On the road with Kiki – Episode 29
Welcome back for another instalment of On the Road with Kiki. In this series, pest consultant Kristian bring us along with him as he visits homes and businesses all around Adelaide to assess pest outbreaks. Although the weather isn’t looking favourable today, Kristian says that it won’t deter pests from being a nuisance!
He begins the day at a multi-storey student accommodation lodge, where the owner is keen for a regular pest control service to keep the place pest-free. He’s already quite well set up with some rodent baits outside, and pesticide sprays to outdoor and common indoor areas. Kristian also suggests applying a treatment dust to the roof space to combat ants, cockroaches and spiders. He gives the owner an all-inclusive quote for a quarterly pest control service which includes using bait stations and external sprays to keep away rodents, spiders, ants and cockroaches. The owner accepts and promptly books in for an initial service.
The next client has recently purchased a home and wants some termite protection. It’s pretty clear why, because Kristian spots a fence post in the backyard that has clearly suffered a significant amount of termite damage. However, luckily there are no obvious signs of active termites. He measures up and leaves the client with a quote to consider for a termite protection system.
Then, it’s off to the last job of the day in the Adelaide foothills for a termite assessment. The owner says they see signs of termite damage in their home. They’ve lived there for 23 years, and had wooden floorboards installed when they moved in. After an assessment, Kristian notes that there are multiple areas of damaged timber flooring within the home which are unfortunately “paper thin”. With piles of firewood stashed around the yard outside, there’s certainly a high risk of attracting more termites to the area, so he recommends a Sentricon baiting system for the client.
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