January 13, 2024

2024-01-13 00:00:00

The kitchen is unhygienic and the refrigerator may harbor insects! Recently, a Hong Kong man noticed that one or two “egg balls” often fell out of his refrigerator, so he tried to disassemble the machine for inspection and found that the bottom parts were all “egg balls”. Netizens expressed disgust and horror. An exterminator expert pointed out in an interview that these are not actually “worm eggs”, but other insects. There are two main reasons for “insects” in the home.

Latest videos:

The male netizen recently posted on the Facebook group “Hong Kong Pest Control Concern Group” that following the tenant quit the lease six months ago, he took back the unit and moved in without renovating it, and kept the refrigerator used by the tenant until recently. I found that one or two “egg balls” often fell out of the refrigerator, so I decided to try to disassemble it and check.

“Today I decided to dismantle the top layer of the bottom ice tray, and I saw that the entire ice maker was attached, and it was all shells, so light.”

According to the photos, the refrigerator parts were covered with stains and dozens of suspected insect eggs. The victim then tried to remove the ice maker and clean it, but later said that although the vegetable cabinets and freezers above were not affected, he was still worried regarding hygiene problems and considered replacing the refrigerator with a new one.

Victim: The tenant did not plug in or use the electricity

The post surprised many netizens. Some people suggested that the victim throw away the refrigerator as soon as possible to prevent the pests from spreading throughout the house. “Move the refrigerator quickly! If the temperature gets warm, the insects will grow into adults!”, “Put food in the refrigerator.” “It’s more hygienic.”

Some people were curious regarding the reason why the tenant’s refrigerator was in trouble. The victim pointed out that the refrigerator was unplugged and unused during the tenant’s stay. He originally planned to throw it away following taking back the unit. “But I can’t help but save money. Use it, I don’t know what’s going on deep inside.”

Experts dismantle

Henry Zheng, a pest control expert at “Guanlin Pest”, said in an interview that although the foreign objects look like “egg eggs”, they are actually fly eggs. “I believe they are not fruit flies. They are probably big-headed golden flies or other larger ones.” fly eggs”. He pointed out that flies like to hide in dark and humid places. Heating parts at the bottom of the refrigerator, places where sweat is poured, and poop are very suitable for them to hide.

“If there is raw meat scraped on the floor when cooking, or if there are dead mice and carcasses in the house, flies will breed, and then fly to the holes behind the refrigerator to lay eggs.”

2 major reasons why mosquitoes breed in your home

Zheng Guokeng said that the main reasons for mosquito breeding in the home are as follows:

1. Poor hygiene downstairs

There are two types of home environments that are more likely to breed flies. One is that there are restaurants downstairs, and the other is that the windows are facing the patio, and the patio is in poor sanitary condition. The simplest prevention method is to close the windows to prevent insects from flying into the house.

2. The kitchen is not clean

Many people drop raw meat on the floor when cooking and fail to clean it in time, or drop it in a hole without finding it. Over time, mosquitoes will breed. Zheng Guokeng even pointed out that there was a customer who did not close the refrigerator while traveling, which caused the meat inside to go bad and smelly and breed a large number of maggots. In the end, an exterminator was hired to clean the refrigerator.

He pointed out that once maggots appear in the home for no reason, it is a warning sign. There may be rotten flesh in some places that has not been cleaned. The source should be found as soon as possible. It is also best to clean refrigerators and other large appliances regularly.

HKET App has been fully upgraded, and TOPick has launched a series of parent-child, health, entertainment, Hong Kong news and leisure life information and videos for everyone. download immediately︰https://onelink.to/f92q4m

[ET Club Member Points Reward Program]Use the App to exchange rewards:

1705126852
#Home #Insect #InfestationA #Hong #Kong #man #suspected #worm #eggs #bottom #refrigerator #Experts #revealed #true #identity #insect #eggs #dismantled #major #factors #lead #insect #infestation #Hong #Kong #Economic #Times #TOPick #Health #Food #Safety