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Pest Control UK
Pest Control News
Pest Control UK provides regular news stories written by experts in pest control. Our articles cover a wide range of pests, and focus on the problems that these pests cause and what you can do about them. Submitted throughout the year, this information resource changes with the seasons, enabling you to find solutions to your problems quickly and easily.
Eagle Owl Controls Birds
An eagle owl named Elliot will take off above East Midland airports in an environmentally-friendly bid to keep the skies free of other birds.
Elliot will help the area's airports and airfields keeping pigeons and other airborne nuisances clear of th...
New Chief Executive For BPCA
The British Pest Control Association (BPCA) this week welcomed its new chief executive, Simon Forrester.
For the last five years Simon has been chief executive at the Association of Interior Specialists (AIS) based in Solihull. With 480 contractor a...
Bypest Launches New Website
Bypest, the pest control firm based in London, has relaunched its website www.bypest.com with full details of all its pest control services and a range of information resources for consumers and business owners concerned about pests in their homes or...
Armies Of Ants
Ruth Foster imagined someone slowly dragging a black string across the counter in her kitchen. However, upon closer inspection, this black string transformed into hundreds of crawling ants.
Whether it's through the kitchen, the pantry, the bathroom ...
Eco-Friendly Pest Control
Summer is typically the height of pesky insect season, but if the thought of using pesticides is "bugging" you, you'll be happy to know more pest control companies are adopting the environmentally friendly approach.
If you do find you have pests the...
A Very Buggy Summer
With the weather pattern we've had so far, it's almost certain that the numbers of calls regarding pest insects such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and ants will increase, causing a very buggy summer.
Whether the number of creepy crawlies this summer ...
Mole Numbers Soar
Mole populations are soaring across Britain and the explosion in numbers has left traditional molecatchers struggling to keep up. Experts say exact numbers for Britain's moles are difficult to calculate but the most recent estimate is 33 million. How...
Sting In The Tail
There could be a sting in the tail of this year's warmer summer – but not if Steve Anderson has anything to do with it.
St. Ives pest controller Steve has been inundated with calls from frantic Cambridgeshire homeowners because the moist, hot ...
Urban Fox Trappings Quadruple
New fortnightly bin collections, leaving rubbish bags piling near houses, are being blamed for helping bring the once-shy creatures closer to people's homes in search of food. Pest control companies warned that call-outs from members of the public to...
7 Tips For Chemical-Free Pest Control
The weather's heating up, and that means all sorts of creepy crawlies are about in force. Conventional pesticides are full of nasty chemicals linked to health concerns from ADHD in children to Parkinson's Disease in adults. Why spray harmful toxins w...
The Summer Invasion Of Ants
You come home after a long day at work and just want to relax, but when you walk in the door, you see them. They have taken control of your house and no matter what you do, they refuse to leave.
Yes, we are talking about ants. And Government plant p...
Pest Control In Hounslow
Rats, mice, and fleas have bugged almost 15,000 Hounslow residents during the last three years. The scuttling of tiny paws or legs have driven thousands of householders to contact Hounslow Council for help, according to figures released under the Fre...
Huge Wasp Nest Found In Pub
When pest controller Sean Whelan was called to a break out of wasps at a Southampton pub it didn’t take long to find the source of the problem.
In a corner of the watering hole’s loft he found the biggest wasp nest he had ever seen. In fact the nest...
Good News On Welsh General Licences
In good news for thousands of shooters and conservationists in Wales, the law on trapping and shooting pest birds will remain unchanged for the remainder of the year following discussions between the UK's largest shooting organisation, the British As...
Bed Bugs Are Back
The small, reddish brown insects are popping up in places all over the country. While often presumed to indicate poor sanitation or bad housekeeping practices, bed bugs can show up anywhere, from the best kept house to a five-star hotel.
However, p...
Abseiling Workers End Pigeon Problem
Specialist cleaners swung into Oswestry this week to help one of the town’s churches get rid of its pigeon problem.
The pest control workers abseiled down the church spire of Christ Church to clean the pigeon droppings from the louvre windows of the...
The Legendary Mus Musculus
Pest Management Professionals (PMPs) all have stories of epic battles and lost sleep attributed to the presence of these animals.
As PMPs, we deal with them in any place, in any location, where human activities have created structures. The purposes ...
5 Ways To Reduce Children's Exposure
There's no question many children are routinely exposed to trace amounts of pesticides. Typical exposures aren't enough to cause known problems such as poisoning or cancer, but a new-found link between pesticide exposure and ADHD does raise the troub...
Repelling Cockroaches
Cockroaches are considered one of the most common indoor pests. They like to settle in dark, warm, and humid areas, places that contain available food and water sources, and spaces where they can easily hide and breed such as cracks on walls or kitch...
Blood-Sucking Bed Bugs On The Rise
Cases of bed bug infestations in Lincoln have doubled in the past few years, according to experts.
And it's not just hotels and hospitals that are calling in the experts. Cases of infestation in Lincoln homes have also rocketed, with more people tha...
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