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OTHER PESTS
Getting Rid of: Flies
Poor cleanliness and unsealed cracks in windows and doors can lead to a fly infestation in your home. ​
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Is it important to treat flies?
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Flies feed by vomiting saliva onto food and then sucking up the liquid it produces.
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Flies contaminate food with bacteria from their feet and guts.
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This means they can transmit food poisoning to humans who consume the contaminated food.
The best way to control fly infestations is to hire a professional pest control company. ​ Abal Environmental Services Ltd. use an insecticide spray treatment to eradicate flies.
Getting Rid of: Carpet Beetles
Carpet beetles tend to be 2-4mm long, and look like a small ladybirds with brown, grey, and cream mottled colourings. ​
Adult carpet beetles tend to feed on pollen and nectar from flowers. They lay eggs in old bird nests, felt, and fabric materials.
​Carpet beetle larvae can cause damage to the fabrics in your home. They feed on feathers, fur, wool, and hair. Finding holes along the seam of fabrics is a tell-tale sign of a carpet beetle infestation, as they like to bite through the thread.
​Controlling carpet beetles before they cause significant damage to your home is crucial. ​
Abal Environmental Services Ltd. use an insecticide spray treatment to eradicate carpet beetles.
Getting Rid of: Silverfish
Silverfish are about 12mm long, shaped like a cigar, and grey/silver in colour.
​These insects feed on the residues of substances like glue, wallpaper paste, and carbohydrate food waste.
Having a silverfish infestation in your home could indicate problems with damp that might need to be addressed.
​Hiring a pest control company to manage silverfish problems is the best way to completely get rid of them.
​Abal Environmental Services Ltd. use an insecticide spray treatment to eradicate silverfish.
Getting Rid of:
Fleas
Flea bites can cause intense irritation in humans and animals, meaning controlling flea infestations is essential. ​
The most common type of flea in the UK is the 'cat flea', although fleas can live on any warm blooded animal.
​When not feeding, fleas and their eggs can most commonly be found in soft furnishings such as carpets, clothes, and pet bedding.
​ If you have a flea infestation in your home, you might even see them jumping from the carpets or furniture.
​Abal Environmental Services Ltd. use an insecticide spray treatment to eradicate
