Fly Control for Your Business
Fly control is an important part of pest control for all businesses. Problems with flies and a fly infestation can project an unhygienic and unhealthy environment to both employees and customers. For businesses such as pubs, bars and restaurants, fly control is absolutely critical. We offer fly control treatments, electric fly killers and expert advice tailored to your needs, for effective fly control:
Accurate identification of pest flies, allows our experienced Technicians to offer fly control advice, treatments and fly killer units that are suitable for your business.
By locating fly breeding sites along with entry points of adult flies, our Technicians can offer appropriate insect proofing and advice on how to prevent a future fly infestation.
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Flies are potential carriers of a wide range of diseases such as dysentery, gastroenteritis and E.coli as they move from decaying matter to food and other surfaces. For further information on fly control please read below.
Danger Signs
Clusters of flies, either alive or dead.
Fly spotting or droppings, produced when flies feed and defecate. These are often found on upper areas of a room, such as pipes or light fittings.
Maggots, which are flies in their larval stage.
Potential Harm
Fly infestations on the premises can:
Spread a variety of diseases and can transmit intestinal worms.
Contaminate foodstuffs, food preparation surfaces, utensils and packaging.
Insects such as Horse flies, Autumn flies and Sand flies for example, bite people and animals.
Business Consequences
Damage — to foodstuffs and your health and hygiene reputation. Any issues with fly control will have a negative effect on your Scores on the Doors food hygiene rating.
Poor impression — customers and employees will gain an impression of dirt and neglect.
Cost — non-compliance with legislation can lead to fines, and reduced income from fewer customers.
Common House Ants Ants Ants (Odorous House): The number one pest of the Midwest and mid south regions including Kentucky. Description:
Habits: Rainy spring days and early summer is the favorite time of year for the Odorous House ant (OHA), trailing in kitchens, bathrooms or laundry areas. Activity will decrease during dry hot summer months with sporadic appearances. They become slightly more active again in the fall and may also visit in the winter. Treatment: Newly developed "non-repellant insecticides" are used by ABES service technicians to control these ants without "scattering or spreading" them through the home. We do localized applications interior, and exterior broadcast perimeter treatments. House ants, as well as other home invading ants often require maintenance or follow up applications 1-3 times per year. Each home is in a different environmental setting with numerous numbers of ant colonies in the area. Good caulking and sealing helps minimize treatment frequency. (Caulking and sealing is a service provided by ABES at a prorated hourly rate). Ant activity in the Tri-State area includes: Carpenter Ants Description: Adults are ¼ to ½ inch in length or the approximate length of a small fingernail to the finger's end. AntsHabits:  Warnings: Control is best achieved by ABES service technicians using non-repellant, slow acting baits and residual pesticides or directly injecting the nest with standard insecticides. Nests typically occur in areas that have current or past moisture leaks and or damage. Black Field Ants Description: Field Ants are black and 3/8 inch.  Habits:Black Field Ants and the Yellow Ant (or citronella ant) are outside ground nesting ants, feeding only outside and rarely seeking refuge in homes. Warnings: Confused with Carpenter Ants frequently because of their size and color the Black Field Ant frequently nests out in yards away from homes. Yellow or Citronella Ants Description: Yellow or Citronella Ants are 1/6 inch, smell like lemons or citronella when crushed, are orange reddish Habits: They frequently nest in mulch beds near homes. Acrobat Ants Description: Acrobat Ants are brown to black, approximately 1/8 inch and have a distinctive "heart shaped" abdomen. Habits: Commonly called acrobat because they scale homes and buildings to walls and ceilings on second and third stories or higher, to nest in cellotex, styrofoam or other soft insulating and building materials. They are not considered a structural damaging pest however, as are carpenter ants. Pavement or "Slab" Ants Description: Adults are 1/8 inch in length on average. Probably the second most common occurring ant in and around homes next to the Odorous House Ant and nearly identical in size. Habits: The Pavement Ant gets it's name due to typically nesting beneath concrete, foundations, sidewalks, patios and interior slabs. Most ants feeding on a variety of foods which varies seasonally from proteins in early spring and summer to "sweets" in late summer and fall. Proteins sources such as insect and animal carcasses, grease & oils (in kitchens), sweets-honeydew from apricots, beverage spills, sugar & corn syrup based products. Spiders A few hundred spider species can be found in the Tri-State area. Although all species have poison glands, only 3 found locally are typically a health concern: The yellow sac spider (the most common of the 3 found inside homes), the brown recluse (fiddle-back) spider, and the black widow spider. Common House Spider Common House Spider Description:  1/4--1/3 inch in length, thin elongated, tan colored (hairless) body, with long slender legs. Habits: The most common occurring household spider in our tri-state area. This spider will construct webs usually high on walls or at ceiling junctures where it hangs upside down most all day They are considered somewhat beneficial house cleaners of flying insects and occasional crawling insects. Control usually made when number of sightings exceed customer "tolerance levels". Control: Our service technicians can provide a critical web-cleaning process that removes the web (a major food source for the spider) and leaves a light insecticide residual behind. This is recommended in addition to a standard interior/ exterior triple-barrier insecticide residual treatment for spider and general insect pest control. Wolf Spider Description: Tan and dark brown banded spider with hairy body and legs resembling a tarantula. Total body and leg combined length can be from around 1 1/2 inches to 3 inches +. Habits: This spider species does not construct a web. Normally found inside on basement foundation sills, retainer ledges & on floor. Garage floors inside plus outside in low areas or on the ground. It shelters in cracks, crevices and voids. Aggressive hunter periodically day and night. Control: A comprehensive interior / exterior triple-barrier residual treatment using liquids, dusts and granulars. Crevices and voids must be injected. Yellow Sac Spider Description: Small (3/8 inch) and pale yellow in color. The legs may appear light gray to yellow. A silk tube is around one inch in length and will hide the spider during daytime hours. The most common of the 3 local "venomous spiders of concern" found inside the home. Habits: The Yellow Sac Spider roams at night to feed on insect prey. Ceiling and wall junctures in hallways and sometimes throughout basement areas. The silk tube is around one inch in length, found at ceiling-wall junctures, and will hide the spider during daytime hours, before it roams at night to feed on insect prey. Accidental bites occur to people when they roll over onto the roaming spiders during sleep, or slip on shoes or clothing with one inside. Most all misdiagnosed "brown recluse" or black widow" spider bites are actually from this species. Control: Emphasis on interior residual treatment, with web cleaning a necessary part of service. Exterior triple residual (liquid,dust & granular) barrier recommended. Brown Recluse Spider Description: Brown Recluse are around 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter (slightly larger with outstretched legs), and have a distinct violin shaped dark area just behind the head. Habits: Brown Recluse Spiders are a rare occurrence inside homes or buildings. They prefer "reclusive" habitats in debris, wood piles, concrete hollow block, clutter, etc. "Accidental" bites as described above are very rare, as this spider typically avoids human activity day and night. Control: Emphasis on exterior triple-barrier residual (liquid , dust and granular) application. Permanent harborages and landscape fixtures are treated. However, clutter must be eliminated for successful control. Interior monitoring with glue traps, and pinpoint residual applications made to voids are needed for eradication. Black Widow Spider Black Widow Spider The black widow spider female is jet black in color, with two red triangles on the underside of her “plump sized” abdomen, coming together to form a triangle. The male body is slender in size and a brown-white mix in color. The female body is around 1/2 inch (male body is ¼ inch) and with the addition of the leg span can reach close to 2 inches total in length. Habits:  Black widows do not aggressively seek out prey, they are passive hunters, making webs in out of the way areas such as behind and beneath boards, concrete blocks, large rocks, etc and wait for their victims. Contrary to popular belief, the male is rarely consumed after mating. He will remain near the nest "freeloading" on insect prey paralyzed by the female and brought in as food for the young.Warnings: Black Widow Spiders are among the most dangerous spiders in world! Their concentrated venom is roughly ten times more potent than even rattlesnake venom. However, amount released in their bite is much less in comparison. The neurotoxin can be health threatening to young children (under 2 yrs of age). The elderly should be careful also, especially if they already experience a heart condition or other serious health concerns. The venom could even potentially trigger a heart attack in a "healthy" middle aged person. Black Widow Spiders do not aggressively search and are rarely on the move. Most spider bites occur when picking up lumber, blocks, stones,scrap metal, etc. that has sat idle for long periods of time outside or in garages. Protect yourself: wear gloves, long sleeves, long pants, and boots when moving or disposing of these items. People in outlying areas of Northern Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana should be cautious of potential interactions with these spiders when involved in cleaning out old buildings or sheds. In Northern Kentucky we have personally encountered more black widow spiders in rural areas, most notably - Verona/ Crittenden, Walton, and the Petersburg area of northern KY. In some cases finding 8-12 spiders beneath modular homes, outside around homes, barns and garages. On rare occasions we will encounter a single female in a home in town or in a subdivisions area. Box Elder BugsDescription Box Elder Bug is a seasonal pest of building and home exteriors in the spring and fall. This bug has a black elongated shield shaped body with orange red “X” markings across the wing pads and on edges. Habits Primarily a pest of maple, box elder, and a variety of fruit trees (which they may do slight damage too). These pests congregate in large numbers on building exteriors prior to and after, hibernating for winter (around March and September). They typically congregate to sun themselves on the southern half of buildings. Most attention should be in these areas for prevention or corrective actions. Treatment Caulking and sealing gaps and cracks in siding and around doors and windows is the best prevention.  Pesticide applications can be made as corrective action, if they have entered completely into the structure, which does not occur very often. Bees and WaspsDescription Bees & Wasps provide necessary and beneficial pollination for flower, crops, shrubs, etc, Nature depends on their activity to keep the natural order of plant life as we know it.If there is no safety threat let them live. We need them!
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