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11 March 2013

Don’t share your home with pests this summer

Written by BenH
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Keep your kitchen clean to avoid pestsThe summer has just started in India. Increased temperatures also mean that the cold blooded insect pests will be able to reproduce and propagate much faster. The most common pests that live and breed in and around the house are cockroaches, rodents, ants, mosquitoes and flies. Here are a few tips to prevent your home being run over by pests this summer.

Apart from being irritating, many pests pose great threats as they transmit large number of diseases. Cockroach allergens as an example are a main source for asthma in children. Rats have week bladders and urinate freely, even when feeding. Their urine however often contains the pathogens for the Weil’s disease, outbreaks of which are especially common during monsoons.

The number one rule to remember when dealing with pests is that prevention is always better than cure. Pests usually come into the house for food, water and shelter, which form the survival triangle for any pests. Pest control experts advice to cut off any one element of the survival triangle to keep your house free of pests. Food sources can be the garbage disposal areas, or unwashed dishes kept overnight. Even few bread crumbs left over on the table can be a party for the cockroaches.

It is important to keep a very high sanitation level in our house. If you make it a habit to follow a few simple routines and guidelines, you can easily keep your house a pest free place. The following are important points to keep the pests at bay:

  • Make sure that the area is always kept clean of food residues by sweeping, and wiping.
  • Make sure that there are no spilled food items and that all dishes are immediately cleaned after eating.
  • Remove the garbage regularly – otherwise you might be feeding the pests.
  • Seal cracks & crevices. The pests love resting in these places
  • Make sure your house is always kept dry.
  • Be aware that pests are harmful for your health. Spread the awareness.
  • If you spray and try to eliminate the pests you see, you are just addressing the tip of the iceberg. Unless you attack the colony or the nest, the pests will be back in no time.
  • Seek professional help early before the pest infestations go out of control.

Paying attention to these simple precautions will help you in keeping your home pest free.

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BenH

I joined the Indian arm of Rentokil in October 2008 and am based in Bangalore. The question I get most being a foreigner in India is: “Why India?” The answer is that I really like India, for its diversity and sheer energy it exudes. Rentokil on the other hand was a company that I was really interested in working for. So, Rentokil India was killing two birds with a stone and I have not regretted it since. I have spent some time working in Malaysia, on a butterfly farm, mainly breeding insects. I know it sounds like a contradiction to pest control, but trust me there is definitely more to insects than only pests. I have to admit that I am a bit freaked out by cockroaches at times, especially, when I once realized under a shower that the large American cockroaches can fly. Outside work, my hobbies are macro-photography, mostly of insects, trekking and travelling.

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