Rodents, Ants, Mice, Cockroaches, Mosquitoes

Ships can transport infected humans and vectors such as mosquitoes and rats, between ports, as such they can be can act as international dissemination agents for pest bourne diseases and pest. 

In order to ensure compliance to international shipping regulations and the safety of the cargo, passengers, crew and the public a preventative pest management program must be implemented. 

Ants: Ants can carry pathogenic bacteria which can be dangerous to people, making them potential transmitters of disease or infection. Control measures include gel baiting and or insecticide.

Rodents: Rats and mice transmit diseases to humans such as Leptospirosis, Bubonic Plague Hantavirus and Weil’s disease, they transmit certain types of food poisoning such as Salmonella. Control measures may include trapping, poisoning or fumigation of the ship. 

Cockroaches can spread disease via their bodies, eggs and droppings if left untreated in an enclosed environment. Control measures can include insecticide, trapping and good hygiene.  Habitat removal and food source modification is critical in order to achieve a safe environment. 

Mosquitoes Mosquitoes act as vectors of pathogens and parasites that cause a number of serious diseases, such as: Dengue Fever, Yellow Fever and Malaria. Control measures may include In2Care Lures, Insecticide control and ULV's.

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