Pests You May Encounter

There are roughly 15,000 different kinds of ant around the world, around forty of these being found in the UK. Only two of these – the black ant and the Pharaoh ant – typically constitute a pest ...

Seventeen species of bat are found in the United Kingdom and all of these are strictly protected by law in response to a dramatic decrease in their numbers – six kinds are officially classed as ...

A brief introduction to bed bugs, their life cycle, history and tell-tale signs of infestation described; their modern resurgence, together with suggestions for treatment regimes and prevention are ...

Bees and wasps are not traditionally considered as a public health nuisance in the way that rats, bedbugs or cockroaches are – though their sting is obviously something to be avoided! However, ...

There are well over a third of a million different kinds of beetle across the world and by no means all of them are pests – many are positively beneficial particularly in the garden. However, a ...

Booklice belong to a group of insects known as “psocids” and despite their common name – which they get from their habit of lurking amongst old books and feeding on the paste used to bind the pages – ...

Aside from the major kinds of pests which can invade our homes there are many other kinds of insect which can make an unwelcome nuisance of themselves. Fortunately, most of these are essentially ...

Feral pigeons routinely divide public opinion – while many people value them as part of our wildlife and enjoy feeding them, to many others they are a major nuisance that should be driven from our ...

While the human flea is fortunately, becoming increasingly rare as any cat or dog owner can testify, there are times when our pets make sure that other kinds more than make up for it. Cats and dogs ...

There are many kinds of fly which can make a nuisance of themselves but houseflies and bluebottles are particular pests each summer. Though they are similar in many ways, there are some differences ...

Although the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is naturally an animal of woods, moors and farmland, in recent decades, the number of foxes living in towns and cities has increased enormously, with some ...

Originally introduced from America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the grey squirrel has spread widely and today is a well-known feature of British parks, gardens and ...

Probably one of the most loathed and detested pests of all time; even the word “lice” is enough to have most people itching and scratching. A sort of flat, wingless insect, there are over 3,000 ...

Common throughout Britain though rarely seen, moles (Talpa europaea) spend most of their lives in a series of tunnels, only the familiar molehills above ground giving them away. While their activity ...

Rats and mice can cause a whole range of problems including introducing disease and parasites to your home, structural damage and food spoilage on a massive scale. While evicting an established ...

The damage done by slugs and snails is all too familiar to most gardeners especially to the soft young growth and tender shoots of a wide variety of vegetables and ornamental plants. Unfortunately, ...

Aside from the opportunist raiders of store cupboards such as ants, mice and cockroaches, who are more than ready to sneak a meal when the chance comes their way, for a range of more specialist pest ...