Two-winged flies consitute the largest order of insects and there are about 50,000 known species throughout the world. Britain alone has 3000 species of flies. Such a small insect can have an enormous and detrimental impact on human life.
The pathogenic organisms of diseases including malaria, sleeping sickness, onchocerciasis, elephantiasis and yellow fever are carried human-human by blood-sucking dipterous flies. Many other diseases including cholera are transmitted by many species of flies sucking liquid from excreta then settling on human food. It is therefore essential hygiene practice for food preparation areas to employ some method of fly killer. Read More
Cleaning Dirty Britain
Last night, Rentokil Initial technicians Michael Rolls, Mark Hardie, Lewis Jones and Marcin Antikiewicz, enjoyed a starring role in the ITV1 show, Dirty Britain. The team had a mammoth job on their hands as they cleared a house packed with bin liners, clothes, furniture, books, newspapers and household waste which should have been despatched to landfill decades ago. Whilst one of the cleaners cautiously peeked inside a cupboard to check for a rat infestation the camera zoomed in on a stained bag held at arms length by one of the cleaners. “I don’t like the colour” he said sniffing. Body fluids was the verdict. Foul this job might be to most of us, these guys are made of stern stuff. From suicide clear-up to removing maggot infested body parts the Rentokil Initial Specialist Hygiene team are thoroughly professional in their approach. Read More »