The rainy season is here and with it brings ideal conditions for carpenter ants. The wetness brings with it damp wood and damp wood is a carpenter ants best friend. Even an already existing carpenter ant colony on your property could take the opportunity to infest your home now that it’s drenched in water. Carpenter […]
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Yes, but it is not recommended. Clorox can be used in a restaurant kitchen and is mainly deployed in washing ware, but not of the preferred list of disinfectants used in a kitchen. One should proceed with caution using bleach in any quantity when in doubt it is best to consult the manufacturer of the
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The deployment of chemical disinfectants is primarily used in medical facilities around the world. Chemical disinfectants are used alone or in combination in healthcare settings. The types of chemical disinfectants used according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention are as follows: alcohol, chlorine and chlorine compounds, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, ortho-phthalaldehyde, hydrogen peroxide, iodophors, peracetic
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Carpenter ants love warm damp weather as we have in Canada pretty much all year long. It is during rainy seasons that these ants like to make home invasion attempts and infest the wood in your home. The big issue in destroying carpenter ants is finding and killing the nest. The nest is rarely in
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Before we get into detail it is beneficial to define these two terms and their applications. Disinfection refers Disinfection describes a process that eliminates many or all pathogenic microorganisms, except bacterial spores, on inanimate objects In health-care settings, objects usually are disinfected by liquid chemicals or wet pasteurization. Each of the various factors that affect the efficacy of disinfection
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Its no secret that rats spread disease, they have been blamed for the plague after all. A rat infestation is a serious business and this is why. Rat poop is super dangerous and have you ever wondered what does rat poop look like? It’s easy to identify rat poop; they are skinny pellets that are
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To answer the above question in short, yes, rats are indeed way more aggressive than mice. This is due to their territorial nature when faced with an enemy. This can be seen in their different behaviour when faced with a threat. When mice are faced with a threat, they are likely to scurry away, whereas
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As the world is coming to terms with the sudden arrival of the Coronavirus, originating in China, Wuhan, since December 2019. Government organizations all around the world have placed their cities, states, and even compete for countries such as Italy and as of recently Singapore on complete lockdown in a bid to tackle the propagation
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Toilet bowls are one of the most bacteria-rich environment where germs are free to thrive given what we do there daily. I am pretty sure this does not need any further explanation. Disinfecting your toilet bowl regularly must be as often done as vacuuming or laundry If not more because disinfecting toilet bowls is an
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Contrary to popular belief carpenter ants do not have any interest in consuming wood, unlike termites. Rather, carpenter ants use their mandibles to construct an interacting network inside of wooden structures by tunnelling and digging their way into it. This can also extend to mulch which leads to severe consequences. You need to know how
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