Purpose of Pest Control And Common Types Of Pests in Singapore

Singapore is a big city with sky-tall buildings and luxurious surroundings. However, it is also prone to pest attacks. Controlling pests is a great challenge, and we must know methods to eradicate them. Knowledge about pest control is essential to keep a check on pests.

What is Pest Control?

Pest Control is the method of reducing or eradicating pests that cause enormous disturbance to human lifestyle.

Purpose of Pest Control

• The purpose of pest control aims to protect your household and your family from pests like insects, rodents, and parasites that are potential disease carriers and fill your space with dirt.

• Some pests can cause damage to your home interiors that cost you a fortune.

It is essential to know the factors affecting pests’ growth. It helps to stop or control the growth of pests.

Factors affecting pest growth

1. Your Location
Some homes are located in mid-cities, while some may be near to the woods. Homes located near woods or surrounded by bushes, shrubs, and trees are said to be more vulnerable to the intrusion of pests.

2. The prior intrusion
If not adequately removed, pests may return. It is necessary to eradicate pests without leaving any trace to avoid repeated intrusion.

3. Home Materials
A home filled with plenty of furniture attracts pests like termites. Some problems are attracted to the flour and other food items in the kitchen, while some are attracted to clothes.

4. Condition of your home
Some homes are clean and often conduct overall maintenance like painting, covering cracks, and so on. Some homes have poor maintenance. Homes with poor maintenance attract more pests into them.

Common types of pests in Singapore

1. Termites
Termites are the most common pests in Singapore. They grow on moist surfaces. They mainly feed on wood, cardboard materials, and books. They build subsidiary nests that require less or no moisture, which is the cause of their intrusion even in taller buildings.

2. Rats
Rats are also common in Singapore. They intrude on houses through holes or gaps that lead into the building. They feed on our food and water and leave their excrement near them. Touching or coming into contact with a rat’s excreta causes deadly severe infections.

3. Mosquitos
A bite from a mosquito can cause life-threatening diseases like dengue, malaria, and Chikungunya. Mosquitoes grow and multiply in unclean water.

4. Cockroaches
Cockroaches create irritation. They enter our homes through vents, cracks, crevices, pipe drains, and sewers. They reproduce and multiply in a short time.

5. Ants
Ants are comparatively less poisonous but cause more disturbance in our daily life. They feed on leftover sweet food. Their tiny appearance makes it nearly impossible to eradicate them on the whole.

6. Bed Bugs
Bed bugs are rare in residential spots in Singapore. However, they cause distress in public places like movie theatres and hotel rooms.

Pest Control Services

Pest Control Services in Singapore deploy various methods to manage and control pests. Let us see the pest control methods based on the problems.

Termite Controlling Methods

Termite Controlling methods are of two types, before Construction treatment, and After construction treatment.

• Before Construction, soil treatment
Chemicals to keep away termites are spread in the soil before laying slabs.

• After Construction
Homes that haven’t done soil treatment before use the soil treatment method by drilling holes and applying the chemical to the soil.

Rodents Controlling methods

Rodents like rats can be controlled using.

• Ultrasonic repellents – A method that uses high-frequency noise to irritate rats to drive them away.

• Traps – This is a common yet effective method. Traps are classic snag traps, glue boards, or Zapper traps that use electricity to kill rodents.

• Bait – Poisonous baits kill rats after they consume them.

Bed Bugs

Steaming is an effective method to eliminate bed bugs in an eco-friendly way.

Cockroaches

Cockroaches can be eradicated using glue strips, traps, and gel bait.

Mosquitoes

Larviciding controls the production of mosquitoes from the larvae stage. Thermal Fogging can only adult mosquitos

Ants

Position bait helps to kill ants from the base.