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Flea Control

Flea Control Your Guide to Understanding and Combating Fleas  Experiencing an unusual amount of scratching from your pet or spotting tiny jumpers on your carpet can signal an unwelcome flea presence in your home. Fleas, while small in size, pose a significant challenge due to their complex lifecycle, making them a formidable foe for both[…]

How to Identify a Hornet in the UK

How to Identify a Hornet in the UK There seems to be some speculation regarding hornets, especially on social media, so in this article we hope to help clear the confusion and tell you more about the hornet and in particular how to tell a hornet and a wasp apart. There’s a range of key[…]

How Long Do Wasps Live?

How Long Do Wasps Live? Wasps are often feared, mainly due to their painful sting. But these fascinating creatures do more than just bring an annoyance to your summer picnic. Let’s delve into the world of wasps and understand their lifespans, habitats, behaviours, diets, and crucially, the essential roles they play in our ecosystem. More[…]

Winter Pests

Winter Pests We are all used to seeing ants, bees and wasps in the summer months and we tend to think that pests just disappear over the winter, but that is far from the case. In this article we will take a look at which unwanted visitors are likely to find your home irresistible this[…]

How to get rid of bedbugs

How to get rid of bedbugs Some of the old nursery rhymes and sayings are really rather grim, take the nursery rhyme “Ring a ring of roses” which refers to the plague and spotting the marks and lesions, more frightening rather than reassuring isn’t it? Another such tradition with a sinister meaning, is the popular[…]

How to become a bee keeper?

How to become a bee keeper? After a very busy summer spent relocating and removing bees from premises all over the county, one question that has cropped up often is: How to become a beekeeper? In this article, we share top tips and advice and also the benefits of becoming a bee keeper. The Importance[…]

What are the 3 methods of pest control?

What are the 3 methods of pest control? Whether at home or in a commercial property pests can be a real nuisance, not only do they create damage, but they can also spread germs and diseases. For a business, they can lead to prosecution and fines or even potential imprisonment; and in cases where there[…]

How does pest control get rid of wasps?

How does pest control get rid of wasps? What many people do not realise is that wasps serve a very important purpose in our ecosystem and food chains. They are great pollinators and also predate on other insects; so not quite the nuisance that everyone believes them to be, but we all recognise that having[…]

How To Control Pests In The Food Industry

How To Control Pests In The Food Industry Pests are a problem no matter where they occur, arguably they are even worse in the food industry. If as a business involved in the preparation or manufacture of food you are found to have an infestation, the repercussions can be very serious. At the very least[…]

Why it is Important to Control Pests

Why it is Important to Control Pests Pests are common in both domestic and commercial settings, but are they really that bad? The short answer is a resounding yes! In this article we explore why it is important to control pests and give you some handy preventative advice. Danger to Health First and foremost, pests[…]

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