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Addressing Insect-Mediated Food Contamination | enviro-safe.co.za

Addressing Insect-Mediated Food Contamination

Preventing insect-mediated food contamination requires a holistic approach to the way you manage and store your food.  Insects are all around us, and although their presence in your home can be minimised, there is no way to fully eliminate them without potentially causing harm to the home’s other inhabitants.  Let’s take a look at some…
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Exploring the Importance Non-Toxic Pest Control | enviro-safe.co.za

Exploring the Importance Non-Toxic Pest Control

Pest control often makes use of highly toxic substances, which can pose a danger to the environment as well as to pets and people. This is why responsible pest management practices minimise the use of highly toxic substances to create a non-toxic pest control approach that is equally, if not more, effective.  Here are some…
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Pest-Free Pantry: Maintaining Food Quality and Safety | enviro-safe.co.za

Pest-Free Pantry: Maintaining Food Quality and Safety

Pests are naturally attracted to places where they can find food. This means your kitchen—and more specifically, your pantry—is a potential hotspot for pest infestations.  Let’s take a look at how you can manage your pantry effectively to prevent pests from invading. Airtight Containers The first step toward protecting your pantry from pest invasions is…
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Weighing Your Options: Professional Pest Control Or DIY | enviro-safe.co.za

Weighing Your Options: Professional Pest Control Or DIY?

If you have a pest problem, you might be tempted to try and deal with it yourself. But DIY pest control can actually lead to additional, potentially costly problems down the line.  DIY Pest Control On the upside, DIY pest control might be viewed as less expensive than hiring professionals. After all, you can easily…
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6 Overlooked Areas In Your Spring Cleaning Regimen | enviro-safe.co.za

6 Overlooked Areas In Your Spring Cleaning Regimen

It’s a great idea to do a thorough springclean at least once a year to maximise your property’s hygiene and cleanliness Not only does it help ensure a tidier space that is more comfortable and inviting, but it also reduces clutter which can attract pathogens and pests. In the spirit of thoroughness, here are six…
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Pathogen Purge: Disinfectant Treatments For Large Areas | enviro-safe.co.za

Pathogen Purge: Disinfectant Treatments For Large Areas

Large areas can be difficult to properly disinfect. Bacteria and various other pathogens can build up in various places that are often out of reach or out of sight and can pose a potential risk to occupants’ health. Thankfully, volume disinfectant treatments are capable of reaching these out-of-sight, out-of-mind places in large spaces, ensuring that…
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Buzz Off Guide to Fly Control in Food Settings

Buzz Off: Guide to Fly Control in Food Settings

Essential Fly Control Tips for Food Environments Flies are not just annoying, uninvited guests; they are also a disease risk. Wherever food preparation and consumption take place, you can be sure a few of these pests will try their luck. It’s part of life on planet Earth. Implementing effective fly control measures is essential to…
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Exploring the Rodent Species Invading South Africa

Exploring the Rodent Species Invading South Africa

They say that once you start seeing rodents on your property, an infestation is already underway. Thankfully, there are means and methods of preventing rodent infestations if you take preventative measures and act early. Rodents frequently carry diseases and can also cause damage to property. Thankfully, the Enviro-Safe team has years of experience and all…
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What Customers Think of Your Germ-Free Business | enviro-safe.co.za

What Customers Think of Your Germ-Free Business

Customers’ opinions of you are inevitably influenced by what they observe when they come to your place of business. Is the place a mess? Are there pests running rampant? These things can have a huge impact on whether customers want to continue engaging with your business or not. Here is what happens in a customer’s…
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Ethical Pest Control for Bees | enviro-safe.co.za

Ethical Pest Control for Bees

Bees play a crucial pollinating role in the ecosystem, which sustains the natural world and agriculture practices. Without bees, our food varieties (like almonds, berries and avocado) would diminish and prices would surge. Your favourite morning brew would become a nostalgic dream instead of a reality. For these reasons, it’s important that bees are handled…
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Practical Advice for Pest-Free Industrial Facilities - blog | enviro-safe.co.za

Practical Advice for Pest-Free Industrial Facilities

Practical Advice for Pest-Free Industrial Facilities Pests can spread illness and compromise the integrity of your inventory, so it is critical to keep them out of your warehouse or industrial site.  Let’s take a look at some of our expert tips on how to keep pests at bay if you manage a warehouse or other…
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Mist Marvels: 3 Applications for Fogging Services - blog | enviro-safe.co.za

Mist Marvels: 3 Applications for Fogging Services

Discover Fogging Services: Essential Applications for Complete Disinfection Whether in a place of work or a residential setting, sometimes it’s necessary to conduct a volume disinfection treatment for complete hygienic certainty, making a building positively safe for its occupants. Let’s take a look at a few examples of when this kind of disinfection fogging service might…
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Mould Busters: 8 Strategies For Mould And Mildew Control - blog | enviro-safe.co.za

Mould Busters: 8 Strategies For Mould And Mildew Control

Mould and mildew can quickly grow inside your home or place of business, often in dark areas where you won’t see them, leading to a range of health problems for you and your family, or your employees and customers. Not only is it unhygienic, but it also smells awful and can devalue your property if…
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Exposing the Germiest Items in Your Home - blog | enviro-safe.co.za

Exposing the Germiest Items in Your Home

Exposing the Germiest Items in Your Home: How to Keep Them Clean and Safe There are many germ magnets in our houses, and most of us don’t even realise it. In this blog, we’ll take a quick look at some of the most germ-ridden items commonly found in homes and explore practical sanitisation methods to…
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The Connection Between Cleanliness And Patron Satisfaction - blog | enviro-safe.co.za

The Connection Between Cleanliness And Patron Satisfaction

Ensuring that your restaurant patrons are thoroughly satisfied with the quality and service of your restaurant includes ensuring that your establishment is clean, hygienic, and free from pests.  Let’s take a look at the impact of cleanliness on patron satisfaction. Perceptions Matter When a restaurant looks clean, patrons are immediately met with the impression that…
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Disinfection vs Sanitisation: Ensuring a Safer Environment - blog | enviro-safe.co.za

Disinfection vs Sanitisation: Ensuring a Safer Environment

We often hear people using the terms “sanitisation” and “disinfection” interchangeably. However, these two terms actually mean slightly different things.  Let’s review the differences between these terms to ensure a more hygienic environment.  Purpose and Scope The first major difference between disinfection and sanitisation is that they have different purposes and cover a different scope.…
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Hidden Factors Making Your Home Appealing To Pests

Hidden Factors Making Your Home Appealing To Pests

Unveiling the Secret Factors Attracting Pests to Your Home Although summer is a great time of year, it also means that pests of all kinds are more active and multiply rapidly. Consequently, the summer months are typically when pest issues surface, ending with you needing to call in pest control to help. That’s why summer…
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Why Ant Activity Increases During Summer

Why Ant Activity Increases During Summer And How To Prevent It

Understanding Ant Activity Patterns Have you got a line of ants stretching from your kitchen to somewhere outside? Do you struggle to enjoy your home because thousands of ants always spoil the fun? Perhaps you need to implement some pest control measures. During the summer, ant activity increases, leading to many instances of infestations. Here…
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Crafting a New Year Sanitary Strategy for Vessels - blog | enviro-safe.co.za

Crafting a New Year Sanitary Strategy for Vessels

Maintaining vessels in optimal condition is paramount for ensuring smooth operations that are in compliance with national maritime regulations and safeguarding the health of crew members. Envirosafe has done this for companies such as Viking Shipping and Vi-Tal Shipping, among others, and now we want to help you make a clean start to the year.…
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A Deep Dive into Diseases Spread by Household Pets - blog | enviro-safe.co.za

A Deep Dive into Diseases Spread by Household Pets

Our beloved household pets bring joy, companionship, and often, a sense of security to our homes. However, it’s essential to be aware that these adorable creatures can inadvertently carry and transmit diseases that pose certain health risks. Children, pregnant women and people with already compromised immune systems are particularly at risk. Let’s delve into some…
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