Whilst there are seasonal ups and downs, the demand for cockroach control services remains fairly steady throughout the year. However, our current seasonal conditions of summer heat combined with high humidity in most of the country are bringing out cockroaches, making for a very busy season for pest management professionals. In the battle against increasing cockroach populations, pest managers have proven that baits and liquid barriers, in addition to environmental management advice are necessary.

Using a non-repellent surface spray (ARILON Insecticide) in conjunction with gel baits (ADVION Cockroach Gel) is proving an excellent option for pest managers for the control of cockroaches in both commercial and domestic situations. Both these products contain indoxacarb and provide excellent control, ensuring customer satisfaction and reduced call backs. A leading pest control firm in Brisbane, Qld, has been using the combination of ADVION and ARILON with great success for both commercial and domestic jobs.

“The first time I used it was in a bakery that had a major problem with German cockroaches. I found, after one treatment, that we had them totally under control. I was so impressed with it that all my commercial applications are now ADVION and ARILON. ”

“With commercial jobs, cockroaches are one of the biggest things. If customers go into a shop and there are cockroaches running around, people aren't going to visit the place.” 

They said they had also used the combination in a residential job where there was a very large infestation of German cockroaches. “The amount of cockroaches that this lady had was absolutely incredible. I had no problems. The best thing that I found, especially on that site, was that there was no call back. That was the thing that impressed me. ”

They said it was important to use the ARILON spray on skirting boards, in cracks and crevasses and underneath appliances for thorough coverage of the target area. 
“If you do it properly once and you don’t have to go back, it doesn’t cost.”

Cockroaches can feed on ADVION for up to an hour before they become intoxicated. This slower onset enables the cockroach to consume a lethal dose of the indoxacarb bait, and return to its harbourage, where it will die some hours later. 

The returned intoxicated cockroach is used by other cockroaches as food, especially the young life stage nymphs who rarely leave the harbourage. This is what enables the secondary and tertiary transfer of indoxacarb to control many more cockroaches. 

Studies have shown that when a single German Cockroach feeds on ADVION, as many as 38 others receive a lethal dose in the secondary transfer process. Tertiary transfer occurs when dead cockroaches that had been exposed to the original bait pass on a lethal dose to other cockroaches. This research project demonstrated that one cockroach exposed to ADVION resulted in control of up to 54 cockroaches through a three step chain reaction. 

ARILON Insecticide, applied as a barrier spray, works in the same way to ensure transfer to other cockroaches. When used in conjunction with ADVION, it has shown a 41% increase in the consumption of the gel. 

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