Rats not only spread disease, but are also a nuisance as they like to chew through doors, window screens, cables on appliances, computers, electric cables in your attic and even deserted cars where the seats become their nests. Cockroaches live in unclean conditions, where garbage is open and there is access to food. Termites, as in any tropical climate, can threaten the very structure of your home, if they are not detected early and taken care of. The fruit they bring back to their nest to eat draws cockroaches and rats into your attic as well. Their urine stains the ceiling below their nest and lets forth a pungent vanilla-like scent.
Ants are a perennial fact of life in Indonesia.
Their industrious efforts to sustain their nests mean that trails of ants into your home may be a fact of life during your stay. Spraying trails of ants in your home is totally ineffective. Ants make their nests in your yard, in the attic or in your neighbor s yard and attic. Fortunately, ants are relatively easy to eradicate with a simple solution of a small amount of borax glycerin, put in a sweet liquid and set near the ant trail. Before you move in Prior to moving into a new home, call upon a professional pest control service to thoroughly inspect the home and look for evidence of pest infestation.