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There’s A Mouse About The House
Like many people of my age I grew up with two very famous mice in my life. They were Sylvester’s tormentor, Speedy Gonzales and poor Tom’s nemesis, Jerry. How I used to cheer for those mice as they ran rings around their protagonists. Later in life I faced the real thing, Mus musculus – the [...]
Keep Unwanted Pests Out Of The Kitchen
Spotting a mouse scampering across the kitchen floor just as you are about to dish-up the main course can have huge implications. Rodents spread nasty diseases such as Salmonella and Weil’s disease and also leave behind droppings which can easily contaminate food. Mice also gnaw food containers and boxes for bedding to to gain access to [...]
Cockroach Catching Owls
I’ve previously blogged about pest control pets such as mosquito loving toads and rat catching dogs but a visit to a local rescue center introduced me to the Little Owl. As the Little Owl perched on its branch and peeped at me wearily I read the placard clipped to its cage which described how the [...]
Where Is The Dirtiest Place In The Office?
Since the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic the use of hand sanitisers has sharply increased. The widespread publicity of swine flu brought to the attention of many people the importance of good hand hygiene. Cars, office drawers and handbags across the country rattle with tiny plastic bottles of sanitiser. But applying a bug-killing solution to your [...]
May is Moth Season