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emerald cockroach wasp

Do Pests Like Snow

Brigitta for rentokil.ie | January 7, 2010
I started thinking about this question as I stood by my living room window staring out at my very own winter wonderland.  I could not come up with an adequate answer. I know plenty of pests that love the warmth (e.g. fleas, rats and mice) but how many love the cold or the snow even? [...]

Do We Really Need Cockroaches

BenH for rentokil.in | December 15, 2009
Yes, you heard me right. Would the world be a better place without cockroaches at least the common pest species…? Or would some people be crying their eyes out if there weren’t any? I started thinking about this question when a friend, who breeds very expensive predatory fishes, complained to me that there are almost [...]

Nature’s Equivalent To Rentokil Cockroach Control

BenH for rentokil.in | December 8, 2009
In India, we have many unusual pests, and one is the so-called emerald cockroach wasp (Ampulex compressa). It looks beautiful even to those scared of insects, because it is metallic-iridescent in blue, green and purple colours. But what makes it interesting for me is its ways of breeding. Why? Because pest controllers and this particular [...]