Dr Done Ewart Consulting Entomologist
Consulting in Nillumbik

Help people with termites pest problems. Be a resource for the honest plain curious (like me and possibly, you). A complicate of information derived from answers to termite questions from people around the world. In my portion of Southern Australia (yes, I probably live on a diverse continent) it is a odd Summer. We have had days of extra heat but also periods of extra rain and the pests are thriving. Life is not at all firm for termites this year and pest managers are very busy. In the Northern Hemisphere things seems to be warmer with periods of extreme cold. We had another HP glitch some time back, but things are (almost) back to normal. We have had days of uncommon warmth but also periods of additional rain and the pests are only fair starting to slow down. Then there’s the incipient Institute of Pest Risk Management s second outing in Melbourne. Please continue seated until the ride has arrive to a entire stop. Any resemblance to authentic persons living or dead is purely coincidental, especially the lifeless ones. Commercial operations and business premises often have pest problems. We do a lot of audits of food production and handling operations (Field Biologist appraisals) but others such as transport, logistics, hospitals, aged concern and educational institutions are commonly assisted. Business services include, risk assessment, pest identification, site survey, management plans, quality audits, training materials, integrated pest management (IBM) planning, in house staff induction training and assessment of pest management services and options. Pest risk management companies are increasingly being assisted in the development of their corporate documentation and policies. Businesses, particularly those producing, packing or handling food often require annual field biologist survey and assessment of the performance of their pest management program to face the reporting requirements of their customers. For the contracting pest manager, services include precontract inspection, field biologist annual quality inspections, evaluation of options and outcomes, reporting advice and various forms of training. Don busy with Conquer Termites, an up future SE Queensland company. Informal training is available across a expansive range of needs: Defuse matters where there is a misunderstanding. Clients for expert witness work include property owners, body corporate, consumers, pest managers and insurers. Some jobs involve prospective risk such as failure of a builder or pest manager to yield the contracted services during construction renovation of buildings Assessments of compliance with AS3660.1200, AS3660.12014 and AS 3660.32014 are provided. A lengthy drought had broken and the pest populations had grown enormously so that previously scarce creatures became a normal nuisance.