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Pest Control UK
Pest Control News 2008
Squirrels Head Indoors
Few things make homeowners crazier than discovering they have squirrels in the attic or chimney of their homes. At this time of year when the weather turns chilly, squirrels will frequently seek shelter in or near a home. This is true of all rodents,...
Pesticide-Free Does Not Mean Pest-Free
Across many counties in England, there are groups of people going around convincing one city and town after another to pass pesticide-free resolutions and regulations in the name of protecting children in schools or people using parks for recreation ...
Keep The Critters Out
Just like us, bugs and critters like the easy life inside our homes, and with the cold weather persisting, you need to make sure that the welcome mat is not left out for wildlife seeking warm quarters and food. The cold winter temperatures are an ope...
Feeding The Birds Could Attract Rats
Pest control officers in the Cheshire region have found that of almost 500 reports of rat problems, more than one in four was linked to residents feeding wild birds. Now well-meaning residents keen to encourage feathered friends into their gardens ar...
Rise of Bed Bugs
Bed bugs are infesting homes across the UK at an alarming rate. It's crazy. Ten years ago, pest control companies received just a few calls a month regarding bed bugs. Now half a dozen calls a week are being received from nervous homeowners. The inse...
Controlling Pigeons
Pigeon control merits as much planning as other crop protection programmes, says the National Pigeon and Pest Control (NPPC) administrator who has little faith in gas bangers. "The woodie is an extremely intelligent bird and knows the difference betw...
Apple Moth Populations Spread
Cherry growers are waiting with bated breath to learn whether they will be allowed to use an insecticide to control a "new" pest that can devastate their crops if left to its own devices. It is the light brown apple moth, a native of Australia, now w...
Mice On The Move
Local pest and rodent control companies are largely in agreement that the number of mouse and rat infestations in UK homes has spiked this year, and the problem is not limited to any one part of the country. The quantity of mouse and rat infestations...
A Matter Of Life And Death
Jamie Byrne is 60 years old and has spent exactly half his life killing for a living. Rats, mice, squirrels, cockroaches and a vast scuttling array of beetles; he's done for them all. Byrne is a pest controller based in Glasgow and he truly enjoys hi...
Keep Pests Out In The Cold
This Christmas, many homes will have more than "even a mouse" stirring in them. But local pest control companies say the average person can deter bugs and rodents from spreading disease, eating food and damaging a home. It is common for homeowners to...
Exposure To Rat Poison
Many of us have pest control services come to our homes on a regular schedule. Are you aware of where those bait traps are being placed and whether your children are being exposed to rat poison? Let's consider what it is and how to protect ourselves ...
Back With A Vengeance
A resurgence in infestations of bed bugs has led to a number of researchers across the globe looking into devising a trap that can capture and kill this tiny blood-sucking parasite. The ultimate goal is to develop a trap that can effectively monitor ...
The New Plague
Rats! exclaimed the famous poem The Pied Piper Of Hamelin. The poem's author, Robert Browning, was describing the legendary plague of rats in the German town of Hamelin in the 14th century, where "great rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny rats, brown...
Squirrels Gone Wild
It's something you don't expect to see in your living room: a squirrel scampering across the mantle piece; but that is exactly what greeted one Devonshire resident as they settled down to a nice cup of tea and an episode of Emmerdale. For ghouls ratt...
A Cockroach's Sensitive Antennae
Cockroaches seem to be able to detect static electricity with their antennae, which are pulled towards an electrical field just as human hairs are pulled towards a balloon that's been charged by being rubbed on a jumper. Researchers don't think the i...
Time to Put Out Unwelcome Mat
There may be scores, even hundreds of little beasts eyeing your house or apartment right now, looking for a nice warm place to spend the winter. Mice, wasps, ants, spiders, squirrels and ladybirds are all hoping to become squatters. They are clever a...
Big Pigeon Problem
When he moved into a new housing estate, Roger Segdorn paid no mind to the resident pigeons swooping from rooftop to rooftop. Then the birds multiplied. What started as 100 birds is now a legion of 400. Segdorn now spends a good part of his free time...
Bed Bugs Still Around
Native people are very accustomed to all types of northern insects. We put up with mosquitoes, black flies and all types of beetles. Recently, I have noticed a lot of news in media surrounding bed bugs. These little critters seem to be causing havoc ...
Corn Pests To Thrive
Populations of insects that feed on corn and other crops in the United Kingdom may flourish and expand to new territory as global climate change brings warmer summers and milder winters in the decades ahead, according to a new study. More frequent or...
The Scourge Of Our Streets
Some Hindus worship them, Michael Jackson serenaded one of them, James Cagney thought them "dirty" and one saved TV AM in the 80s - rats are very much part of our culture. And there's one thing that's indisputable - their population is increasing. Th...
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