Good golly!! Garden ants are on the march in Ireland.
Sorry if the title misled you. Sadly, this isn’t a post about the great tune by Little Richard – the lyrics of which (having just researched) are not really about anything, but let’s not let that detract from the great song….but moving on.
It appears that more and more people are encountering Garden ants (Lasius niger) with their increased activity due mainly to the weather. Read More
Van de week trof ik drie hele kleine torretjes aan in mijn vensterbank. Het was dat ik mijn orchidee goed aan het bekijken was, dat ik ze zag. Mijn eerste gedachte was: “Snel een op papiertje en naar buiten met die beestjes!” Gelukkig had ik geen papiertje bij de hand dus mijn rationele gedachte kreeg ook de kans. Ik heb net een nieuw appartement, daarom leek het me beter de beestjes in een potje te doen en ze te laten bekijken door Peter Timmermans, onze entomoloog.
De volgende ochtend stond ik met lichte angst bij Peter. Wat nou als het houtwormkevers zijn! Ik heb een fantastische houten salontafel waarin houtworm heeft gezeten. Het hout heb ik heel eigenwijs daar zelfs op uitgezocht, ik vond die gaatjes juist erg leuk. Ik heb altijd geleerd dat je besmet hout moet behandelen met olie, was of beits. Dit voorkomt dat er nieuwe eitjes in het hout worden gelegd en dus nieuwe houtworm in je houten tafel terecht komt. Read More
Mice are present in numbers in every town or city, and will readily explore new areas. This will include office premises where even the smallest amount of food is enough to sustain a small infestation. The false floors, ceiling and ducting in a modern office provide mice with the means to explore and the space to set up home, unseen.
While in the office environment mice will have many opportunities to contaminate work areas with urine or droppings and pose a risk to the health of the occupants. They may also cause damage by gnawing, especially at the cables that run through their environment, and this can lead to failure of networks and even in some cases a fire risk. Take a look at this video which shows what mice get up to when everyone goes home: Read More
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The Red Roman Spider, also known as a Sun Spider or Wind Scorpion, is a strange creature, belonging to the Arachnida class. Although its name suggests it is a spider; this is actually not the case. The only likeness that they share with spiders is that they have eight legs. They also somewhat resemble scorpions. Now, if this fact doesn’t leave you intrigued, it is also worth mentioning that these creatures are not poisonous and do not have venom sacs, although they are found to be very aggressive and can inflict painful bites. Read More
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Nature’s own Assassin
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Carefully concealing itself, whilst watching and waiting for its next victim, is the Assassin bug. This bug is the hit man of the insect world, striking fear into the heart of every other living insect it comes across. It is known to attack quickly, paralyzing its prey, and then taking it out mercilessly!
This creature belongs to a large diverse family of around 7000 predatory insects, referred to as Reduviidae (meaning “hangnail” or “remnant”). What sets this bug apart from other creepy crawlies is its mouthpart; a needle-like structure which is designed to suck the juices from plants, other insects and even some mammals (such as bats and humans)! Read More »