Overcoming Pest Infestations with Avalon Services
What is pest infestation? Pest infestation refers to the uncontrolled spread and rapid growth of pest populations in a home or business. Pests like ants, cockroaches, bed bugs, termites, and rodents invade structures in search of food, water, and shelter. Given conducive conditions, they can breed exponentially, contaminate surfaces, damage property, and transmit diseases. Controlling pest infestation requires professional pest control services to inspect, identify, and treat the problem using targeted solutions.
At Avalon Services, our pest management experts use eco-friendly methods to eliminate infestations and prevent future occurrences. We conduct thorough inspections to understand pest entry points, habits, and degree of infestation before creating customised treatment plans.
Overview of Pests
Here is an in-depth look at some common pests we treat.
Ants
Ants gain entry from outdoor colonies in search of food and moisture. Common ant species like Carpenter ants burrow into wood, causing structural damage. Some warning signs of ant infestations are frantic movements on walls, ants marching in lines, and small piles of coarse sawdust below a wood, indicating carpenter ant activity. Ants leave a pheromone trail that attracts other ants to food sources.
Our ant treatments focus on tracing ants back to nests and destroying them at the source. We also spray targeted pesticide barriers around entry points and use baits with slow-acting poisons. For carpenter ants, we inject insecticides directly into galleries and suggest replacing damaged wood and making structural improvements. We follow up to ensure ant colonies are eliminated completely.
Bed bugs
Bed bugs are small wingless insects that hide and feed on human blood at night. They infest beds, bedding, furniture, and clothing and spread between homes easily via luggage, purses, second-hand furniture, and more. Bed bugs insert a painless bite that turns into an itchy welt later. Networks of dark brown spots from dried blood and bed bug droppings indicate infestations.
We use a combination of steam, freezing, pesticides, encasements, and traps that target all bed bug life stages. Steaming penetrates hiding spots to kill bugs and eggs instantly. Freezing also eliminates them. Pesticides provide residual control on potential harborages. We provide disciplined follow-up visits to ensure complete elimination. Our meticulous process gives lasting relief from bed bug problems.
Cockroaches
Cockroaches prefer warm and humid crevices in kitchens, bathrooms, basements, attics, and sewers. They breed rapidly and travel through drains and vents between properties. Cockroaches contaminate food, cooking utensils, and surfaces by regurgitating stomach contents and defecating. Some signs of roaches are dark specks from droppings, egg cases, and foul odour.
We use gel baits, growth regulators, insecticide dusts, and sprays to kill cockroaches. Gel baits work slower but effectively eliminate nests and hidden roaches. Insect growth regulators prevent nymphs from moulting into adults. We also caulk and seal cracks, install door sweeps, and address moisture issues that allow roaches to thrive. Our cockroach treatments provide long-term control.
Flies
Flies enter homes and businesses through small openings and gaps. They breed in rotting organic material like garbage bins, compost piles, drains, and animal waste. Flies regurgitate onto food and transmit bacteria like Salmonella, E.coli, Shigella, etc. They are a major nuisance around eateries and food processing sites.
Our fly control focuses on locating and eliminating breeding sources, installing fly screens, using light traps, and applying insecticides. We remove trash, standing water, and decaying matter that allow flies to multiply. Fly light traps attract and capture flies. Insecticides and flying insect foggers kill adult flies on contact. Our fly treatments reduce flies in industrial, commercial, and residential sites.
MOSQUITOES
Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water found around homes and businesses. They bite, leaving itchy and painful marks. Mosquitoes transmit dangerous diseases like malaria, dengue, Zika virus, yellow fever, and more. Common breeding grounds are flower pots, puddles, clogged drains and gutters, birdbaths, old tires, etc.
Our mosquito control focuses on removing breeding sites, applying larvicides to water bodies, fogging, misting, and using traps. We drain stagnant water or add larvicides to kill larvae before they turn into biting adults. Outdoor fogging and misting quickly reduce adult mosquito populations. Mosquito traps draw and capture mosquitoes around properties. Our mosquito treatments make outdoor areas safe to use again.
Rodents
Like mice and rats, rodents enter structures through the smallest holes and gaps in foundations and walls. They contaminate food, spread diseases, and damage insulation, wood, and electrical wiring. Warning signs are droppings, chew marks, gnawed holes, squeaking noises, and foul odours. Rodents reproduce rapidly so early control is key.
Our rodent control involves sealing entry points, setting traps and bait stations, applying repellents, and removing existing rodents. We use tamper-resistant bait boxes and rodenticides that safely kill rats and mice. For heavy infestations, we may use fumigation. We also decontaminate and deodorise areas soiled by rodent droppings and urine. Our methods create rodent-proof structures for long-term relief.
Termites
Termites eat wood, paper, and other cellulose material, causing severe structural damage. Warning signs include mud tubes over foundation walls, hollow sounds when wood tapping, and crumbling drywall. Dampwood termites thrive in moist wood while Drywood termites infest dry, sound wood.
Our termite control involves liquid soil treatment, wood treatment via drilling and injection, termite baits, and structural modifications. Soil treatment creates a protective barrier that kills termites tunnelling to wood from nests underground. Wood treatment targets existing colonies inside wood. Bait systems allow termites to carry slow-acting poisons back to the colony and queen. Our integrated termite treatments provide comprehensive protection.
How Avalon Services Can Help
Our licenced specialists take a comprehensive approach to pest control.
We thoroughly examine your property to identify problem areas and the extent of any infestation. This allows us to customise the right solution.
We thoroughly examine your property to identify problem areas and the extent of any infestation. This allows us to customise the right solution.
We schedule follow-up visits to monitor results and reapply treatments if needed. This ensures complete eradication of pests.
We address conditions in the property that allow pests to thrive, such as cracks, clutter, and moisture. Our prevention tips help keep pests away long-term.
We stand behind our pest control services and guarantee your satisfaction. If pests return between scheduled visits, we will address them at no extra charge.