Protecting Your Home & Family from Pests Having pests in your home is more than an inconvenience. Pests can also pose health risks to adults, children, pets and even damage your home. Home Sri Maruthi Pest Control Technicians are trained professionals, who provide expert home pest control services and advice on how to get rid of pests.
Bed bugs & Household Pests:
Our local service technician will ensure that you are protected from pests and the risk of damage and disease caused by crawling insects, flying insects, rats, mice & other rodents.
Termite control & Termites:
Homeowners have for years turned, with confidence, to Sri Maruthi Pest Control to provide their termite control and ongoing termite prevention.
Carpenter ants & carpenter bees:
These wood destroying insects can be a real nuisance in your home. The most common insects are Carpenter Ants and Carpenter Bees.
Year Round Protection:
The Sri Maruthi Pest Control Year Round Protection Plan can guarantee protection for your home and family from the most common household pests.
Commercial Termite Control:
A TERMITE AT WORK Termites can cause a lot of damage to buildings and commercial property. The last thing you want is these little insects keeping your business from running smoothly.
Sri Maruthi Pest Control Technicians are experts in termite control for businesses, and we can help you deal with termite problems or help prevent them, from pre-construction all the way through periodic inspections.
YPC commercial termite control treatment offer business owners Year Round Pro and facilities managers valuable services so that you can continue to do what you do best without worrying about termites.
Sri Maruthi Pest Control Pest Guides :
The Sri Maruthi Pest Guide is a comprehensive source of information on pests across your backyard and across the globe.
Insects & Spiders :
There are many families of insects and spiders that are carpenter pests in the home or the workplace ants,common house spiders, cockroaches.
Birds :
YPC Bird Control Specialist can control pest bird and bat problems without harm to them or your property. Pigeons, Starlings, and Canada Geese are just a few common species that can damage your home or place of business.
Mice Rats & Rodents :
There are several types of rodents that you really don’t want to see around your house or place of business but the main are the black rat, the brown rat and the house mouse.
Termites :
Termites Subterranean Termites, Damp Wood Termites, Dry Wood Termites, and Formosan Termites.
Cockroach Problems :
The cockroach is a high risk pest to have in your home as cockroaches carry a range of serious illnesses including salmonella, dysentery, and gastroenteritis. Cockroach droppings may also lead to some cases of childhood asthma.
Cockroaches in Your Home
Need help with a cockroach problem? Cockroaches can breed rapidly and are highly resilient. For this reason, it is very important to know how to get rid of cockroaches in your home and to act quickly to prevent them in your home or spreading to your neighbors.
Signs of a Cockroach Problem in Your Home
Are you worried about cockroaches in your home? If you notice any of the signs below, your home may be at risk from cockroaches:
- Seeing live insects cockroaches are nocturnal and hide during the day. You will most likely see them when turning on the light in the kitchen at night
- Egg cases and cast skins cockroaches shed their skin 5-8 times as they mature
- Droppings cockroaches leave a dust of black droppings less than 1mm wide and of varying lengths
- Odor established cockroach infestations produce an unpleasant, musty smell
- Damage – cockroaches will attack organic goods including leather and books.
How to Get Rid of Ants :
Are ants invading your home? It can be annoying to find ants in your home, and many ants, including the common Pavement ant can be difficult to control.
Considering that ants frequently travel through unsanitary areas before they end up on your countertops, you should take steps to get rid of ants at the first sign of a problem and keep them away from your family, pets and food.
Pavement ants nest outdoors under stones, sidewalks, and concrete slabs, and invade homes for food. Winged ants are often mistaken for termites.
Carpenter Ants, on the other hand, are often difficult to locate in your home. They start nests in moist wood and spread by chewing tunnels. Carpenter ants damage wood and can cause significant damage to the structure of your home. Dealing with Ants in Your Home
Which ants are likely to be found in your home? Although there are thousands of different ant species- there are relatively few that we commonly see as pests. These include: Pavement Ants – Only 1/8 inch long, the tiny black Pavement Ant is very common. Large numbers of Pavement Ants are often found in sidewalk joints, under stones and concrete slabs. Pavement Ants do not cause structural damage or present risks to humans but are an annoyance inside the home.
Pharaoh Ants worker ants are 1/16” long and the Queen is 1/8 – 1/4 long. Both workers and the Queen are a yellow-brown color.
Pharoah Ants originate from the tropics and require artificial heat in order to survive and reproduce and tend to live in large heated buildings such as hospitals, hotels and apartments. The Pharoah ant is one of the most difficult ant species to control.
Citronella Ants – About 1⁄4 inch long, citronella ants swarm in the late winter and early spring. Because of their swarming, they are often mistaken for termites.
Unlike termites, however, citronella ants are simply a nuisance and do not cause structural damage. Citronella ants are so named for the pleasant citronella odor they give off when crushed.
Flying Ants
The ‘flying ants’ we commonly see during the early raining season are, in fact, sexually active males and females of the Black garden ant who have been waiting all summer for the perfect conditions to perform their nuptual flight. Once some ants begin to fly, other ants detect their chemical smell and join them. The swarms last all day. Black garden ants can bite if you come into contact with them. This can sometimes cause allergic reactions in some people.
How to Prevent Ants in Your Home :
Want to prevent ants getting into your kitchen? Most ants come inside your home looking for food. They are attracted by sweet and sticky substances. By taking steps to ant proof you home, you can prevent these pests
Tips to Keep Out Ants:
- * Always cover food who knows where that ant has been before it crawls across your food!
- * Clean food and liquid spills immediately
- * Clean food debris from under kitchen appliances
- * Make sure all garbage cans are tightly sealed
- * Keep compost piles enclosed and covered
- * Put away pet food as soon as your pet has finished eating
- * Seal access points cover cracks and crevices in door and window frames
Getting Rid of Ants Professionally
Sri Maruthi Pest Control technicians understand the habits of each ant species and use that knowledge when developing an ant control program, which is best suited to your home and your particular ant problem. Our technicians are required to participate in regular training programs to maintain their expertise.
At Sri Maruthi Pest Control, we pride ourselves on fast, responsive service every day. We are always available 24 hours a day for any emergency pest concerns that may develop and all appointments are scheduled at times that are convenient for you.
Rats
Worried about rats in your property? Rats are known to spread diseases, so if you find them in your home it should be treated as a serious pest problem.
Even if they are not in your living areas, rats inside the home should be treated immediately as they can also cause damage to wiring and have even been known to chew through floor joists and walls.
They can also cause damage to your home’s insulation.
Common Pest Rats
Roof rats (Black Rat) and the Norway rats (Brown Rat) are the rats most likely to be found around or inside your home.
The Roof rat is appropriately named because they often live in “roof” areas of houses or structures. They have the ability to climb and will use various methods to travel through a neighborhood overhead utility lines or fences. You may find these rats nesting in your trees, bushes, or even in the attic of your home.
Norway rats prefer to nest around lower floors of a building. However, if there is a larger population, or an area allows, they can live in attics, above ceilings, or upper floors. Their nests may be found in wall voids, underneath floors, crawlspaces, and even furniture. Nests are mostly built using soft materials such as paper, cloth, leaves, grass, etc.
Differences between Roof Rats & Norway Rats There are several ways to determine if you have a Roof rat or Norway rat on or in your property. Since both rats are typically shy in nature, it may be difficult to get a good look at them. However, their physical appearances are different.
Roof Rats are sleek in appearance. They have pointed snouts, large prominent eyes, and are typically gray to black in color. The Norway Rat is thicker in body size, have blunted snouts, small eyes, and are brown in color.
Another way to help you identify if you have a roof rat or brown rat is to locate their nests. Roof rats usually make their nests in walls, attics, trees. The brown rat will usually burrow to make their nests.
Rats in Your Home Although mice are more likely to intrude into your home, rats will also enter a home if they are attracted to the food, water and shelter available.
Signs of Rats
Although rats are nocturnal and usually hide from humans, there are a number of signs that can indicate their presence in your home:
- Scratching noises in walls or under the floor as rats scurry around.
- Droppings rats leave dark, tapered droppings about 3/8″ – 9/16″ long.
- Distinctive smell rats leave an ammonia-like smell that will be particularly strong in enclosed areas such as under cupboards. Damage they have teeth that grow continuously and gnaw on wood and plastic to keep them trim. o Rats can even cause fires by chewing through cables.
- Ripped food packaging rats will tear open food which may leave teeth marks.
- Nests rats build nests in warm, hidden places using shredded material such as newspaper and fabrics. Nests will often contain young rats. Burrows – In gardens, rats will dig burrows especially in compost heaps or under sheds. They will also build nests under garden decking.