1. Complete Inspection: We do a complete inspection of your property, both inside and outside. In doing so, we are able to identify all the critical points at which insect and non-insect pests can be controlled. We look for all harborages, entry points and nesting sites to include even lumber piles and trees which pests may use as a bridge to enter your homes.
2. Exclusion: Having identified potential and active entry points we proceed to provide a caulking service. This service applies to the entry points of utility cables and line. Exclusion services are also available for rats and squirrels etc. We also make recommendations when major construction work is required to exclude rodents. Our technicians are however trained to undertake most pest exclusion work.
3. Treatment of Wall Voids: Empty spaces in walls are the ideal living place for German cockroach carpenter ants and many more pests. We treat these areas by removing switch plates and coverings for electrical outlets. Our certified technicians use special equipment which is well suited to make these safe green applications.
4. Nesting Sites: Nesting sites may be in your attic, garages, utility rooms, below sinks are even behind items which are hanging on your walls. These sites are checked and the nesting removed, modified or treated with a green approach. Where necessary we make recommendations for you the customer to do such modifications.
5. Child and Pet Proof Baiting: Even though our materials are green and organic we take additional steps by placing insect baits in areas which are out of the reach of children and pets. These baits are ideally suited for cockroach and ant control.
6. Treatment of All Entry Ways: It is not unusual that pests sometimes find themselves in our homes even though we are treating for pests. This is often because technicians over look some entry ways. Our qualified technicians are trained to create a complete barrier around your homes by treating all entry ways including doors and windows.
7. Screen Porches and Garages: Porches and garages are ideal living places for spiders. We treat these areas and provide you with the added service of sweeping the garages and porches to remove spider webs. We also sweep soffits and the entire perimeter walls.
8. Treatment of Utility Rooms: Some types of ants and cockroach just love hanging out in utility rooms. They also enjoy running around on hot water pipes. These critical pest control points are targeted to solve your pest problems.
9. Attic Inspection or Treatment: Some people live in their homes for as much as 20 years without ever knowing what’s going on in heir attics. When you hire us as your service provider you automatically win for yourself an annual attic inspection. The service even gets better since for a limited time we are giving away free attic treatments.
10. Green Barrier: Our green barrier is intended to put a final in the pathways of pest to prevent them from c gaining entry in to your homes. We either spray a ten foot green barrier around your home or sprinkle granular material which is equally effective. This green organic approach to pest control stops the pests right in their tracks.
11. Crack and Crevice: Even when we have had the best sealing and caulking jobs done there are many tiny cracks and crevices all over our home. These are great harborages for crawling insects. Our technicians take the insect baits to them in these areas this kills insect pests in their hiding places.
12. Tubes in the wall: Our techs are approved, fully trained and equipped to activate and service pre-existing tubes in the wall systems. This service comes at no additional cost.
13. Treatment of Shrubbery around Foundation: Our flower beds and shrubbery is often the source of ant invasion. Plant infesting bugs produces honeydew a sweet stuff which ants love to eat after which they come into our kitchen and bath in search of water. When we treat the shrubbery we prevent this ant problem.
14. Pool Area: Nobody likes to be sunbathing on the side of their pool only to be rudely attacked by a stinging fire ant. Fire ants like to travel along the edges of walls and corners and often find way along the drain which surrounds our pools. We treat these areas with green organic botanical materials which kills these fire ants.
15. Record Keeping and Reporting: We provide our customers with a detail report of the materials used and the amounts. These meet the reporting requirements of Federal and State regulations and are kept for up to three years.
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You Get: An assessment of your lawn and plants to determine their nutritional requirement and for the presence of insects, pests and diseases. All your lawn, tree and shrubbery assessments are done under the supervision of our staff Agriculturalist. Backed by practical experience and scientific training our techs are qualified to answer your questions and solve all your lawn problems.
You Get: Granular fertilizer, liquid fertilizer and insect and fungus treatment
You Get: A guarantee of a healthy, green lawn which is free of insect, pests and diseases
You Get: Satisfaction
FREE ADVICE ON THE MOWING AND WATERING REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR LAWN AND THE RECOMMENDED VARIETIES OF GRASS FOR YOUR YARD
]]>Our hospitality and food industry service package is geared to help our customers achieve quality and keep their customers happy by complying with the relevant state departments that oversee their operations. We are familiar with HACCP, GMPs, good housing practices, and your quality expectations. We are therefore committed to meeting the high standards of your industry.
1. Assessment: No treatment is done without a complete customized assessment of your operations. In the context the food industry all areas are included. We consider:
• Exterior and Garbage Disposal – Receiving Dock Storage Preparation Processing
• Packaging Warehousing Serving (if applicable) Shipment Areas
Our technicians do assessments in order to identify all the critical points such as harborages, entry points and nesting sites at which insect and non insect pest can be controlled. Treatment decision, materials or methods are therefore based on information gathered and the pests which are identified.
2. Pest Identification: Control efforts are a waste of time without proper pest identification. This holds true because it takes different materials and strategies to control different pests. Our technicians are therefore trained to identify each type of pest which they may encounter in your facility.
3. Monitoring: In order to ascertain the effectiveness of pest control activities we do scheduled inspections. We use black light to trace rodent activities and monitoring traps to track pest locations and populations. This allows us to change treatment strategies to maintain their effectiveness.
4. Customized Treatment Plan: Our technician also prepare a customized treatment plan which is specific to your facility. Typically most plans will include exclusion, treatment of wall voids baiting, trapping and perimeter treatments etc. These are however customized and emphasis placed on the critical areas as identified in your needs analysis.
5. Sanitation: Sanitation is an important part of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). It limits the food supply and harborages of pests. Our technicians are trained to identify sanitation issues which need to be addressed and will make the necessary recommendations to correct these issues.
6. Habitat Modification: The habitat is the chosen living places of pests. When these areas are modified or changed it makes the pests more vulnerable to control measures. Our technicians identify these habitats in your facilities and give you recommendations on how these can be modified. We use light etc to modify the living places of pests so that they can be controlled.
7. Record Keeping and Reporting: We prepare written report to meet the QA/QC requirement of your facilities. Just tell us what you want and we will provide Even if you do not require it we still provide a detail report of the materials used and the amounts. These meet the reporting requirements of Federal and State regulations and are kept for up to three years.
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1. Complete Inspection: We do a complete inspection of your property, both inside and outside. In doing so, we are able to identify all the critical points at which insect and non insect pest can be controlled. We look for all harborages, entry points and nesting sites to include even lumber piles and trees which pests may use as a bridge to enter your homes.
2. Exclusion: Having identified potential and active entry points we proceed to provide a caulking service .This service depends on the facility applies to the entry points of utility cables and line. Exclusion services are also available for rats and squirrels etc. we also make recommendations when major construction work is required to exclude rodents. Our technicians are however trained to undertake most pest exclusion work.
3. Treatment of Wall Voids: Empty spaces in walls are the ideal living place for German cockroach carpenter ants and many more pests. We treat these areas by removing switch plates and coverings for electrical outlets. Our certified technicians use special equipment which is well suited to make these safe green applications.
4. Nesting Sites: Nesting sites are sometimes discovered in hidden areas. These sites are checked and the nesting removed, modified or treated with a green approach. Where necessary we make recommendations for you the customer to do such modifications.
5. People Proof Baiting: Even though our materials are green and organic we take additional steps by placing insect baits in areas which are not readily contacted by workers are customers. These baits are ideally suited for cock roach and ant and rodent control.
6. Treatment of All Entry Ways: It is not unusual that pest sometimes find themselves in our facilities even though we are treating for pests. This is often because technician over look some entry ways. Our qualified technicians are trained to create a complete barrier around your facilities by treating all entry ways.
7. Green Barrier: Our green barrier is intended to put a final block in the pathways of pest to prevent them from c gaining entry to your facility. We either spray a liquid green barrier around facility or sprinkle granular material which is equally effective. This green organic approach to pest control stops pests right in their tracks.
8. Crack and Crevice: Even when we have had the best sealing and caulking jobs done there may be tiny cracks and crevices all over our facilities. These are great harborages for crawling insects. Our technicians take the insect baits to them in these areas. This kills insect pests in their hiding places.
9. Record Keeping and Reporting: We provide our customers with a detail report of the materials used and the amounts. These meet the reporting requirements of Federal and State regulations and are kept for up to three years.
10. Employee discount: Through our services you have the opportunity to increase your benefit package to your employees. We offer a $ 50.00 discount to your employees. This is an added incentive which maintains that feeling of family within your team.
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With the American Cockroach being one of the largest cockroaches, the adult can reach 1 1/2 to 2 inches in length.
They are reddish brown in color. They can fly and are often be seen around light during the night. Whenever
temperatures reach 70 degrees or higher the American cockroach can be seen all year round. The adults are
however more common during the summer months.
Why are American Cockroaches important?
American Cockroaches are persistent and troublesome pests that invade any building including the home. They
have been known to carry bacteria which causes food poisoning. These organisms include salmonella and shigella.
The viral hepatitis organism is also transmitted by the American Cockroach.
Reproductive Capacity:
The female American Cockroach will carry an egg sack for a short period of time before deposition. Each produces
10 to 60 egg sacks at any given time and 14 young emerges from each egg sack. The incubation period of the
American Cockroach eggs is about 45 days. The young sometimes grow into adults in as little as 215 days.
Where do American Cockroaches live?
The American Cockroach is most commonly found in zoos and animal rearing facilities ,sewers, water meter boxes
and steam tunnels. They however live quite successfully wherever human live. Their environmental preference
include moist areas such as within sewers.
Adult Bed Bugs are brown wingless insects and are about 1/4 inch long. The young ones appear like the adult but are
colorless and are smaller. After a blood meal they are swollen and dark red. Whenever one sees blood spots on the
sheets bed bug infestation should be suspected.
Why are Bed Bugs important?
These blood sucking Bed Bugs feeds on human blood and are as persistent as German Cockroaches . They attack
when people are asleep and cause Psychological trauma. Their bites causes itching and infection. The cost of a
Bed Bug treatment is significant and the exercise can be a time consuming one. A‐Safecare Pest Control has
invested much resource into making bedbug control one of their specialty.
Reproductive Capacity:
The eggs of the Bed Bug hatches 6 days after they are laid and takes 38 to 48 days to reach maturity. 50 eggs are laid
at any given time and a total of 200 to 500 by each female. Adults can survive 6 to 7 months without eating.
Where do Bed Bugs live?
The Bed Bug live in cracks and crevices behind baseboards and pictures and also around the seam of the mattresses
and in clothes.
What do black widow spiders look like?
Black Widow Spiders are about 1 1/2 inches long, females are jet black and glossy, with a round abdomen or
Belly. There is a hour glass marking on their (abdomen) belly. The southern form sometimes have dots on the dorsal
side of the abdomen. The northern form has red spots in the middle of their backs.
How dangerous are black widow spiders?
The female Black Widow Spider can be dangerous to adults and children .Whenever they bite a poisonous venom is
spewed into the victim. This venom is paralytic to insects on which the spiders feed. Females are poisonous and their
venom is 15 times more potent than that of the rattlesnake while the males are harmless. The amount of venom is
Where do Black Widow spiders live?
The Black Widow Spiders are often found in places where we least expect them. These include indoors and outdoors
where the areas are partially protected. Their webbing can be seen in garages, crawl spaces attics and basements.
Chemical spider control requires careful inspection and the use of specially formulated products which are
able to contact them in areas where they are more likely to be found. A‐Safecare Pest Control , Tampa Bay Pest
Control service provider has the technical and practical know how to practice spider control.
Reproductive Capacity:
Spiders egg sacks carry several hundred eggs and 2 egg sacks are produced by most adult females. The eggs hatch in
2 to 3 weeks. Adult female Black Widow Spiders are very protective of their eggs and their young. The adult females
can live up to 6 or 8 months.
The worker of the crazy Ant is about1/10 inch long all sections of their bodies is dark brown to blackish. They have a
thin body on which long slender legs are attached. These crazy ant can be easily identified by their fast crazy movement.
Why are crazy ants important?
These ants contaminate food and are a cause great annoyance. They eat fruits ,proteins and other household
foods.
Where do crazy ants live?
Crazy Ants are very adaptable and can survive both outdoor and in door and even in moist areas. In colder state
they successfully establish colonies in apartments. If these pesty contaminators choose to live in your apartment
please call A‐Safecare Pest Control service, we are Tampa Bay Pest Control the premier provider of crazy ant control.
Reproductive Capacity:
A crazy ant colony may be comprised of a moderate population to a very large ones.
Carpenter Ants inflict a terrible bite. They move about day and night invading homes. They feed on wood that has
been damaged by termites and decay. Carpenter ants invading our homes can be traumatic especially during the
night. The motive for entering homes includes escaping from unfavorable conditions or in search of food.
Where do Carpenter Ant live?
Carpenter Ants live in and around buildings which include gutters, paneling, hollow doors and fire places. They travel
up to 100 yards in search of food. Their preference is to live in wood that has been damaged by termites.
Whenever Carpenter Ants invade your home you should call A‐Safe care Pest Control Service we are Tamp Bay Pest
Control, the premier provider of Carpenter Ant control.
Reproductive Capacity:
It takes a single adult female to start a new colony, the new colony quickly multiply into several thousands ants.
After two to five years new winged bearing reproductive called alates are seen.
Smaller satellite Carpenter Ant colonies grow from the main colony a distance which vary from 20 to 100 feet.
What do Carpenter Ant look like?
Carpenter Ants are long‐legged and moves very fast. They are reddish brown and some are black. They range in size
from 1/4 to 1/2 inches. The Florida Carpenter Ant is one of the most common type.
Cat fleas are parasites of human and animals alike, from which they get their blood meals. Cat fleas transmit disease
causing organisms such as the bubonic plague. The rat flea also transmit the bacterium Yersinia pestis which causes
plague.
Where do cat fleas live?
Carpeted homes provide the ideal living conditions for the cat flea. This is especially true for carpet that has been
laid directly on concrete. In order to complete their life cycle cat fleas live on the hair coat of the dogs and cats
where they feed on blood before they lay their eggs that usually drop off before hatching.
Reproductive Capacity:
A single female cat flea lays up to 450 eggs in her lifetime. the eggs are laid in batches of eighteen. They hatch in 1 to
6 days giving rise to whitish worm like larvae. Adult cat fleas live for 25 to 60 days
What do cat fleas look like?
The mature Cat Flea is about 0.08 of an inch long. Their bodies are small and black to red brown in color. They
are covered with spiny hairs which help them to move forward on our pets. Cat Fleas have long strong legs that help
them to jump long distance. They can jump as much as 15 inches horizontally .