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mosquitoes

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 [...]

Winter Gnats and Other Biting Insects

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | January 17, 2012
A friend recently commented that she had been bitten on the ankles by a mosquito. She thought she spotted a couple of mosquitoes dancing on her wheelie bin. Bearing in mind the frosty temperatures we’re currently experiencing I was a little dubious. A few minutes later I tuned into a radio programme discussing the different [...]

Olive Groves, Fig Trees and Bug Bites!

Brigitta for jcehrlich.com | September 26, 2011
A week away at a villa spent lounging under clear blue skies and burning hot sunshine next to a pool never seems to be enough. Ten days would have been ideal! This is how I felt on our last day in our uniquely Puglian trulli located on the outskirts of Alberobello. In this part of [...]

A Distinct Lack Of Bugs On Holiday

Danusia for rentokil.co.uk | September 14, 2011
Day one back at work after a summer holiday is always tough. Your tan fades as you exit the aeroplane and as you sit at your desk the longed for annual summer holiday seems a million miles away. As other blogs have shown, you can never escape pest control, even when you’re on holiday… Ahh, what [...]

Human Blood For Supper

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | September 13, 2011
Writing yesterday’s blog on genetically modified mosquitoes has made me think about all the insects which rely on us for their food source. Advances in science has meant that there is a real possibility in the future that genetically modified mosquitoes may remove certain species from the food chain.  But then I realised that humans [...]