Pests You May Encounter...
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Ant Invasion: Dealing With Ants
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 –...
Bats in Britain
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...
Bed Bugs and How to Deal With Them
“Night-night sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite” – with reports indicating that bed bug infestations around the world are growing at a staggering 500% per year,...
Bees and Wasps
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...
Beetles and Cockroaches
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...
Can You Spot the Signs of Pests?
We’re always being told to be vigilant when it comes to pests and keep an eye out for the early signs of trouble. It is, of course, true that it’s easier to deal...
Earwigs, Cockchafers and Other Occasional Invaders
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...
Eelworms and How to Tackle Them
Although some types of eelworms are beneficial, helping to control vine weevils by killing their soil-dwelling grubs, many other kinds are serious and persistent...
Effective Pest Control For Moths and Gnats
Moths and gnats are two of the most common, persistent and annoying of pests. Although neither of them represent much of a health risk, the...
Flies: Houseflies and Bluebottles
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...
Grey Squirrels
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...
Head, Body and Pubic Lice Explained
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...
How to Deter Moles from Your Garden
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...
How to Tackle Booklice
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...
Problems With Feral Pigeons
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...
Rats and Mice
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...
Snails and Slugs
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...
Store Cupboard Pests
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...
Treating and Preventing Fleas
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...
Urban Foxes: How to Minimise Their Visits
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...
