INSECT IDENTIFICATION
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ORIENTAL COCKROACH
GERMAN COCKROACH
Blatta orientails
Blattella germanica Identification: 13-16mm in length. Light brown in colour with two dark almost parallel longitudinal stripes on their pronotal shield. Sticky pads on the feet allow them climb smooth surfaces easily.
Identification: 20-24mm in length. Dark-brown, nearly black in colour. Wings of male cover two-thirds of abdomen, wings of female are reduced. Can climb rough but not smooth vertical surfaces.
Control: Effective treatment depends upon the selection and thorough application of a suitable insecticide gel bait. Many insects and egg cases are well hidden; therefore, the insecticide must be placed at and around these harbourages and maintained over the developmental period of the particular species. To control an infestation the insecticide should ideally persist until all egg cases have hatched but continued immigration may demand routine treatments.
Control: Effective treatment depends upon the selection and thorough application of a suitable insecticide gel bait. Many insects and egg cases are well hidden; therefore, the insecticide must be placed at and around these harbourages and maintained over the developmental period of the particular species. To control an infestation the insecticide should ideally persist until all egg cases have hatched but continued immigration may demand routine treatments.
GHOST ANT
AMERICAN COCKROACH
Tapinoma melanocephalum Identification: 1.5 - 2mm in length. Long, pale almost see through body and legs, with a darker head and thorax. Indoors they are mainly found in the kitchen and bathroom as they look for food and water. They prefer sweet items.
Periplaneta Americana Identification: 25 – 40mm in length. Adult American cockroaches are reddish- brown to dark brown (except for a tan or light yellow band around the shield behind the head) and have wings capable of flight.
Control: Effective treatment depends upon the selection and thorough application of a suitable insecticide gel bait. Many insects and egg cases are well hidden; therefore, the insecticide must be placed at and around these harbourages and maintained over the developmental period of the particular species. To control an infestation the insecticide should ideally persist until all egg cases have hatched but continued immigration may demand routine treatments.
Control: The methodology of Ghost Ant control is very similar to that of Pharaoh’s Ants. Baiting using a food attractant combined with a juvenile hormone or slow acting poison is the only method likely to be successful. Residual sprays or dusts should not be used, either as a method of control or anywhere within the infested areas in the period preceding or during a baiting treatment.
PHARAOHS ANT
BLACK GARDEN ANT
Monomorium pharaonis
Lasius niger Identification: 3 - 5mm in length. Garden Ants usually nest outdoors in lawns, flower beds, beneath paving stones & at the base of walls. Premises are usually invaded by worker ants foraging for food.
Identification: 2mm long, Queen 5mm Both are yellow in colour with darker markings on the abdomen. In temperate climates it is an indoor species associated particularly with large facilities such as hospitals, prisons and blocks of flats.
Control: For total eradication, destroy the nests rather than just the foraging ants. If possible, trace the trail of worker ants to the nest. The openings to the nest can often be identified by small piles of fine earth being brought up from underground. If the nest can be exposed, apply an insect powder or spray labelled for that use. If it is not possible to trace the nest, use an insecticidal spray labelled for the control of crawling insects to treat outside the building and the ground around likely entry points such as door frames, air bricks and waste pipes to create an insecticidal barrier.
Control: Successful control can only be brought about by using baits that worker ants feed on and then take back to the nest to feed the queens and juvenile stages. Baits can either contain tiny amounts of a poison that will kill the ants after a short period of time or an insect hormone that disrupts the breeding success of the queens and prevents the juvenile ants from developing properly into adulthood. Complete eradication can take up to 13 weeks although a reduction in ant numbers should be noticed after 28 days.
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