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Notes on commercial pest control, regulatory compliance, ProFume fumigation, termite work, and the eco-friendly side of the practice. New posts as the field gives us something worth saying.
A practitioner's guide to termites in South Africa: telling harvester from subterranean from dry-wood, reading the early signs, and choosing an eco-sensitive treatment that actually fits the pest.
By Reece Vetter
What a compliant commercial pest control programme looks like for a Gauteng food or hospitality business: audit trail, monitoring, after-hours response and HACCP alignment.
By Reece Vetter
Why ProFume replaced methyl bromide for most South African commodity and export fumigation, what the Montreal Protocol changed, and the registered-fumigator constraint.
By Reece Vetter
A practical guide to preparing for a food safety audit in South Africa: what auditors check, how HACCP, GMP and R638 fit together, and the pest-control paperwork that trips facilities up.
By Jarryd Vetter
Soil poisoning in construction is the termite barrier applied to the ground before your slab is cast. What it is, when it happens in the build, and who arranges it.
By Reece Vetter
A soil poisoning certificate proves the termite pre-treat was done on a build. What it records, who issues it, and when a bank, buyer or inspector will ask for it.
By Jarryd Vetter
Most 'eco-friendly pest control' in Johannesburg means the same sprays with a green label. Here is what genuinely low-impact pest control looks like, and where live relocation fits.
By Jarryd Vetter
What soil poisoning is, why it protects a new build against subterranean termites, and how pre- and post-construction termite treatment differ in South Africa.
By Reece Vetter