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mosquitoes

Mutant Mosquitoes

Alicia for jcehrlich.com | September 12, 2011
Their whine may be irritating, but it is the bite of a mosquito which can prove deadly. Although all mosquitoes will bite humans and cause those horrible itchy wealds, not all mosquitoes carry disease. The Anopheles species of mosquito carries malaria. According to the WHO, in 2008 malaria caused nearly one million deaths, mostly among [...]

Beware Of The Sand Fly Bite

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | August 26, 2011
Dancing on Ice judge Jason Gardiner revealed that he ‘feared for his life’ after a sand fly bit him and laid eggs in his leg. Gardiner had been bitten by the sand fly whilst on holiday in Belize. The Caribbean countries of Belize and Honduras are notorious for their sand fly populations and travel pages [...]

Don’t Let Mosquitoes Ruin Your Holiday

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | August 25, 2011
If you’ve got the holiday bug and are planning to escape a soggy British Bank Holiday weekend check if your destination is a malaria hotspot before you jet off or sunbathing may be the last thing on your mind. According to the Health Protection Agency between 1990-2009 around 1900 people returned to the UK with [...]

Pest Control Pets

Alicia for jcehrlich.com | August 25, 2011
Some animals are natural pest control technicians. From fly eating toads to mice chasing cats there’s an animal out there which would make a great pet and supply a pest control service too. Dogs have been used for centuries as rat catchers and along with cats they are still employed as an effective and cost efficient [...]

War Tactics: Catapulting Wasps Nests And Flea Bombs

Alicia for jcehrlich.com | August 17, 2011
Every day we wage a battle against the pests which invade our human places but throughout history man has used the disease and chaos spread by biting insects such as fleas, flies and yellow jackets to his advantage. Across the globe and back as far as the mind can stretch, insects have been used as instruments [...]