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Pest Control Through the Ages

Brigitta for rentokil.ie | July 11, 2011
The first recorded instance of pest control dates from around 2500BC when the Sumerians used sulphur to control insects. In 1000BC Homer, the Greek poet, also described its use for getting rid of house pests and much later the Romans used sulphur to protect their crops from pests. There was very little knowledge about the [...]

Fine Art Drawings For Rentokil Pest Guides

Danusia for rentokil.com | July 27, 2010
Some of you may have noticed the excellent pest images on the Rentokil website and read the blog post about our pests “Getting a Facelift“. Well, we thought it was high time we spoke to the creative geniuses Paul and Bridge from Blue Sky Creative who undertook the massive fine art project of preparing all [...]

The May Bug – A Muse For Europe

Danusia for rentokil.com | May 13, 2010
The beginning of May signifies the absolute end of winter, when spring is in full force and in theory we don’t have to worry about a cold snap for a long time (British weather oddities aside). But it also means the emergence of the cockchafer. These beetles, known as “may bugs”, only live for about [...]