Popular Pests That Are Known to Wreak Havoc in Homes

Homes are meant to keep the family safe and comfortable. A place to relax and enjoy quality time with your loved ones. Well, that is usually the case until you get numerous uninvited guests called pests. Their sole aim being to cause harm and destroy. Here are the most popular.

Cockroaches

There are over 4,600 species of cockroaches in the world. Whichever one invades your home, be sure it is not for a good reason. They thrive in darkness and can cause a considerable amount of damage overnight. Small as they are, cockroaches are known to carry 33 types of bacteria, 6 parasitic worms, and trigger asthma attacks.

Spider

Spiders are very dangerous. With over 35,000 species in the world, 27 of which are known to have caused human fatalities, you should be very worried when spiders invade your house. They will mark their territory using cobwebs which some male spiders will pluck like a guitar to attract female spiders.

Flea

Fleas can make life unbearable. They are popular for invading a person’s or animal’s body and sucking their blood. A flea bite causes an itching sensation that can be very irritating. Apparently, fleas can also jump as high as 130 times their height.

Mosquito

Mosquitoes spread malaria which causes millions of deaths across the world. You can only ignore this insect at your own risk. Which is quite hard because their annoying buzzing sound would never let you rest. In every 1,000 mosquitoes, there is one female disease-carrier whose bite could render you bed sick for days. That is after it has sucked five millionths of a litre of blood in one serving.

Bedbugs

A bed bug infestation is the last thing you will ever want in your home. These minute creatures are extremely blood thirsty. It is hard to spot them during the day because they hide in cracks and crevices. They will come out to feed on your blood while you are asleep.

Fire ant

Fire ants usually operate in colonies. That simply means that should they invade your home, you will be the unfortunate host to hundreds if not thousands of ants. Their sting feels like a fire burn and could result in allergic reactions for people with sensitive skins.

Termites

Just like ants, termites also live in colonies. In every colony, we have the queen which lays an excess of 30,000 eggs in a single day. Considering the queens have a lifespan of 30 to 50 years, 30 thousand eggs per day translate to millions of termites in a single queen’s lifetime. No wonder all the termites in the world are said to outweigh humans 10 to 1.

Rats

Rats could lay waste to everything in your home. They chew on almost anything they lay their teeth on. From furniture, cables, books, clothes, shoes, plastics, to foodstuff and other valuables, nothing is safe.

These creatures need to be kept as far away from your home as possible. Hiring an experienced pest control professional would be a good start. He would provide you with safe and reliable solutions for your pest menace. Pretoria residents are fortunate to have the best pest control experts at their service. Our company has helped majority of them gain control of their homes and offices from stubborn pests. You can trust us to do the same for you. Call us today on 087 551 0799.