Pest Control: The Equipment

Remember that you handle chemicals that can risk your health

Pest control work may seem simple for people who see it as a natural activity. They don't take into account that household products can work to prevent, but if the situation with small insects or animals gets out of control, not even the deadliest products they could buy at a nearby market will solve the problem. Extermination experts use specialized products and equipment for this task, which can pose a hazard due to the toxicity of the chemicals used and the type of animal causing the problem.

An easy job? Not at all. Getting rid of vermin requires knowledge and use of the necessary materials. In today's blog, ITerminate shows you all the elements that a real pest control expert uses to help you identify the best ones in the field.

Pest Control Equipment

Safety Equipment: To carry out the fumigation work that pest control requires, it is necessary to use several elements to protect the body and face. The safety equipment may consist of respirator masks or disposable respirator masks to filter out particulates from the air; chemical gloves to protect hands; safety goggles for the eyes; coveralls with hood and booties or professional bee suits.

Sprayers: This is one of the most common methods of applying insecticides to plants and crops. It is a machine consisting of a pump, tank, lance, and nozzle. This device transforms a mixture of pesticide with water or fertilizer into drops that are forced to come out through the spray nozzle.

Dusters: This is one of the safest and most efficient ways to apply powder pesticides; one of the most common uses is in the application of ant pesticides. It is a machine of easy transport; it can be carried as a backpack, in hand or a quad, depending on the size. In general, they are intended to deliver dust and fine granular in hard-to-reach areas.

Fog machines: These are equipment of different sizes and capacity that emit a dense vapor similar to fog or smoke. They are used to apply fungicides, pesticides, disinfectants, among others. For pest control, the foggers deliver Ultra-Low Volume (ULV) droplets; droplets that due to their size are perfect to quickly disperse the product and eliminate pests and their diseases efficiently.

These are four essential elements that a pest control expert should possess. Its use, size and product used will depend on the location and severity and type of pest.

Remember that all these data are efficiently handled by people and companies specialized in this type of work. So if you have questions about how to use a pesticide, what damage it can cause, or if the home remedy is going to work, call ITerminate, an extermination company that, in addition to handling all pest control equipment, specializes in using environmentally friendly products. Be sure to follow them through their social networks and contact them for further information.

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Bed Bugs: Small Bugs That Make You Company in Bed

When you get home, wash all your travel clothes with boiling water.

Some people do not want to know anything about it, but it is necessary to learn about the tiny insects or animals that can that can put at risk your health and invade your bed. Some pests can attack at any time, so it is better to be prepared for a possible intrusion. One of the best ways is to be informed about the types of pests and know how to identify them. Today, at ITerminate you will discover everything you need to know about little blood addicts that can take your night's sleep away: bed bugs.

What is a bed bug?

Bed bugs are small oval insects that can measure over 4 mm. They are usually copper or brown and become redder after feeding on blood. In general, they are found in cracks, mattresses, sheets, clothing, baseboards, among other places. They can also be found in homes and hotels due to the constant flow of travelers and their luggage.

In an appropriate environment, these small insects can last about 300 days and lay 1 to 5 eggs per day. They are difficult to remove and find, although they are not as invisible as you might think.

How to detect them

Even though they are small, bed bugs, at least adults, can be identified by the human eye because of their apple seed-like size. Likewise, small bites on the skin after spending time in bed or on furniture are another way to detect them. Other ways to identify them are the skin traces left by young bed bugs when they shed, brown stains the left when they defecate, and the sweet and unpleasant smell they produce.

Bed bugs and diseases

Overall, bed bugs are not related to the transmission of any disease. It has been said that they may be responsible for the spread of diseases such as leprosy and cutaneous leishmaniasis, but there is still no hard evidence to support this theory. What is proven is the skin irritation that causes the bite. This one can leave large wheals, which then decrease in size and turn into red marks; and blister-like skin inflammations. In some cases, their bite can cause severe allergic reactions, in others, the injury may end up being infected.

Prevention

Once bed bugs reach your home, their eradication can become an odyssey. To avoid this, preventive measures must be taken. Here are some quick and easy suggestions to help you prevent this pest problem:

• Keep your home clean and tidy, so you can avoid these insects or detect them more easily.
• If possible, wash your clothes and bedding with the hottest temperature reasonable. Repeat this at the time of drying.
• Inspect your home with regularity. Search for furniture, beds, cracks, suitcases.
• When traveling, avoid placing suitcases and clothing on beds or floors. If the place has a luggage rack, use it. Keep the bag closed at all times.
• When returning from the trip, wash all your clothes with boiling water and dry it in the drying at high temperature.

Finally, if you find yourself in the presence of a bedbug plague, it is best to call an extermination service. There are always other alternatives to try to eliminate this type of epidemic, however, in most cases, the wisest thing is to turn to professionals such as ITerminate, a company specialized in exterminating pests in an eco-friendly way. To know more about them and all their services do not hesitate to contact them through their social networks and ask any questions you may have.

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Home Remedies to Eliminate Pests, Part II

A simple home remedy can be the most effective and least harmful solution.

At present, farmers and plant lovers join their passion and profession to the organic care of crops. The idea is to find natural and healthy solutions to protect plants and prevent pests from reaching your territories. Want to know more about home methods that will help you in cases of minor pest problems and prevent their growth? Today, ITerminate brings you more homemade repellents made of easy ingredients that will help you in your pest crusade!

Basil

Basil is considered a plant with many properties that can improve your health. It also serves to extend the life of plants, as it is a useful repellent and insecticide. A basil-based preparation can repel whiteflies and even aphids, moths and worms. To make this powerful repellent, you only have to crush the leaves and flowers of the basil with a mortar, take them to a container with water and let them macerate for a week. The resulting liquid will be your best ally against pests.

Netlle

Nettle is not only irritating to humans but also to specific pests. Besides being an excellent fertilizer, it also works as a pesticide against aphids; for its preparation, you only have to mix a handful of nettle leaves with 10 liters of water, let it rest for two to four days and finally separate the liquid from the leaves.

Lavender

Lavender is a plant that can attract insects, such as bees and butterflies, which are beneficial to other plants. However, it also serves to scare away other small insects, such as ants, that can destroy your garden. Adequate preparation is lavender leaves (300 grams) with a liter of water; you make an infusion with these ingredients and let it cool before spraying the plants.

Cow's milk

Believe it or not, this typical kitchen element is also used to combat certain pests such as fungus. In some cases it can be useful to just mix equal parts of water and milk and spray on plants with those annoying white fungus on their leaves. A similar mixture can also be prepared with water, milk and baking soda. Likewise, to combat insect eggs you can mix fresh milk with 4 cups of flour and 20 lt of water.

Tobacco

Tobacco can be as harmful to some pests as it is to us. A widespread use of tobacco is as a pesticide against red spider mite, aphid, and whitefly. The tobacco preparation is quite simple, mix 50 or 60 grams of tobacco with 1 liter of water and about 10 grams of neutral soap or natural; you must boil this mixture for 5 minutes and separate the liquid from the solid. After using it, remember to let it work and then wash the plants with clean water.

As you can see, there are natural alternatives to scare away and eliminate the annoying pests that destroy your plants. These home remedies help in cases of minor pests, however, if the problem becomes more serious do not forget that you will always have the alternative to calling experts in the area of ecological extermination such as ITerminate. To find out more about them and other pest issues, follow them through their social networks and share any questions you may have.

A mixture of plants and water can help you with the common plant pest

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Ants: Several Types of Household Pests

Ants colonies can be located outside or inside your home. And in every colony, there may be more than one queen. 

Many insects in the world can be a nuisance to your home. These are small animals that usually appear in large numbers; one example is ants, characterized by not coming alone. Today ITerminate brings you all the information you need to know about them and how to differentiate easily two of the most common type of ants.

Meet the ants

Ants are small insects with a body very similar to that of bees and wasps. They present three main parts, the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. They are arthropods and possess a skin that is identified as an exoskeleton, a kind of surface with small holes that allow its oxygenation since they do not have lungs.

The ant colony has a well-structured labor division. First of all, there is the queen ant, which has wings and lays eggs. Secondly, you can find the worker ants; they are all females and are in charge of building the nest and looking for food. Finally, there are the males of the colony, who have the task of mating with future queen ants; they do not usually live long.

Their lifetime varies according to the species. In general, worker ants can last from 2 to 3 months or only a couple of weeks. However, some queen ants can last up to 10 or 15 years, and during that time they can lay thousands of eggs.

Common Ants

Nowadays, there are approximately 20,000 species of ants. However, in today's blog, you will read about two of the most common species that can be present at your home and pose a pest problem.

Carpenter ants

The carpenter ant is one of the largest that can be found. In general, they are black, although you can also see the so-called red and black carpenter. This ants bear the name “carpenter” due to the fact of building nests in the wood and are characterized by being one of the species with a single ant queen that can produce up to 2000 working ants.

This is the ant that is most frequently seen at homes on the American continent and often represents a pest problem. As they usually nest in wood and make a tunnel in it, they can weaken the structures and foundations of a house, which can lead to losing a lot of money on repairs. They can usually be confused with termites because of the damage to the wood; however, you should always keep in mind that they don't eat wood but build their home on it.

Fire ants

This is one of the most aggressive ants; its name is due to the color of its skin: the head and chest are reddish with brown spots, while the abdomen is much darker.The fire ant colony may consist of several queens and can produce between 100,000 and 400,000 worker ants. This ant can eliminate other colonies of other ant species.

This ant can be found outside or inside your home, although they usually nest under soil mounds in landscape areas or near a building's foundation. The biggest problem with these ants is their aggressiveness and tendency to bite with their strong jaws while inoculating their venom. This sting can be very painful and can be a severe problem for people with allergy. Likewise, they are in symbiosis with aphids so they can cause damage to the plants and their soil mounds can damage crops.

Each ant has characteristics that can help identify them more efficiently and treat the problem they can cause. In small amounts, these tiny organisms are not harmful, but when they become a pest, it is necessary to call in experts and eliminate them before they cause more severe problems. If you think this situation is present in your home, don't hesitate to call ITerminate, a company that exterminates pest in an eco-friendly way and can answer any question you may have.

There are more than 20,000 species of ants in the world, and several of them can be considered pests.

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Pesticides: The Consequences

Some pests can be genetically resistant to the toxic substances of the pesticides

Pests are one of the biggest annoyances when it comes to crops and taking care of your home. Currently there are several methods to control them; however, one of the most effective will always be extermination with chemicals such as pesticides. They are probably very useful, but have you thought about the consequences that the components of these powerful products can have?  

Always thinking about the needs of its customers, ITerminate brings you the possible effects that the indiscriminate use of pesticides can have on health, food and even pests.

Pesticide resistance

In recent years, a large insect population with less genetic sensitivity to the toxic components of pesticides has appeared. In some cases, pesticides eliminate the weakest community and leave alive those that are resistant to toxins and will reproduce, resulting in more significant pesticide-resistant populations of insects.

Likewise, pesticides have been one of the agents that have generated the pests genetic modifications. The improper use of insecticides creates resistance to the component of that specific substance and also to other products of the same chemical group, which can complicate the work of a professional exterminator.

Ecosystem alteration and pollution

Pesticides are pollutants that carry high risks to the environment. Many of these chemicals are part of the persistent organic pollutants, compounds that do not undergo degradation and are highly toxic.

Because of their persistence, these chemicals often accumulate over time in the areas where they were used. Due to their low solubility and lipid concentration they can also gather more easily in the fatty tissues of animals such as fish. Likewise, this characteristic affects the entire food chain: animals eat other contaminated animals and the accumulation of chemicals increases.

In addition to affecting the food chain with the accumulation of toxins, pesticides can kill other beneficial life forms including the natural enemies of pests. This also may result in the population of other animals that were not considered pests are increasing as the organisms that kept them under control no longer exist.

Regarding contamination, thanks to their characteristics, pesticide components can remain in food and move quickly through the water, soil, and air, putting the lives of animals, plants, and humans at risk.

Health Risks

The use of pesticides poses a severe health risk. The World Health Organization estimates that there are 3 million cases of pesticide poisoning and 250,000 deaths from the use of these chemicals.

Adverse effects in humans may occur by skin contact, direct ingestion of the product or through food and water, and inhalation. This pesticide consumption can cause two types of intoxication: chronic intoxication, which can take even years to manifest and generates various kinds of diseases such as cancer; and acute poisoning, in which symptoms are more immediate and can cause from headaches to death.

Despite the good results of conventional pesticides, the adverse effects they can have on our environment must always be taken into account. If you have doubts about the best solution to treat any pest, it is best to call experts who can give you the best information, the best advice, and the best alternatives.

In these cases, you can call ITerminate, experts in pest extermination with eco-friendly methods. Don't hesitate to follow them through their social networks to keep up to date on all the pest control issues.

Although efficient in killing pests, pesticides can be a health hazard.

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Meet Possible Roommates: The Most Common Household Pests Part I

ITerminate identifies the most common pests!

In the world of pests, human beings have to face many bugs and small or large animals that can affect homes, crops and even workplaces. When you deal with a household pest, the challenges can be very different from those that arise when it comes to the organisms that attack your plants, so you should always be prepared to take care of your house as well.

Today, ITerminate offers you the first part of the most common household pests list. It may not be such a pleasant path, but it is necessary to ensure a safer home and free from unwanted roommates.

Ants

The first ones on our list are the ants. In some cases, finding them at home is not unusual, but when they start to appear in higher numbers, it can be a problem since an ant in search of food can bring the whole hive with it.

Ants can live almost anywhere in the world, and the tropics are the most favorable place for their appearance. Although few ant species cause severe damage, these small insects can affect gardens, buildings, electronic devices and in some cases harm health or represent a nuisance with their bites.

Bed bugs

Bed bugs are small organisms that are difficult to detect. One of the features that always help to identify them is their constant and annoying bites. Bed bugs eat human and bat blood and usually last a long time without food. These small insects are often hidden under the wallpaper, bedding, and mattresses.

Their bite can generate diseases and, at present, they have become resistant to insecticides, so their extermination should always be considered an urgent task. In cases of bed bugs, it is recommended to look for experts to exterminate the problem.

Spiders

Spiders are the most common pests that can be found in a house if we take into account that there are around 35,000 identified species. In general, home spiders are not usually harmful insects, because they can also bring several benefits. However, depending on the species they can also be quite dangerous and in a more considerable amount they can represent a pest.

Usually, these insects hide in dark places that go from the humid basement to warm ventilation ducts or room corners. If fear of arachnids does not paralyze you, remember not to approach or touch these animals, as their bite or other defense mechanisms can be highly damaging.

Cockroaches

These insects are famous for their difficult extermination, their longevity and the diseases they carry. They are crawling animals that are usually found in garbage dumps and places with massive food waste. They are quite elusive and good at hiding, which sometimes makes it difficult to detect and eliminate them.

The cockroaches found in the tropics are usually larger and reproduce more frequently thanks to the warm climate. These animals seek access to homes since these places offer them food and a warm place to live. Currently, they are considered the number one household pest and one of the most difficult to exterminate due to their ability to survive.

These are just some of the most common pests that we can find in our homes. In some cases, home pest control can work, but when it is a problem that gets out of control, it is necessary to contact experts who can solve your question in the best possible way. In those cases do not hesitate to call ITerminate, experts in pest extermination in an efficient and eco-friendly way.

Insects such as cockroaches and bedbugs can cause diseases

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Biological Control: Another Alternative to Control Your Pests

The use of biological control prevents the use of toxic products to exterminate the annoying pests.

Even if you do not believe it, in the world of the pest everything is possible. Enemies come in different sizes and shapes; can be more or less harmful and their extermination can be more or less complicated. All these factors must be taken into consideration when deciding to end the pest that is ruining your garden, your crops and dares to enter your house..

Now is the time to decide what is the best option to get rid of these annoying little animals. Is known that there are several chemical substances capable of exterminating even the last red spider that may be in your garden; among them, you can find insecticides and acaricides, chemicals quite common in the extermination of pests. However, the use of these products comes with an additional negative cost: pollution. All these substances leave residual substances that are toxic; these can contaminate the environment and affect people’s health.

For this reason, it is necessary to find alternatives less toxic and more environmentally friendly. One option is the cellular pathway in which the use of pesticides is prohibited. In the case of pests, this alternative is known as biological control.

What is biological control?

Biological control is an activity in which other microorganisms are used to attack pests. In these cases, it involves small animals that are identified as natural enemies of those that damage our crops.They are also called predators, and their goal is to reduce or even eliminate parasites, without harming our plants.

When selecting this method of extermination, several factors should be taken into account: accurate pest identification; correct natural enemy identification; estimation of the current pest population; and evaluation of the natural enemy population that may be needed

Advantages and disadvantages

Regarding advantages, it is clear that this method ultimately reduces environmental pollution and health risks from toxic residues in crops by avoiding the use of any pesticides or chemical products. It is also a preventive method that can be used without causing any crop loss or elimination of other benign creatures, as natural enemies only attack the specific pest.

When it comes to disadvantages, this activity requires patience and a thorough study of the pest and its enemy, taking into account whether you are facing only one type or several types of pest. The biological control method may take longer to control a pest than when pesticides are used, as natural enemies just attack a kind of pest and can face a large population of it.

As you can see, this method may be slower, but equally efficient and less polluting. What is required is patience and a high awareness of the environment and its care. As the planet earth, there is only one, and you must know how to keep it and take care of it so that humans can remain on its lands for much longer.

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This method uses other microorganisms to exterminate pests

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