PEST Control Specialists BRITS

26/10/2026

🪳 Cockroaches don’t just invade your kitchen. They can contaminate it.

Cockroaches can move through dirty and contaminated areas such as drains, bins and bathrooms before making their way onto kitchen surfaces, cupboards and food-storage areas.

Along the way, they can pick up microorganisms and transfer them onto food, utensils and surfaces used for food preparation. 🍽️⚠️

As temperatures rise, cockroach activity can increase, making it even more important to keep food protected and kitchen areas clean.

🔹 Keep food sealed and stored correctly.
🔹 Clean up crumbs, spills and food residue promptly.
🔹 Keep bins closed and emptied regularly.
🔹 Check cupboards, cracks and hidden areas for signs of activity.

Seeing a cockroach isn’t just unpleasant. It could be a food hygiene concern.

Don’t only deal with the cockroach you see. Find out what’s attracting them in the first place.

Speak to your local Specialist today: https://www.thespecialists.co.za/cockroach-control/

21/10/2026

Before a fly lands on your kitchen counter, where has it been? 🪰

It could have been in a bin.
In a drain.
On waste.
Or even in faeces.

Then, moments later, it lands on the surface where you prepare your food.

Flies can move between waste, drains, contaminated areas and food, potentially carrying harmful microorganisms with them.

That’s why fly control isn’t just about keeping your home looking clean. 🧼

It’s about stopping what flies can carry from making its way onto the surfaces — and food — your family relies on.

This Food Safety Month, keep an eye on the places that attract flies and take action before they become a problem.

Keep flies out. Keep food safe. 🏠🍽️

https://www.thespecialists.co.za/fly-control/

19/10/2026

A line of ants across the kitchen counter is easy to wipe away. 🐜🐜🐜

But that doesn't answer the important question:

Where are they coming from?

Ants can travel through contaminated areas before reaching food preparation surfaces or stored food. So removing the ants you can see doesn't necessarily address the source of the problem.

Don't just break the trail.

Find out what's creating it: https://www.thespecialists.co.za/ant-control-3/

16/10/2026

Happy World Food Day!

Every meal starts on a farm. Before it reaches your plate, it passes through storerooms, trucks, factories, shops and kitchens. At every step, it needs protecting from pests and contamination.

That's what we've done for 48 years: protect food from farm to mouth.

Today we celebrate the farmers and communities, like Tosca, who grow our food, and everyone who keeps it safe along the way.

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14/10/2026

Think you know your food safety? 🎡

Join us LIVE as we play Sazi's Zero Weak Links Challenge with visitors at Stand A06. Answer the questions in the comments, and you could win too!

14/10/2026

Termites don't need to announce themselves to cause damage.

They can quietly work through timber and other cellulose-based materials while remaining hidden from view. Then one day, you notice:

🔎 Mud tubes
🪵 Damaged timber
🚪 Doors or windows suddenly sticking

By then, the activity may have been going on for much longer than you realised.

The earlier you spot the signs, the sooner you can investigate what's happening behind them: https://www.thespecialists.co.za/contact-us/