Pest control in Thailand
The rainy season in Thailand has arrived. Good for the almost parched land and water rationing in some cities. Let's just hope that there will be enough rain. Not in those big unexpected downpours, which flood the streets and make them impassable for traffic.
It seems that mosquitoes also become more active during this time. A smaller species than in the Netherlands and also silent. No irritating “mosquito buzz!” That is also the insidious thing, because one notices only a short time later that one has been stung by a small red itchy spot.
However, this is not harmless! An infected mosquito can cause a dengue virus. This is currently on the rise in Thailand and 3 people have already died from this. Two years ago I had the dengue virus, first degree, and spent more than a week in the Bangkok Hospital hospital on a drip.
This time I called in a pesticide control company. He came a day earlier to exterminate the termites in the neighbour's house. They carry out pest control in a wide area and also mosquitoes, which had bothered me a few times recently.
The first question, before they started, was whether there were snakes in the garden. I haven't seen them lately. Otherwise they would be the first to find and clean them up. They worked thoroughly and quickly. I was surprised how many “guests” still lived with me. A large takaab or centipede with 4 babies was discovered and cleared. In other places I discovered a few dead specimens. Many cockroaches crawled out of the storm drains and died. But in the end I was concerned about the mosquitoes, mosquitoes and the like so that I can work or sit in the garden without a problem.
If I did discover a “stray” mosquito, I could call without any problems. It was agreed that they would come by again in 4 months to keep everything under control preventively. One would pay 3000 baht per time or a lower amount for 3 times. People come by and indicate how much should be paid for a certain size of the garden and types of vegetation, such as shrubs and trees.
But health is my top priority!
Pesticide Control: 038 – 736193 / 085 – 0041949 Thai
That last boy with all those legs called Takaab in Thai bit me recently, won't tell you how that felt.
Was lucky a neighbor ended up in the hospital last year, he was in pain.
What you mainly see now that the rainy season is approaching are those so-called flying ants.
They are termites that fly out en masse and come towards the light.
After a heavy rain shower they come into action, after a few days you no longer see them.
If you forget to close an outdoor lamp or window or door, you don't know what kind of mess you will find.
Lost wings everywhere.
With me on such days all lights go out, except for a floodlight to lure them there.
Jan Beute.
I have a large lamp on above the fish pond. Further if you turn off all the lights. Fish have free food.
Animals and animals and Thailand are inextricably linked and can lead to special scenes. Such as a beautiful orange / brown colored toad that was grabbed by a so-called rat snake. At first I thought a frog with a long tail??? Have I ever seen a frog bitten by a water snake in France, a bizarre sight! Then the countless cockroaches that try to flee the biologically responsible pesticide that is sprayed in many places during the monthly extermination and come crawling out of the drainage wells in many. The Centapide or very strong centipede as I call it does not escape the spray from SP Pestcontrol that comes to check and spray monthly, both outside the house and garden and indoors, along skirting boards, behind cupboards, especially the kitchen could be an Eldorado. the refrigerators in the kitchen also get their monthly inspection at the back and engine area. However, during the rainy season it is sometimes difficult to plan the spraying because rainfall cancels out the outdoor spraying. And indeed with the numerous flying ants after a rain shower, turn off the outside lighting, otherwise you will find a battlefield of fallen wings the next morning in such an amount that you need the high-pressure sprayer to clean up the remains with the question of where those ants have gone, anyway, they will come the next spray. With window and door screens you try to prevent mosquitoes and flies as much as possible, but you still have to go in or out through the door. Now just find something about the cats that sometimes look for a place on the outdoor sofas and chairs in our indoor hideaway, well it will keep you busy.
I sometimes use a leaf blower to clean up the wings because it also cleans the smallest corners, then in the garbage bags. Many ants are eaten by birds, a nice sight.
Our cat thinks those flying ants are a tasty snack after they have shed their wings.
She also finds the จิ้งจก (lizards) living in the house not to be sneezed at. If she gets hold of one, she first plays with it, after which they are eaten head and tail.
In the past she mainly lived on the street and then received food from the local residents.
Recently, the public health volunteers (อ.ส.ม.) of the village came to put some mosquito larvae-eating fish in the (rain)water barrels (100 and 1000 litres). Since then a lot less problems with mosquitoes. Apparently these fish are used to Thai tap water (and rainwater).
The traditional Thai bathroom is a paradise for mosquitoes: dark, warm, no wind, high humidity, stagnant water.
It's just a normal phenomenon
It is mainly the mating in the air, most of them do not survive, but why pests and what to combat? It doesn't happen that often, and a vacuum cleaner does a good job, but well, many of our white noses don't know what life is like in these countries.
My house is like a zoo if you just look around.
I've already posted photos on another forum,
The Lantern bug or the hammerhead worm, the Jewel beetle, the rhinoceros beetle, all in my backyard
In addition the Rat snake and for the spitting cobra , hmmm just watch out, but don't throw it on the street Like the Thai do to let the car drive over it,
At the back of the house I now have 16 Tokeh, no problem at all and you get rid of your mosquitoes.
Early morning white-tailed squirrel.
For sure no vermin although you should avoid having some animals in the garden such as the hammerhead worm that eats common earthworms
Take a closer look at nature before walking around with a spray can
Lodewijk, I don't understand that last sentence of yours at all.” But for me, health comes first.”
So anything that is dealt with in such a thorough chemical way is good for health.
I sometimes use the spray can, but I don't really like it. I kill a centipede, the many toads, tree frogs and geckos eat a lot of harmful insects. There are therefore no mosquitoes in my water barrels, a few small fish in it also work well. I certainly don't want to have it destroyed with a thorough chemical cleaning. And they are absolutely not harmful to health.
After my visit to the hospital because of the dengue virus and being bitten by mosquitoes a few times recently, I want to be able to be in the garden once in a while without any problems. Then just once
invite the pesticide control. Snakes, etc. usually go away by themselves, I throw the takaab over the wall into the field. I have less patience with mosquitoes! Too much of the bad!
Pesticide control is definitely poison, the cure worse than the disease, helps for a short time
If you're in the garden, use Deet.
Lavender or citronella plants in the garden are a good help against mosquitoes
Remove stagnant clean water
The dengue mosquito mainly lives at ground level in the morning and evening
To remove ants and termites use dog powder, which works perfectly and is not harmful