Know your pest
Pest library
Six pests that turn up in Nigerian homes. How to recognise them, where they come from, and what actually keeps them out.
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Mosquitoes
Most active at dusk and dawn, and the reason most Nigerian homes buy an insecticide at all.
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Flies
A food-safety problem more than a nuisance. Flies move between waste and what you are about to eat.
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Cockroaches
Nocturnal, fast, and a sign that something in the kitchen is feeding them.
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Ants
A trail of ants is a supply line. Find what it leads to and the problem usually solves itself.
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Moths
Two very different problems wearing the same name: one eats your clothes, the other gets into your food store.
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Rats & Mice
Rodents follow food and shelter. Glue traps deal with the ones inside without bringing poison into the house.