Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic brought into sharp focus the need to maintain good personal hygiene but has also highlighted the responsibility of employers to keep the workplace clean. Responsible businesses have done a wonderful job of getting their office space...
Being afraid of wasps is common. In fact, for those of us brought up in the largely predator-free British suburbs, fear of most creepy crawlies is common. However, back in 2017 scientists from University College London (UCL) and the University of Gloucestershire...
With the easing of lockdown restrictions, more businesses are gearing up to open their office and resume some sort of routine for staff and customers. This also means that responsible managers are looking for ways to keep their team safe in the weeks and months to...
All too often our team is called in to eliminate pests which have set up a comfy spot in an office or home and are becoming a nuisance. We’d like to chat a little about proactive pest control, notably in the commercial arena. As we’ve always said, prevention is...
Pigeon control can be a contentious subject for many. It’s easy to haul out a can of insect spray and douse the offending cockroach scuttling across our kitchen floor, but pigeons are a different situation altogether. Pigeons generally fly under the radar when it...
If you have to ask yourself, “Do I have a flea infestation?” then the answer is probably going to be a resounding yes. When it comes to resilient insects, fleas are right up there with the best of them, and once they’ve made your home their own, they’re staggeringly...
Moles are a much-misunderstood mammal but pest control measures spring readily to mind at the sight of fresh molehills on our prize lawns. Worse, if there are molehills on bowling greens, cricket pitches, sports grounds, and fairways. You can’t help that sinking...
Apparently, the first false widow spiders arrived in the UK in a bunch of bananas from Madeira and the Canary Islands, its native homeland. The first recorded sighting of the spider was in 1879 in Torquay. From there the species spread across southern England. ‘False...
First, be assured that the presence of cluster flies is not an indication of poor hygiene. One can neither expect to control nor predict where a cluster may hibernate. Studies and research have shed light on their life cycle and habits, which help us deal...
Finding a hair in your pie and chips is bad enough but watching a cockroach scuttle across the floor in the restaurant is – well – less than ideal. As a business owner, you are more than aware of the health and safety issues that you are expected to adhere to. Is it...
