The team at Acacia Pest Control is super excited to announce that Rachel Skedd, one of our owners, has been nominated for the Professional Women in Australian Pest Management (PWAPM) Excellence Award for 2020 and made it to the top 6 finalists!
Do Carpet Beetles Bite? Facts and Potential Signs
‘Carpet beetles’ get their name as they’re typically found indoors within carpets – but they can also be found on clothing fabrics and pantries. The adult beetles only feed on things such as plants, flowers and pollen, but they typically lay their eggs in carpets. From here, the hatched larvae will feed on the animal proteins found in the carpets.
Best Ways to Detect and Treat Carpet Beetles
Carpet beetles in Australia are part of the ecosystem and pose no problem in their natural environment where their larvae eat animal proteins, feathers, animal skins and hair. The problem is that the list includes some of your possessions like fabrics and wool in carpets! Call Acacia Pest Control to find out the best ways to treat carpet beetles.
Are You Allergic to Mosquito Bites?
If you’re allergic to mosquito bites, you’re reacting to the female mosquito’s salivary proteins which she excretes as she feeds on your blood. If you don’t know whether or not you are allergic, the following information and advice may help you to protect yourself from mosquitoes and manage the bites. A severe reaction is often called Skeeter Syndrome.
How Termites Attacked a Suspended Slab Garage
Termites, the bane of all homeowners! Who doesn’t dread the thought of these secretive little wood-munchers silently tunnelling into the vital timber framework of their homes? Termite attacks on buildings usually stem from a nest underground. The pests build mud galleries to hide and enable them to travel unseen over walls or piers to attack timber and timber products in buildings.
Buruli Ulcer Cases on the Rise in Victoria
In Australia, the flesh-eating, mysterious affliction known as Buruli (or Bairnsdale) ulcer is spreading from Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula over to the Mornington Peninsula and is on the march to bayside Melbourne.
Winter is coming, and so are the Rodents!
Common Rodent Entry Points and Harbours
Whether you think tiny little mice are adorable or you scream in fright at the sight of one – even if you have a pet rat and love it to bits – one thing is for sure, you don’t want pest rodents to get into your house or building. One of the best preventative measures to take if you have a rodent problem is to work out how the hell they’re getting inside.
How To Get Rid Of Roaches
Cockroaches were a thriving species when dinosaurs were alive – some 300 million years ago – so if you think you can eradicate them from your home with a bit of insect spray alone, you might have to think again. Roaches, like diamonds, are forever.
Common Spiders: Poisonous or Painful?
Of the thousands of Australian spiders, the bite of only two can kill you. These are the funnel-web and the redback. Despite this fact, spiders of all kinds tend to elicit fear responses and phobias in some people, and visitors to our country show quite a lot of unnecessary worry about being bitten.
7 Facts About Hornets
Mention the word ‘hornets’ and people will usually gasp and run for cover. They’re even included in the Bible where God sent a hornet to drive out his enemies from Canaan, so they had a bad rap even then.
