Services

Cockroach Control

Our buildings are ideal for cockroaches because they provide food, water, warmth and shelter. You will probably have a problem with the prolific German Cockroach. If you see the German Cockroach during the day or in areas where there is no food available such as bedrooms then you may have enormous populations



MAJOR SPECIES OF COCKROACHES FOUND

German Cockroaches (Blatella Germanica)

Appearance:

Adult : 12-15mm long, yellowish brown with two dark brown vertical bands behind the head, females larger than males.

Life Cycle

Eggs (20-40) contained in egg-case (ootheca) which is carried about by the female, protruding from her abdomen. Egg-case is glossy brown, 8mm long. Nymphs resemble adults and moult 6-7 times before becoming fully grown. Adults can live up to 4 months.

Notes

Smaller and lighter in colour in comparison to the American cockroach, it is the most common household pest. It feeds on almost all kinds of food, and is usually found infesting kitchens, especially in cracks and crevices. Young are protected by the egg-case which is carried about by the female till just before hatching. Both males and females have fully developed wings, though they are seldom used.

American Cockroaches (Periplaneta Americana)

Appearance:

Adult : 35-40mm long, reddish to dark brown

Life Cycle

Eggs (14-16) are contained in the egg-case (ootheca) which is deposited by female in a protected place. Nymphs resemble adults but are flightless. Freshly moulted nymphs are white and they moult 9-13 times before becoming adults. Adult life span is 14-15 months.

Notes

The large cockroach encountered flying into homes. Not a regular house-dweller, it prefers dark, moist and warms areas, such as drains and sewers.

Cockroaches Can...

Spread disease by transporting bacteria and organisms from sewers and other unsanitary sources to food and food handling surfaces and utensils.

Seriously harm the reputation of a business. The appearance of Cockroaches in the public areas of a business can cause a huge loss of goodwill. Even your staff can find the presence of Cockroaches quite repulsive.

Contaminate food with their droppings, their dead casts (outer skeleton), discarded Cockroach egg cases even dead Cockroaches.

Cause unpleasant odours due to secretions from their mouths and outer shell. These are particularly severe when large populations are present.

Signs of Cockroach Activity Include

Droppings Cockroach droppings resemble pepper and larger droppings of around 2mm can have ridges along their sides and have blunt ends

Casts Cockroaches cast off their outer body or skeleton during their life and you may notice these in various areas around your home or building.

Spoilt Food Cockroaches will eat food that has not been properly stored and vomit back onto the food.

What We Do

Set up a guaranteed program to control cockroaches in a building and its surrounding environment and advise how you can help reduce future problems.

Inspect We will carry out a survey and report our findings.

Bait We will apply special bait which is licensed and formulated for Cockroach control. This is very safe for you and your children and pets. The bait is applied to out of reach places for your added peace of mind.

Surface Spray We may apply a special surface spray which is licensed and formulated for Cockroach control. This is applied to the perimeter of your home or building.

What You Can Do with our Help and Advice

Sanitation You can reduce food and water available to Cockroaches. Even small pockets of moisture can keep Cockroaches nearby as they can go without food for over a month. One way you can help is to avoid keeping rubbish indoors overnight.

Proofing We can advise you on ways you can help to proof your home against Cockroach entry. This may include simple measures such as fixing mesh over holes to prevent Cockroach entry and to seal cracks and crevices.

Stock Ensure regular stock rotation and also inspect incoming food stock.

Storage Ensure food is stored above the ground and clear of walls.

Garbage Ensure your garbage is kept secure and locked.

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Bed Bugs (Cimex Lectularius) Control

Bed bugs have had a major resurgence in the U.A.E. and every year the problem seems to be getting worse. Although information on actual numbers of Bed Bugs in the U.A.E.is not readily available, it seems more Bed Bug control jobs are going to fewer specialist companies such as Elite Pest Control.

Appearance:

Adults are 4-5 mm long, wingless, rounded, flat and reddish-brown. New hatched nymphs are translucent; nymphs resemble the adults and grow through 5 moults before reaching maturity.

Life Cycle

Eggs (up to 350), 0.8-1.3mm long, ink-bulb-shaped, laid in cracks and crevices near host and cemented in place by glue; 5 nymphal stages lasting up to 50 days; adults can live for more than 1 year without feeding.

Notes

The common Bedbug (Cimex lectularius), is found in temperate regions across the world. Usually found in human habitation, hiding in cracks and crevices, in beds and bedding in the daytime, emerging at night to feed on human blood. Their bites don’t cause much irritation, but the bugs possess stink glands on their thorax that cause a disgusting odour when disturbed. Though they can harbor pathogens in their bodies, including plague and hepatitis B,they have not been linked to the transmission of any disease and therefore not considered a medical threat. However, humans can get skin infections and scars from scratching bites. For causing disgust and sheer nuisance value, Bedbugs are perhaps the No.1 pest!

Bed Bugs can

Cause major distress with their feeding habits. They feed on our blood at night when we are asleep.

Cause swelling and some skin irritation

Cause allergic reactions in some people

Important Information for Hotels

We understand the need for complete confidence when dealing with a bed bug eradication program. We also understand the need to respond promptly and ensure the room can be made available in the shortest possible time. We will endeavour to ensure your downtime is kept to an absolute minimum where possible.

What we do

To enable us to have an effective bed bugs control program, we thoroughly inspect your building concentrating on your sleeping areas. Bed bugs are nocturnal meaning they come out after dark and this is also when they feed. Bed Bugs can be found in mattresses, bed bases, crevices and even behind pictures on the wall. Once we locate the population, we can start our integrated program and bed bugs treatment. We treat all affected areas with safe insecticides and concentrate on their harbourages so most of the insecticide is out of sight.

What you can do with our help and advice

You will need to wash bedding and clothing in hot water. Thorough vacuuming of all hard floor areas, carpets, rugs and soft furniture is also required. Double bag the contents of your vacuum cleaner and dispose in the rubbish bin immediately.

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Flea And Ticks Control

We are ideal hosts for fleas and even our pets are also often affected. Adult fleas need blood and will feed on us and our pets. In warmer weather they can multiply at an astonishing rate and therefore it is important to put in place an effective flea control program to break the cycle.

Appearance:

Adult : small, vertically flattened, reddish-brown, 1.5-3mm long.

Life Cycle

Eggs (15-20) oval, 0.8mm, whitish colour. Larvae 6mm long, worm-like with chewing mouth parts.

Notes

Feeds on blood - commonly infests Cats and Dogs and readily bitesHumans. Its salivary secretion causes itching and discomfort for many days, especially to allergic people. An excellent jumper, moves easily and fast through hair or fur of the host.

Fleas and Ticks can....

Bite and cause skin irritation and localized swelling. The swelling is raised and red with a single bite mark in the middle of the swelling. Spread disease and sickness.

What We Do

We thoroughly inspect the areas for flea treatment and make sure everything is safe before we start.We use a variety of formulations around your property. We treat various areas inside your home including hard floor surfaces, carpets, rugs, sofas and under furniture. We also treat external areas as well including patios. We use the safest pesticides available and recommend an insect growth regulator which interrupts the life cycle of the flea. These IGR’s enhance the treatment and are amongst the safest products available. What you can do with our help and advice

Please ensure your pet is being treated for fleas/ticks. You can get formulations from the Vet which are safe and effective. You can also give your pet a flea bath.

Your bedding needs to be washed in hot water. You will need to do the same with your pet’s bedding as well.Thorough vacuuming of all hard floor surfaces and carpets and rugs is also important. Ensure the contents of your vacuum cleaner are double bagged before disposal.

With your help and co-operation we can ensure a flea free zone for you and your pets.

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Spider Control

Our buildings and gardens are ideal for spiders because they provide food and anchorage for their webs or soil for their tunnels

MAJOR SPECIES OF SPIDERS (Arachnida)FOUND......

Red Back Spiders

Camel Spiders

Appearance:
Arachnid; adult 4-5cms, extremely small body and long legs (cobweb spider)

Life Cycle

Notes

Also called Daddy long Legs, Cobweb spiders these are common house dwellers. Well recognised because of their distinct long-legged appearance and webbing in corners and ceiling/wall joints. They are not technically considered pests, since they trap and consume several species of insects in the house, but their cobwebs give thehome an unkempt and unsightly appearance. Jumping spiders do just that ‐ they jump! They are small, usually black with red or white markings, and are often found in windows. They rarely bite. Sheet-web or orb spiders have a pair of dark bands across their yellowish head-thorax and abdomen. They are common on shrubs and weeds around the house. Most people have misconceptions about spiders : they are pictured to be poisonous (even deadly), and likely to attack at any time. This not true. There are some species of spider that have a venomous bite, but only a few are found in the UAE Spiders are largely beneficial since they feed on other pests

Spiders Can...

Bite and cause pain and even death. Luckily deaths are rare in the UAE.

Have unsightly webs and can collect dust and debris.

Cause panic and alarm particularly around children.

What We Do

Set up a guaranteed treatment to control spiders in a building and advise how you can help reduce future problems.

Inspect We inspect your property and identify areas of concern.

Surface Spray We apply a surface spray that is licensed and formulated for spider control. This would be to walls and paths, gutters and baseboards and soffits.

What You Can Do With Our Advice

Wear gloves when gardening or handling soil

Wear sensible footwear - particularly at night.

Be wary of wandering ground dwelling spiders after excavations or landscaping.

Avoid leaving toys out overnight. A spider may use these as a nest.

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Termite Control

Preventative

Physical and chemical barriers are designed to deter termites. After inspection and evaluation we can provide the best options for your particular situation. Appearance:

Adults 3-4mm, workers creamish white with brown head; soldiers with brown head and large jaws (mandibles), sometimes modified into a specialised “spout” through which they squirt a foul smelling liquid on attackers.

Life Cycle

Queen lays thousands of eggs which are looked after by workers. Most eggs hatch into sterile workers and a few become soldiers and males. During favourable conditions, large numbers of reproductives swarm to form new colonies.

Notes

Often called 'white ants', live in colonies consisting of workers, soldiers and king and queen. Subterranean termites live below the ground and construct mud tubes from the nest to food source - these tubes are a sure sign of infestation. Wood-nesting termites excavate nests in wood and leave behind characteristic signs of infestation ‐ their pellet shaped frass or droppings. Large numbers congregate just before the rainy season to swarm ‐ females and males fly off, mate and female then starts a new colony. Feed on dead/decaying wood, and can cause great (unseen) damage if not detected in time.

Termite Inspection

Termites cause many millions of dollars worth of damage to buildings in the world every year which is not covered by your household Insurance.

Some people require white ant treatment but termites and ants are quite different insects. Termites are not a member of the ant family but the term white ant is firmly ingrained in the English language. Our Termite Inspectors have many years of experience between them.

A termite inspection is recommended at least annually even if you have a termite protection system in place. In most cases, these termite protection systems make termites easier to detect but won’t stop them from attacking your building.

Remedial - Undertaken When Termites are Found

After inspection and evaluation we can provide the best options for your particular situation. These are pesticide barriers for termites and installed by licensed pest control technicians. An in-soil pesticide barrier is applied into the soil under and around the foundations.Pesticides settle on termites and they ingest the pesticide and can eliminate the whole colony. Baits are ingested by the termites and can eliminate the whole colony.

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Paper wasps, Common Wasp, Mud – Daubers, Bees Control

Our buildings and gardens are ideal for wasps and bees because they provide food and an anchorage for their nests. Your fruit trees in your back garden can be a feeding site to many hundreds of wasps in the summer.

Although Elite Pest Control recognises wasps and bees are beneficial insects, it is the danger they pose that leaves us with no other option than to eradicate them. Appearance:

Adult 10-15mm (worker), 20mm (queen), males (15mm); bright yellow with or without black/brown bands.

Life Cycle

Egg to emergence 6-8 weeks.

Notes

The queen after mating, builds a nest containing several chambers out of mud or wood (paper), mixed with her saliva. Paper wasp nests have a distinctive umbrella shape with exposed cells and are suspended by a single stalk. Each cell contains one larva that is fed by the queen till it emerges as a sterile adult female. These workers then take over nest care activities as the colony grows. Mud-daubers create nests of moist mud which hardens and forms good protection for the larvae developing in the cells inside. Wasps can inflict a painful sting when disturbed and some species can be aggressive, especially if one ventures too close to the nest.

Wasps and Bees Can...

Cause painful stings and even death. Their stings produce histamine in humans and can cause anaphylaxis. This can cause swelling in airways, difficulty in breathing and a drop in blood pressure. It is this condition that can prove life threatening.

Swarm which can be very dangerous. If you discover a wasp nest it is very tempting to eradicate yourself. Unless you are quick you can be surrounded by hundreds of very angry wasps that will sting you many times over.

Cause alarm particularly around children.

What You Can Do

Keep Children away.

Keep Windows and Doors Closed

Keep sweet and sticky foods stored securely.

Keep Garbage secure and locked

What We Do

Eradicatethe nest by using approved oil based insecticidal spray .

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Rodent Control

Our buildings are ideal for rats and mice because they provide food, water, warmth and shelter. For these reasons you may notice rats and mice inside buildings more in the cooler months.

MAJOR SPECIES OF RODENTS FOUND

House Mouse (Mus Musculus)

Appearance:

Adults brown to grey, furry, 10-16 cms including the 5-8 cms tail, large ears and relatively small eyes.

Life Cycle

Female may have 3-5 litters. Young (4-8 per litter) are born furless and blind, 19-21 days after mating. They reach sexual maturity in six to ten weeks. Life span of adults is about nine to twelve months.

Notes

Mice cause damage to structures and property, and they may transmit diseases such as salmonellosis (food poisoning). They have a characteristic musky odor that identifies their presence - they are occasionally seen during daylight hours. Other signs of infestation are droppings, fresh gnawing and tracks. Nests are often found in sheltered locations and are made from fine shredded paper or other fibrous material. They prefer cereal grains, but will eat many kinds of food. They are sporadic feeders, nibbling bits of food here and there. They have keen senses of taste, hearing, smell, and touch and are excellent climbers and acrobats. They will run horizontally along wire cables or ropes and can jump up 13 inches from the floor onto a flat surface and can squeeze through openings slightly larger than 1/4 inch in diameter.

Common House Rat / Roof Rat / Tree Rat / Black Rat (Rattus Rattus)

Appearance:

Adult : dark brown to black, 10-12cms, with a 15-20cms tail

Life Cycle

Female can have up to 84 young in her lifetime. Life span of adults is around a year.

Notes

It is the common rat found in our homes causing much nuisance and damage. It is an extremely agile creature, able to scale walls and walk across telephone wires with ease and. It builds its nest in walls, attics, vines or trees near and around homes.

Brown Rat/ Norway Rat / Sewer Rat (Rattus Norvegicus)

Appearance:

Adult : Brown, with whitish brown underparts, 18-20cms, with a 15-18cms tail.

Life Cycle

Prolific breeders with about 60-70 young in a year.

Notes

It is larger and more robust-looking than its common cousin the House Rat, and the tail is shorter. An excellent swimmer, it is found in sewers and drains in large cities, where it thrives in the damp, wet surroundings. It is usually limited to seaports and large cities.

Rats and Mice Can...

Spread disease to humans via their droppings or urine.

Spread sickness and death via parasites such as fleas and intestinal worms.

Cause extensive physical damage to electrical wires, doors, skirting boards, books, stored

products, food containers and upholstery.

Spoil and Contaminate food with their droppings, urine or fur.

Signs of Rodent Activity Include

Droppings New rodent droppings are shiny and pliable and within 2-3 days become dull and hard. Mouse droppings are 3-6mm long and have pointed ends. Rat droppings are up to 12mm long and have blunted ends

Rubmarks These are greasy smear marks and they are caused when rodents rub their fur against vertical surfaces such as walls

Burrows Rat burrows are normally found next to waterways and buildings.

Sounds Rats and Mice are normally heard at night and they include squeaking in the case of mice and clawing and gnawing in the case of rats.

Nest A rodent nest is usually made of rags and paper and cardboard.

Gnawing Rats gnaw to keep their incisors down and use wood, metal, conduit and cables in order to do this. When rats gnaw cables for instance this can expose bare wires and cause short circuits or fires.

What We Do

Set up a guaranteed program to control rodents in a building and its surrounding environment and advise how you can help reduce future problems.

Inspect We will carry out a survey and report our findings.

Bait We will set up rodent bait stations at various strategic locations in and around the buildings. These rodent bait stations securely hold the bait within the station which means that secondary poisoning of non target animals are greatly reduced to almost zero.

Break Neck Traps And Glue Boards We can set up specially designed traps where baits cannot be used.

What You Can Do with our Help and Advice

Sanitation You can reduce food and water available to rodents. One way you can help is to avoid keeping rubbish indoors overnight.

Proofing We can advise you on ways you can help to proof your home against rodent entry. This may include simple measures such as fixing mesh over holes to prevent rodent entry.

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