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wasp

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 [...]

UK On Red Alert As Killer Hornet Threatens To Invade Our Shores

Kennedy for rentokil.co.uk | November 2, 2011
With the potential to wipe out a bee colony in just two hours, the Asian hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax is a real threat to the UK bee population. The Asian menace has spread throughout France and Spain and is heading towards UK shores. This pest which is dark-bodied, yellow-legged, and up to 3cm long, was [...]

Pests Around The Office

Daniel for rentokil.co.za | October 21, 2011
Wow, its been a while since I did a post for the deBugged blog, have been busy admittedly, but this morning is different, as it’s Friday and I don’t feel like working just yet, so instead of faffing about, I thought I’d write a post that hopefully puts a smile on everyone’s face. I was [...]

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 [...]

The Great Pretender: The Hoverfly

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | September 21, 2011
There’s a good reason why some bugs disguise themselves as another insect – it tricks predators like birds into thinking they are dangerous. One example of a bug in disguise is the hoverfly, which is easily confused with a wasp. There are over 270 types of hoverfly in Britain and about 120 of them have [...]