Indoor Pests...
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Common Home for Pests: Nooks and Crannies
Often when we think we may have a problem there is a natural tendency to concentrate on the pest itself, rather than considering the wider questions...
Controlling and Preventing Damp
Damp in a house is a problem which if left unchecked, can result in varying degrees of mould growth, damaged décor, wood rot or structural damage, depending on the...
Keeping Your Home Hygienic
In the fight against pests and disease everyone appreciates the need to keep the home clean and hygienic, but in any battle, time and resources are always going to be...
Mould and Mildew
Mould and mildew are both forms of fungi and their microscopic spores are constantly in the air both indoors and out, only becoming a problem when they find the right...
Thrips and Their Allies
Thrips – slender and usually dark-coloured insects, seldom more than 2mm long – are a pest of almost all types of plants, especially garden flowers, agricultural...
Types of Moths and Control Methods
There are three kinds of moth commonly found as pests in the home – the clothes moth, the brown house moth and the white-shouldered house moth – which cause damage to...
Types of Textile Pests
Everyone knows the damage that moths can do to soft furnishings and clothing though fewer people are aware that there are three different varieties of what we generally...
Useful Methods to Control Mites
The mites are a widespread group of very small creatures – related to ticks as well as spiders and scorpions – which exploit a wide range of habitats and living...
What are Ticks?
Ticks are small blood sucking relatives of spiders, scorpions and mites that lurk in slightly damp, shady places such as grass, bracken, bushes and leaf litter, awaiting...
Woodlice and Silverfish
The lumbering armadillo-like woodlouse and the fleet-footed silverfish are surprisingly common, though often overlooked, visitors in our homes. Though both share a...
