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A Sticky Situation – the Stick Tight Flea

Nicole for rentokil.co.za | May 3, 2013
Ever heard of the ‘Stick Tight Flea’? These tenacious little fellows were discovered at a local butchery in Cape Town, sticking quite tightly (as their name suggests) to several pork meat carcasses.  At first it was suspected that there was a flea infestation of some kind, but after ruling out pet cats and checking the [...]

Ticks, Harvest Mites and Seasonal Canine Illness

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | October 22, 2012
It’s Seasonal Canine Illness season. This mysterious disease affects dogs who have been walking in woodland in the East Midlands and East Anglia, generally between the months of August and November. Although it is not known exactly what causes the illness theories include toxic effects from blue-green algae, non-native plants, bracken spores, fungi, ticks and harvest mites. Seasonal Canine [...]

Protecting Your Family From Ticks [Infographic]

Lai for rentokil.co.uk | July 10, 2012
Ticks are small, blood-sucking mites. They usually live and feed on the blood of larger animals, like deer, but they may also attach themselves to humans and are able to detect people up to 18 feet away. With tick born bacterial infections occurring worldwide, it’s important to learn how to safeguard yourself and your family against them. They may [...]

Ants at My Door – Ticks in My Kitchen

Vladimir for jcehrlich.com | March 23, 2012
I don’t really have ants at my door or ticks in my kitchen but this is a likely scenario many home and business owners will soon be contending with, if they aren’t already. While not many people are complaining about a mild winter – I mean come on, who truly missed snow removal?- the flip [...]

Avoid Foreign Pests While Traveling

Guest for jcehrlich.com | February 2, 2012
I’m not going to say everyone hates creepy crawly things – entomologists exist after all – but at least most of us do. We tend to deal with these creepy crawlies because at least we know what kind of pests we might expect to find in our own backyard. Traveling abroad, however, opens up a [...]