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Ants With Wings – Beware the Flying Ants

Brigitta for rentokil.ie | July 22, 2010
Winged ants. Ants with wings. Flying ants. Whatever you want to call them, the time of year has arrived. Flying ants are coming to a town near you. You have been warned! Although maybe not today seeing as its raining… The other day I spotted the first of the flying ants, lining the pavement on [...]

From Bald-Headed to the Devil’s Garden – Fantastic stories about Ants

BenH for rentokil.in | June 17, 2010
While researching for my origin of pest names blog post, I came across a large number of different ant species with strange names. Going deeper into details, I found that there are some truly amazing stories behind some of the names; and while ants are considered pests once they enter our homes or destroy plants [...]

Summer Starts Now And So Does The Fun For A Pest Controller

Savvas for rentokil.co.uk | March 29, 2009
This week sees the start of British Summer Time. The onset of summer also heralds the arrival of summer pests including wasps including wasps and ants. For me, summer is when pest control comes to life. Within the pest control world there is the inevitable banter, modelled on fisherman’s tales, of who treated the biggest [...]