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pests

There Is A Rat In My Loft!

Brigitta for jcehrlich.com | November 25, 2011
So, here is my update folks! My exterminator is pretty certain we are dealing with a rat problem in our loft. I pointed out the roof area in our master bedroom, where we can hear the noise. He then happened to look outside our window and saw that in the back garden of our next [...]

Are There Rats or Mice in My Loft?

Brigitta for jcehrlich.com | November 24, 2011
Well, I suppose it had to happen sooner or later. My rodent nightmare is starting to become a reality. Oh it is all too easy to dish out advice and spread your knowledge about how to rodent proof your home and employ the best methods of rat control & mouse control when you don’t have [...]

Occasional Invaders, Not Space Invaders

Brigitta for jcehrlich.com | November 7, 2011
When my American colleagues started talking to me about occasional invaders, I must confess that I had no idea at first what they meant by this phrase. It sounded a bit like a science-fiction term and so I was trying to keep up with the conversation whilst racking my brain as to how this could [...]

Pest Fashion: Wasp Waists and Rat Tails

Alicia for rentokil.ie | October 6, 2011
I have always wondered who thought it was a good idea for a lady to wear a tightly laced corset so her midriff looked like a wasp. The wasp waist was highly fashionable in the 19th and 20th century. Average corseted waist measurements varied between 20 and 23 inches but measurements of 18 to 16 inches [...]

Nocturnal Pests and the Dark Supermoon

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | September 27, 2011
Some say that strange things happen on a full moon, and there are certainly a lot of pests like bed bugs and cockroaches which creep out under the cover of darkness. Tonight there will be a dark supermoon which means the moon is closer to earth than it normally is, but we won’t be able [...]