At the first few sights of any pest around us, we more often than not, either rush to apply age-old home remedies or use over the counter products such as insecticide gels and sprays, or traps and baits to take charge of the situation. But most of the times we fail to eliminate insects at the rate at which they breed and multiply, especially in cases of cockroaches, mosquitoes, ants, flies, termites or bed bugs. So when the matters get out of hand, it is always wise to hire the Pest Control Company (PCC) for adequate results.
Pest Control Company is experts who know your pests better than you. An experienced Pest Control Company would precisely know where to find pests in your property and exact measures to undertake to eradicate them. Here are some points to consider before you hire the right Pest Control Company for your property:
- License: A pest control job requires technicians to not only enter your personal space but they also use highly dangerous pesticides and processes that if not handled correctly can lead to a serious health risk. So when choosing your Pest Control Company it is the first most important step to check if the company is legally certified to operate in the business.
- Training & Experience: A pest control treatment requires thorough training in understanding various pest behavioral patterns, their food habits and their breeding habitat and seasons. The job also requires skills in terms of identifying, capturing, eliminating and controlling the growth of different pests. Therefore, it is essential to shortlist the company based on the training and experience of their technicians.
- Track Record: A Pest Control Companies is always as good or bad as the reviews given from its past customers. Thus, it is always best to check the past customers’ experiences, reviews and recommendations before hiring one. Pest control treatment as a process although requires a day or two, but its effects should remain for a much longer period, thus, it is advisable to check online complain boards or consumer sights to see if there are any complaints after the work was carried out.
- Pest Control Program: The technician of your Pest Control Company should always discuss your pest problem at length. He should patiently make a thorough inspection of your house and recommend the best Pest Control Program, including kinds of pests present in the property, the extent of the problem, types of pesticides and processes that will be used, treatment plan, potential health hazards, etc.
- Safety & Quality: A pest control treatment is an application of various pesticides inside the property of your dwelling. These pesticides can come in contact with your kids or pets later on and thus it is important to check how safe is the material used for human or pet contact. Equally, it is important to ensure the quality of products used in the process for example, if it is government approved.
- Guarantee: An effective treatment cannot be gauged in a day or two of its taking place. Usually, it takes few weeks to realize if the service was effective or not. Therefore, work guarantee should always be a part of your bargain when shortlisting a Pest Control Company.
- Price: A pest control job is a highly service-oriented work; hence the lowest price is not always necessarily the best choice. A lot of price points are determined on the knowledge, quality and guarantee that a Pest Control Companies can offer. Hence, compare prices in context with various other strong points of the shortlisted companies.
No matter what company you choose, you should always ensure regular inspection and preventive measures to keep the problem at bay or under check… because only a pest free home is a healthy home!