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Well the pest season is off to a flying start and moles seem to be the main problem. Pest Purge are a traditional pest control…
This week saw the first ants in orbit. They travelled on a commercial Cygnus craft and docked with the orbiting International Space Station. The ant…
Over the last two years there have been many scaremongering articles written about this insect and its imminent arrival in the UK. Most of these…
Cimex lectularius is going places, this little fellow is poised to steal the lime light. Hannibal Lecter more like it! Already America’s #1 pest and…
When a hornet attacks, bees know what to do. A few hundred workers swarm around the predator, roasting it alive with their body heat. The…
Beetles and cockroaches have been with us a long time, Spider Beetles and Dermestid beetles have been found by archaeologists to have been around in…
Did you know that seagulls are starting to change their diets? Some seagulls that have been studied over many years have shifted their diet from…
Just when you thought it was safe to sit on the grass along come some crazy ants! The xenomorphs that were so successful in Alien…
We should consider several schools of thought on this. Firstly, insects do not behave in a way that suggests any kind of emotional life resembling…
They may have brought damp and dreary weather but the clouds that have given us such a dreadful start to the summer have a silver…
Sightings of Steatoda nobilis the false widow spider are on the rise. Should we be concerned….not really! Experts say they are not usually aggressive towards…
There I was in a loft pondering the nesting material that a squirrel had arranged in a flower pot lying on its side close to…
Experts believe that honeybees have been busy spreading diseases to insects that pollinate crops. Apparently, imported honeybees are an important reservoir for viruses that kill…
We were called out to inspect the loft space of a large traditional square oast-house near Maidstone. We were excited to find that whist we…
There are moves afoot to consider crossing honeybees with their more aggressive African cousins to produce a “killer” hybrid which is hardier and more resistant…
It’s always noteworthy to remember the first and last nest of the season. After all the rain and cold weather we have had I thought…
Moles are keeping us very busy, destroying lawns everywhere, from managed Cricket pitches to your average well kept Garden. Moles can destroy beautiful Lawns and…
Did you know that worldwide 219 million people get malaria, 435,000 die from contracting it and 90% of those deaths are in Africa. Compared with…
We recently added to our vermin control equipment an infrared night sight which has been superb for clearing rabbit and fox numbers. As we do…
A couple of months ago i was informed by my School that I have to complete two weeks of work experience, as i sat in…
I was out last night on one of my regular evening shooting contracts, a large private estate in Kent with a 25 acre garden. The…
Rats and Mice this year are getting in everywhere, eating and chewing their way through everything that they can get their teeth into. Rats and…
How many rats are there in Britain and is it true that we’re never more than six feet away from one? For a long time…
Well if you happen to live in Alberta, Canada you will notice a distinct shortage of rats. They have all been evicted, deported to Maidstone…
The headlines from a popular daily newspaper jumped out at me “Waiter there’s a rat on my head” Pest drops on lady at top eaterie.…
Rats and mice are causing havoc in lofts everywhere keeping us very busy. This have been due to the very wet weather where the rats…
My client, relaxing in her lounge, looked out and watched a rat run along the guttering and shuffle off across the flat roof next to…
The German cockroach lives in buildings, cheek and jowl with us, outside it dies. African in origin it probably inhabited caves as many cockroach species…
Well it has been reported that the pest problems in Australia seem slightly larger than ours in the UK. The main reason for this is…
We were recently called out to a house where the owner had been hearing a lot of noise in the ceiling void above their lounge.…
The wasp and hornet season is getting underway. We are getting calls on a daily basis for the destruction of nuisance wasp and hornet nests.…
Have you noticed that suddenly your gardens and your air space are starting to get crowded? Full of flying summer insects, wasps, moths, flies, bees,…
Once again we are starting to see wasps and hornets flying around, going about their business, nest making, pollinating and catching other insects. This is…
Summertime seems a far distant cry, but have you noticed the odd fly is still bombing around, not keen to pack away their wings just…
Has anyone ever told you that you are never more than six feet away from a rat? If so, do not believe them. This scare…
Once again we are starting to see wasps and hornets flying around, going about their business, nest making, pollinating and catching other insects. All fine…
We removed a wasp nest from a loft – it was huge about twice the size of a football. When we first treated the wasp…
Quite often we visit old buildings, at the owners request to sort out a wasp nest or two. Once we get into a loft space…
Wasps, Hornets & Bees Control and Nest Removal Maidstone All three are seasonal insects, more common in the warm spring and summer months. Wasps, hornets…
Wasps like to eat other insects. One morning I watched a moth get eaten by a wasp. The moth had been attracted to the lights…
Last weekend saw some very warm weather for this time of year, Feb 25th 2012, my client had been watching some wasps coming and going…
Recently the Royal Academy of Art accidentally imported an Asian longhorned beetle into the UK in a sculpture called the Tree. Tell tale signs of…
