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Is The Landlord Responsible For Pest Control? When renting out a property or offering premises for a business to lease, it can be confusing as to whom is responsible should pests appear – the landlord or the tenant. After all, both should surely have some responsibility towards the property, but it can feel a bit […]
Spider Pest Control Arachnophobes…look away now! Love them or hate them, spiders are seemingly everywhere at this time of year, lurking in the corners of bedrooms, scurrying across kitchen floors or maybe even attempting the backstroke in the bath. The first instinct upon seeing a spider for many is to recoil and run! Should […]
Finding pests in your home or garden is an unpleasant (and if ignored, potentially costly) experience. The aroma from rotting waste in your bins is attractive and enticing to pests, and often the very reason pests are drawn to your property. We all need to dispose of waste so how do we stop these uninvited […]
We’ve all heard the phrase ‘You are never more than 6 feet from a rat’ which is not a pleasant thought in any circumstances but when it comes to your business, it can have real knock-on effects. Not only can pests cause damage to your business premises, but they can also damage the reputation of […]
Wasps – the traditional blight of any picnic or BBQ! Fascinating as these tiny creatures are, finding a wasp nest on your property can be alarming, especially if you are allergic to Wasp stings, have children or other vulnerable members of the household. The tell-tale meandering of large numbers of wasps in the shrubs or […]
Honeybee Cut-Outs At iX5 Pest Control we are seeing a huge increase in the number of enquiries about our honeybee removal work (sometimes known as honeybee cut-outs). In the last 3 weeks we have undertaken a number of honeybee removal jobs, including removing an established colony from the ceiling of a listed building, another colony […]
What Are Stored Product Insects (SPIs) At iX5 Pest Control we often receive enquiries from people advising they have tiny creatures all over their kitchen, and sometimes also in other rooms of their homes. A few carefully targeted questions usually help us identify the likely suspects as potential stored product insects, and a full site […]
Carpet Beetles (Anthrenus spp) There are 3 common species of carpet beetle, the varied carpet beetle, the museum beetle and the common carpet beetle; with the varied carpet beetle being the most common of these in the UK. Adult varied carpet beetles are around 3-4mm long. They have a speckled appearance caused by scales on […]
Many people I talk to are surprised to hear that cockroaches are more common than you might think in the UK. However, when you consider the rate they can multiply and how easy cockroaches and their eggs can be transferred between different locations, it should really come as no surprise. How Do Cockroaches Infest a […]
Pest Control Seasons We are often asked if different pests have different seasons for peak activity. The answer for most pests is yes, and for the remainder there are times of the year where their activity is certainly increased, or at least more noticeable. The calendar below gives a summary graphical representation of the most […]
