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mosquitoes

Plants Which Repel Mosquitoes

Alicia for jcehrlich.com | August 2, 2011
A mosquito can detect a human from 20-35 metres away but nature has a way of repelling the blood thirsty insects. A research paper in The Archives of Internal Medicine (June 98) listed a number of natural oils which repel mosquitoes. Growing some of these plants in your garden will cause no harm, but take note [...]

Mosquito Coast and Other Places Rentokil Should Visit

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | July 21, 2011
The schools have broken-up for summer, wasps and ants are at their frenzied peak and very soon lots of people will be off on their holidays, and will perhaps encounter new pests like cockroaches (very common in hot and humid countries) or horrible biting nasties like mosquitoes. This got me wondering about the places Rentokil [...]

Pest Control Through the Ages

Brigitta for rentokil.ie | July 11, 2011
The first recorded instance of pest control dates from around 2500BC when the Sumerians used sulphur to control insects. In 1000BC Homer, the Greek poet, also described its use for getting rid of house pests and much later the Romans used sulphur to protect their crops from pests. There was very little knowledge about the [...]

Avoiding Mosquitoes

Brigitta for jcehrlich.com | June 30, 2011
I should be very grateful for living in the UK and not having any problems with mosquitoes. However, I am at heart a sun worshipper and love the heat, and would be happier in a Mediterranean climate, though the big down side to that would be the mosquitoes. Mozzies or mosquitoes, call them what you [...]

My Middle Eastern Pest Adventure

Guest for rentokil.co.uk | May 3, 2011
For millions of people across the UK, this Easter has been a fantastic opportunity to get away from it all. Media Lecturer, Chris Butler decided to hit Jordan and Syria in the Middle East while it was calm and relaxed…oh, wait, while it was tense and volatile, but will the imminent threat of camel spiders, scorpions and [...]