Pest Control against Fleas, Bed Bugs, Pharaoh's Ants, Cockroaches

We at HPC Pest Control place a high priority on inspection of the building and offices to ascertain the level of flea infestation. Installation of monitoring devices and flea traps will also help in locating points where fleas are more active and determining when treatments against fleas would be best carried out.

Although when spraying insecticide it is applied as a course spray and drift should not occur, spraying and treatment of offices to control fleas will be carried out when the offices are closed to staff.

Pest control treatments against fleas in houses and domestic properties is generally brought about by the owners pets becoming infested whether it be a cat or dog. The householder is more aware of fleas both by being bitten and also seeing fleas either on themselves, their pets or on furniture. The time that the true underlying level of infestation becomes apparent is when the pets are taken out of the property. This can be when people send their pets elsewhere whilst going on holiday, move house, or simply when the pet has gone. The resident population of fleas then has nothing to feed on (blood from other animals or people), so when people return numbers of starving adult fleas and newly emerging fleas can be in their hundreds.

However badly infested with fleas a house is, a single thorough treatment can completely eradicate them but insecticide must be left to kill newly emerging fleas over the coming weeks.

A widespread theory of another cause of apparent bites to legs is static electricity which is generated by walking with synthetic soled shoes on modern synthetic flooring can serve to drive microscopic fibres, possibly fibre glass or mineral wool, into the skin and cause infection. In this case, air handling systems, cleaning procedures etc can be looked at together with anti-static spraying to reduce the charge around the floor area.

Measuring with a static meter around legs and flooring a high positive electric charge can be seen to affect certain individuals.

Treating for biting insects in offices by applying an insecticide spray to the carpet areas.

Most of the office staff affected by bites complain mainly of very itchy spots appearing on the lower leg, which sometimes become infected requiring medical treatment. Nowadays cat fleas and dog fleas are the main culprits being spread from domestic animals. It is possible, if they are the source, that the fleas are carried into offices in peoples clothing or possessions. The fleas bite in order to obtain a blood feed to sustain them but without the blood of their appropriate host i.e. cat, dog, bird, hedgehog etc the fleas would be unable to reproduce however the fleas would still able to survive.

Treating for Bed Bugs (cimex lectularius) in living accomodation.

Bed Bugs were common in the first half of the last century but with the arrival of modern insecticides they had all but disappeared until about 10 years ago. Bed bugs live and hide in beds (frames, mattresses and headboards, behind skirting boards, wall and ceiling voids, under carpet edges, in light fittings, wardrobes and other furniture, picture frames etc. It can be seen therefore that it is possible for bed bugs to get deep into the fabric of the building and thorough treatments must be carried out to eradicate them.

Bed bugs are brought into buildings via a number of routes. Infested second hand furniture, beds, wardrobes, tables etc, from other infested properties. Bed bugs getting into your luggage and clothes whilst travelling. Other people bringing bed bugs into your property in their luggage.

Whatever the route, thorough inspections and treatments are required to eradicate bed bugs

Pest Control Treatments for Wasps and Hornets

The primary use for the sting of a wasp is to kill it's prey but as everybody is well aware the wasp can use it as a defensive weapon. The stings of wasps and hornets also injects a venom. Most people do not suffer ill effects of the sting other than the initial pain but stings to the neck, mouth or throat can be very dangerous due to selling in those areas and in very rare cases a person can suffer an allergic reaction leading to anaphylactic shock and possible death if not treated quickly.

With our modern application equipment and full protective safety equipment we can safely and effectively treat any wasp or hornets nest without any danger to the client.