pro.
Wasps and bees
People react differently to being stung by a bee or a wasp; some are barely affected while others can suffer considerable pain and swelling in the sting area. A small number of individuals are allergic to stings and, in some cases, can suffer potentially-fatal anaphylactic shock if medical treatment isn't sought immediately.
If you discover a bees' or wasps' nest in your home, workplace, garden or shed, it is strongly recommended that you do not attempt to remove or destroy it yourself. Call a professional wasp nest control(er) immediately: they will survey the affected area and remove the nest safely, efficiently and completely.
Flies
Flies spread contamination with their legs and bodies as they move from their feeding grounds to food and food-preparation areas. Flies can only ingest liquids, so they spit out saliva on solid foods to pre-digest it and then suck it in. They also vomit out partially-digested food and eat it again.
An effective way to keep flies where they belong - i.e. outdoors - is through the deployment of fly screens and fly-control units. Since open windows and doors are a direct invitation to flying insects, fly screens - which are custom fitted to building entry/exit points - are the first line of all types of flying insect control in the home and workplace. They deny flies easy access to your premises and prevent them from contaminating food and work surfaces, whilst at the same time allowing adequate ventilation and daylight.
Fly units, which can be free standing or wall mounted, can cover any area from 20 to 60 square metres depending on the model in question, and are another highly effective means of keeping your home or workplace fly free.
Flying ants
Flying ants are, in fact, sexually active males and females of the black garden-ant variety that have been waiting all summer for the ideal moment - i.e. warm and dry weather - to perform their so-called "nuptial" flight. Once these ants begin to fly, other ants detect their chemical smell and join them. The swarms last all day.
There is no specific treatment against flying ants - a good professional pest controller will go straight to the source of the problem: the ant nest, which is usually located underneath patio stones, flagstones, in cavity walls or old tree stumps.
While there"s no shortage of DIY materials on the market to combat flying insects, there will be occasions where only the intervention of a trained and qualified professional pest controller will be required. In such instances, the long-term benefits of a fly-less kitchen, a nest-less attic or an ant-less patio far outweigh the short-term (and usually modest) cost of retaining the services of an expert pest-control pro.
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