Pest Control & Pesticide Treatment

Products registered for residential use are applied at the label doses, with children and pets kept away during treatment and until the re-entry time on the product label has passed, and fish tanks covered with their pumps switched off. Targeted baits are preferred indoors to reduce exposure.

It depends on the product and the treatment method; the re-entry time is set by the label of the product used. After returning, ventilate well and don't wipe the treated cracks and corners, so the treatment keeps working.

Before construction, the soil under the slab and around the foundations is sprayed before pouring, forming a continuous protective layer. After construction the soil is hard to reach, so it is injected through holes in floors and pavements around the building or baiting systems are used, with infested timber inspected and damaged pieces replaced.

Because the eggs are much less affected by pesticides, and bed bugs hide in cracks, mattress seams and furniture. Treatment therefore usually needs more than one visit, together with washing bedding in hot water and drying it on high heat, encasing mattresses, and reducing clutter around the bed.

Ask for the activity licence number issued by the municipality and verify it through official channels, ask for the names and registration numbers of the pesticides used, make sure the technicians are trained and use protective equipment, and request a written report of the treatment and re-entry times.

Not always. A periodic inspection programme that decides when treatment is needed is better, together with prevention through exclusion, sanitation and moisture control. Food and commercial facilities, however, often require a documented pest control programme per the competent authority's requirements.