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Space Invaders

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | February 8, 2012
I loved yesterday’s blog about Craig Knight, an academic who discovered that office worker’s who personalised their working space were happier and more productive than those who worked in an unpersonalised space. However I also find it disconcerting when hot desking and having to gaze upon unfamiliar faces peeking from mouse mats and mugs, and [...]

Avoid Foreign Pests While Traveling

Guest for jcehrlich.com | February 2, 2012
I’m not going to say everyone hates creepy crawly things – entomologists exist after all – but at least most of us do. We tend to deal with these creepy crawlies because at least we know what kind of pests we might expect to find in our own backyard. Traveling abroad, however, opens up a [...]

Would You Like Flies With That?

Vladimir for jcehrlich.com | February 1, 2012
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 [...]

How Mild Winters Affect Pests

Vladimir for jcehrlich.com | January 27, 2012
It’s January in the age of climate change and pests or pest control are not likely topics that people are discussing. But they should be. Partly because of what winter used to represent, and partly because winter, and it’s curious bedfellow - unseasonably warm winters - are simply throwing us curveballs week after week. Sometimes several times a week. Recent snowfall has disappeared barely leaving [...]

Seven Design Tips To Minimise Pest-Risk

Guest for rentokil.co.uk | January 11, 2012
The interior of your home may be decorated in the latest hues and accessorized with accent colours and fashionable baubles but take another glance and try to see your home from a pest’s point of view. Take a look at how easy it is to access your property if you are a tiny ant or a [...]