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Ants at My Door – Ticks in My Kitchen

I don’t really have ants at my door or ticks in my kitchen but this is a likely scenario many home and business owners will soon be contending with, if they aren’t already. While not many people are complaining about a mild winter – I mean come on, who truly missed snow removal?- the flip [...]

Termites or Carpenter Ants?

Carpenter Ants and termites are often times mistaken for one another this time of year. It just so happens that swarmers (winged reproductives released from the colony when the colony matures) from ant and termite colonies are triggered around the same time of year, commonly by the same conditions. Moisture and the warmth of the [...]

Would You Like Flies With That?

How do you feel about government promoting eating insects as a protein source and not mentioning that bugs are part of the processed animal protein in your burger? That’s what a research project funded by the European Commission is touting as an alternative protein source. Backed by 3 million euros, and launched last fall by [...]

Pests Around The Office

Wow, its been a while since I did a post for the deBugged blog, have been busy admittedly, but this morning is different, as it’s Friday and I don’t feel like working just yet, so instead of faffing about, I thought I’d write a post that hopefully puts a smile on everyone’s face. I was [...]

Pest Proof Your Home Pre-Holiday

You’re off on your holiday; to do list ticked, bags packed, email confirmations printed, tickets in hand, out the door, with no plans to return for two weeks. Absolute bliss! Have you forgotten anything? You don’t think so! But the question is have you pest proofed your home? Most people would probably answer no. According [...]