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moths

Don’t Let Moths Dine Out In Your Wardrobe

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | March 5, 2013
I spotted this sign in my local dry cleaners which brought a smile to my face. As the weather is warming lots of us are inspired to spring clean our wardrobes and throw out unworn items and bag up the rest until the next season.  It’s often as we’re picking through the woolen sweaters and [...]

Top 10 Pest Infestations

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | September 27, 2012
It can only take a matter of days for a few pests to become a big problem which is why it’s important to check for signs of an infestation, particularly if you have a business reputation to behold. Pests like bed bugs and fleas breed rapidly and can be difficult to detect until well established. [...]

National Love Your Bed Week

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | August 23, 2012
It’s National Love Your Bed Week but you might not be too enamoured if you knew who you were sharing your bed with. Dust mites, bed bugs, fleas and even moths are commonly lurking in our bedrooms. Bed bugs are nocturnal and creep out in the early hours of the morning so you may not even be aware of [...]

Textiles and Bugs

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | May 14, 2012
Whilst the pest control side of our business takes care of textile eating pests like moths our sister company, Initial Textiles, provides textile and hygiene services over 100,000 businesses across a diverse range of industries including manufacturing, medical, banking and hospitality. A customer’s first brand touchpoint is often via a uniform. A well laundered uniform gives a worker pride and [...]

Moths Lured By Indian Summer

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | October 24, 2011
Amateur moth spotters have been in a flap of delight by the rare arrival of the flame brocade moth and the death’s-head hawk moth. According to Butterfly Conservation this has been the best season for migratory moths for more than five years. The normal flight period for moths  is October and November, but the warm southern breezes [...]