How pest control services deal with different types of pests

Pests may seem harmless at first glance, but they can pose a threat to your home by spreading viruses and disease, biting your electricity cables and making your home unsanitary.

Keeping your home pest-free is important for many reasons. For one, nobody likes the jittery thought of having unsuspecting creepy crawlies invading their home; or worse - having a cockroach crawl up their face when they are asleep at night.

Besides, pest control can also be a preventive measure to reduce the chances of contagious vector-borne diseases such as typhoid disease among others.

If you are considering a pest control service for the first time, you may wonder what to expect from the initial visit from the team. Once you are informed, the process will be much easier and less worrisome as the process takes place.

We’ve compiled a list explaining the 5 types of pests found in Malaysian homes and what to expect from a pest control service for each category should you hire one.

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5 most commonly found pests in Malaysian homes

Once you’ve identified a pest in your home, it is crucial to take the next step to call in a professional to eradicate its source. Even if you’ve discovered just one cockroach or a few ants in your living area, there’s a good chance more are lurking underneath or living within the very walls of your home itself!

Here are the most common pest infestations in Malaysian homes:

Bedbugs

Bedbugs are small, oval, brownish insects that live on the blood of animals or humans. Being flightless as well, these little critters can hide and scatter in every crevice. However, itchy bites, blood stains, and dark faecal matter on your sheets are telltale signs of their presence.

What Professionals Do:

To minimise the chances of any infestation, multiple inspections are key. Pest control professionals will start by identifying hotspots like mattresses and small cracks that may contain nymphs (newborn bedbugs) and adult ones. Thus, the first stage of chemical treatment begins by sifting out such areas. They then proceed to kill off any survivors and new hatchlings with subsequent treatments to reduce any chances of re-infestation. Bearing in mind that bedbugs take 5 days to hatch under conducive conditions, a holistic chemical treatment plus consistent monitoring will prove to be effective.

Termites/White Ants

Swift to multiply to cause rapid damage to properties, these destructive little creatures will cause a huge burden to your home - and pocket. If you don’t do something about them, you’ll probably find hundreds - or even thousands more lurking beneath unsuspecting places.

What Professionals Do:

Broken wooden furnishing and hollow walls are the easiest ways to inspect whether there is a termite infestation. Nonetheless, a trained termite control professional will learn the layout of the property and target the colonies invading potential points of entry.  To ensure none escapes, bait stations are structured around these entry points to eliminate termites swiftly and effectively. These termite baiting systems can range from liquid termiticides to containing active ingredients like Fipronil or Terminix.

Cockroaches

It’s hard to imagine a place without cockroaches sneaking around. Elusive to many, they can appear in the cleanest of environments and live a month without food and a week without water. The word ‘cockroach’ itself is synonymous to being gross for many households and potentially cause allergies and food poisoning with their droppings alone.

What Professionals Do:

Gel baiting and residual chemical spraying are just one of many ways exterminators use to rid off these stubborn pests. Usually, these gels (indoxacarb & hydramethylon) and chemicals (boric acid) are formulated with other various insecticides to create a deadly combination known for killing several generations of cockroaches, as roaches transmit this poison by feeding on one another’s bodies and via its droppings.

Rats

News about foodborne illness outbreaks, fire hazards due to gnawed electrical cables and food crops severely dwindling lead to one common perpetrator: rats. The rat menace is historically fatal and known to bring all sorts of sickness. It is easy to understand why this is a guest nobody wants in their home.

What Professionals Do:

While traps and baits are the conventional methods for rodent control, it is not nearly as effective. This is because rats are known to take 2-3 days before the poison kicks in. To prevent unwanted and potential breeding sites, the "exclusion method" is used as an integral technique in a professional’s handbook. Sealing any holes while applying rodenticide (rat poison) are also used to safeguard the future of your home.

Ants

Ant workers (foragers) come inside through holes, cracks and gaps through the exterior of your home. Your best bet is to seal locations where wires, conduit and pipes enter the house. Though they are a harmless nuisance, ants can migrate their colonies to your refrigerators, electrical appliances and even live within the walls of your home.

What Professionals Do:

During your first visit, the technician will perform a comprehensive inspection and treatment for your home’s interior and exterior. An exterior treatment helps to create a perimeter to keep the ants out. A botanically-derived chemical insecticide known as Permethrin is then applied by exterminators around open gaps and crevices.

Price of pest control services in Malaysia

The cost of hiring a pest control professional in Malaysia is determined by several factors including the size and location of your property, type of pest, severity and the frequency of visits required by the professional.

Our service professionals will perform a thorough inspection, discuss recommended treatment options for individual situations and the processes to expect during the service.

To get an estimate price for pest control services from our experts, you can submit your requirements at Recommend.my. Our contractors will be happy to arrange a meeting to discuss your concerns and help you rectify them.