Inside Outside Facility Services provides comprehensive cleaning, gardening, and pest control services for strata buildings and large communities. We’re a one-stop shop for all these needs. To help you understand how we can help you tackle pest problems and what to look for, we’ve compiled this complete guide.
What pests should you look for in the summer?
Summertime is the most active time for common pests due to the ideal conditions for breeding and finding new homes. Typically, you’ll come across general pests like cockroaches, fleas, spiders, ants, and termites here and there.
You may also encounter silverfish, bird lice, and many smaller insects. While these smaller insects may not bother or harm lot owners in a strata building, building managers must control this before these pests breed and cause a more significant problem.
This is especially important if owners experience problems with larger household pests like house or huntsman spiders, which are usually harmless but tend to frighten everyone! Australia has around 10,000 species of spiders, so controlling this common pest should be at the top of a building manager’s priority list.
Here are some other pests you should be on the lookout for this summer:
- Wasps and bees
- Mice and rats
- Mosquitos
- Bed bugs
The common signs of a pest problem
To control a pest problem, you’ll need to be able to spot the early signs, regardless of the culprit.
As a building manager, you should confer with lot owners to understand the signs they’re experiencing in their lots. This can vary from actual pest sightings, such as seeing the occasional mouse scurry along their floor or noticing rat droppings in their cupboards.
No matter the type of pest, building owners should be able to immediately recognise the signs and call for pest control services before the problem progresses. Here are some of the signs you might notice if you have a pest problem:
- Property damage: Unexplained property damage, especially in places such as food cupboards, is a tell-tale sign of a pest control problem. This is usually exclusive to rodents who seek out food and chew their way through cupboards and food storage to return to their nest.
- Nests: Stumbling upon a nest with egg sacks, food remains, or animal droppings should warn residents that the building is experiencing a pest control problem. Insects like spiders and flies can also make nests for their eggs, so if you notice a sudden increase in fly larvae or dead insects, chances are the building has a pest problem.
- Unusual or foul smells: Although there are many causes of foul odours, such as waste management problems, this can be a sign of a pest problem. The collection of animal waste, decomposing food, or even the occasional animal carcass can indicate that the building has a significant pest control issue that requires immediate attention.
- Droppings: Droppings are a concrete sign that you have a pest control problem. Droppings refer to animal faeces, primarily from rodents, left behind once an animal has rummaged through food stores or built its nest. This poses a significant health and safety risk, so building managers must contact pest control services when they receive reports of droppings in a building.
How Inside Outside Facility Services can help
Inside Outside Facility Services acknowledges that a pest control issue can be a stressful event, so we provide effective pest control solutions for all strata complexes and communities. We specialise in offering tailored pest control services, as we know not all scenarios are the same.
We aim to exceed your expectations when managing your pest control issue, so you can expect nothing but the best from our team of expertly trained and fully-equipped professionals. We cater to the exterior and interior pests, so residents can enjoy aspects of the building once our work is complete. Here’s a guide to what we offer:
- Ant, termite, spider, and cockroach treatments. We provide specialist treatments that serve as an effective prevention against household pests. These treatments are designed to rid residents of their immediate pest issues and ensure they don’t return anytime soon.
- Rodent control. Inside Outside Facility Services provides bait stations for all rodent pests, providing a quick fix that prevents rodents from building established nests and working their way into the building.
- Bird protection installation. Birds can be an annoyance for residents, especially if they choose to call their young in the early hours of the morning. Additionally, birds can create a droppings problem that proves to be unhygienic and unsightly. To avoid this, we can install bird netting and spikes to prevent birds from building nests in or around the building.
- Waste management. Poor waste management can lead to an influx of pests like rodents and flies around the exterior of a building, so we provide services designed to tackle waste-holding areas and waste receptacles. This crucial preventative measure stops pests from viewing a building or community as an all-you-can-eat buffet!
What sets Inside Outside Facility Services apart is that we provide one-off, ongoing or periodic treatment on a schedule to provide vital preventative care to a complex. This can provide building manager’s like you with more peace of mind, ensuring you won’t confront a pest issue again.
We also provide comprehensive grounds maintenance services to reduce the likelihood of pests accumulating in or around complexes. Enjoy our vast range of services, such as cleaning, building management, window cleaning, and more! Contact Inside Outside Facility Services for a quote today to find out how we can help your building.
