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termites

Would You Like Flies With That?

Vladimir for jcehrlich.com | February 1, 2012
How do you feel about government promoting eating insects as a protein source and not mentioning that bugs are part of the processed animal protein in your burger? That’s what a research project funded by the European Commission is touting as an alternative protein source. Backed by 3 million euros, and launched last fall by [...]

DIY vs. Hiring a Professional

Vladimir for jcehrlich.com | January 20, 2012
Choices for pest control are rarely considered when things are quiet and the absence of things that go bump in the night, or the telltale sign of spiders or other bugs are curiously absent from our lives. We’ve all been there. You see the first trail of ants and you get out the ant spray or [...]

Our Resident Entomologist Talks Termites With A Newbie

Joe for rentokil-initial.com | October 27, 2011
As a new employee on the Rentokil Initial Graduate scheme, I have been intrigued to learn just how varied the pests are that Rentokil treat. So I was pleased to find out that in my first two weeks, which comprised of meeting the wider team, attending a Marketing Community Meeting, as well as a full and comprehensive induction programme, I would also [...]

Termites Like Rock Music

Matt for rentokil.com | September 15, 2011
Time to get to the bottom of another odd pest ‘fact’. This Do Termites Like Rock Music blog piqued my interest: how on earth does that sort of pop-fact get generated without there being some grain of truth to it? As a starting point- it’s very specific, isn’t it? Not just any music- Rock Music. Bach [...]

Do Termites Like Rock Music?

Brigitta for jcehrlich.com | August 18, 2011
The more you read about termites, and I suppose any other pest, the more interesting and strange facts, you tend to come across. Not sure you can really believe all of them, but even so they do provide some mild entertainment, whilst doing research. Here are a few crazy ones I have come across recently, [...]