Roaches and flies can spread deadly diseases to the average homeowner, warns PestControlHoustonTXs.com

Houston, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/04/2014 -- Most people think pest species are nasty, but not too many consider the basis for what seems to be an instinctual response. It turns out that there is a very good reason for the natural desire to keep pests out of homes, offices, and restaurants: Pests can spread serious or even fatal diseases.

Many pest species, like roaches and flies, don't start out "polluted" with germs. However, they pick up germs from locations like garbage bins or storage areas for meat offal and then spread them all over as they walk on other things. This is especially problematic in places like meat packing plants and other food production facilities. A couple of diseased roaches can contaminate entire production runs and sicken thousands of people once the food is distributed.

"In the home, the spread of disease is still a risk worthy of stopping with good pest control Houston. There, germs can be picked up from garbage bins or toilets and then spread to the residents when the pests walk or fly elsewhere. Pests can also pick up germs from neighboring garbage bins or houses and send them throughout the area," said Andrew Jake Martinez of PatrolPest, a company that offers consumers quotes from local pest control service providers.

Roaches and flies aren't the only pests that do this. Mice and rats are also very deserving of the attentions of a professional who provides pest control Houston Texas. The rodents don't just spread disease directly. They also carry fleas and other parasites that can harbor diseases, and these parasites can spread the problems to humans by biting. The bubonic plagues were spread by contaminated fleas that rode into port towns on ship rats. While "the plague" is very rare today, it's just one disease that can be spread by rodents or their parasites.

Mosquitoes don't usually elicit that "gross" response, but their itchy bites motivate people to get rid of them just as well or even better. It turns out that this is a health-promoting reaction as well. Mosquitoes carry diseases ranging from West Nile Virus to malaria. While it's hard to completely get rid of these pests thanks to their ability to fly in from neighboring lands, they can be greatly diminished with a good program for outdoor pest control Houston TX.

"Many pest species cause problems far worse than simple visual discomfort," Martinez said. "That's why restaurants or other food production companies get shut down if there are any of certain species alive in their buildings. People should use similar standards at home, and call for pest control if they have roaches, mice, or any other disease-bearing pests in their houses or apartments. This will help keep them healthy as well as eliminate a nuisance."

About PatrolPest
PatrolPest is a company that offers quotes for pest control services from a variety of providers in Houston, TX. It also provides advice for controlling and removing pests and information about which ones are actually dangerous to allow to remain.

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Effective pest control requires more than spraying every bug in sight, reports Patrol Pest

Pflugerville, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/04/2014 -- When pests invade a home, there is a temptation to spray them all with the most potent poisons possible. Pest control experts, however, say that this is not the right thing to do to get effective results. Instead, careful baiting and barrier spraying are far more effective tactics.

"Madly spraying visible insects gets rid of the individuals that are hit," said Andrew Jake Martinez of PatrolPest, an exterminator recommendation site, "but it also leaves a residue that other insects will actively avoid. This leaves the remaining insects untouched by the pesticide, and they just continue their infestation as if nothing happened."

This problem is especially obvious when roaches are involved. Most people find roaches to be extremely disgusting, so the desire is to get rid of them immediately. Alas, the real solution for pesticide-based roach control is to use baits. This allows each roach to get some poison and share it with other roaches before dying. The sharing behavior allows well-hidden roaches to end up getting as much poison as the ones that have come into the open. There is one downside to bait-based pest control Pflugerville TX, and that's that it can take two or three weeks to see full results. However, it is possible to attain a goal of zero or near-zero roaches with baits, while sprays and other immediate pesticides won't come close to that result.

"Another thing people need to do is take steps to augment the effects of chemical pest control Pflugerville Texas," Martinez said. "Customers need to begin a program of being super-clean and clutter-free in order to get rid of certain pests. Roaches can live on dirty dishes that are left in the kitchen overnight, mice can harbor in clutter, and flies can get to every little piece of dropped food. Pest insects and rodents also like to have water sources nearby. By making everything sparkling clean and dry, pests are deprived of harborage and find life much harder. Pests are also more likely to go for baits when there's nothing else around for them to eat."

Cleaning efforts can be discouraging at times because pests don't just move out once a home has been fully cleaned. Instead, they will usually increase their foraging efforts and become more visible than before. That's because after housecleaning, the pests start to starve and get more and more desparate for food, but they aren't convinced that there'll never be food in the area again. This is actually a good thing. It makes them far more likely to find and eat the bait that has been left out for them. Once they eat the bait, it won't be long before the entire pest colony is eradicated.

About PatrolPest
PatrolPest is a website that connects consumers with local providers of pest control Pflugerville. It also offers tips on pest deterrence and elimination that allow residents to make their homes hostile to pests and encourage insects and rodents to take any bait that's been left out.

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