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Pest Control Services

• Pest control workers help to eliminate and control undesirable insects and animals. These pests include rats, mice, and other rodents as well as termites, cockroaches, spiders, bedbugs, ants, fleas, bees, and wasps.
• Sometimes workers are also asked to rid buildings of birds or snakes. They control or remove pests in private homes, businesses, and institutions. Pest control workers are sometimes called exterminators.
• Workers put poison or traps in places where pests are most likely to be found. They often spray large areas to force pests out of their hiding places. They may also advise customers about ways of sealing up holes and destroying nesting and breeding areas.
• Pest control workers are often contacted to solve a particular pest problem.
• The first thing the workers do is look at the damaged or infested area. They try to locate nests. They may track the pests' movements to uncover their hiding places. Workers must identify what kind of pest has invaded the area. If it is a rare species, they may ask another expert to identify it.
• They may need to operate generators, compressors, and manual and electric pumps to inject or spray liquid and gaseous pesticides and herbicides.
• It is important to take care to minimise damage to the other plants, animals and the environment.