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The Last of The Summer Wasps

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | November 15, 2011
A paper led by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology published last year, analysed 25,000 trends for 726 species and calculated that on average seasonal events were occurring 11 days earlier than a generation ago. Some spring species recorded their earliest appearance since records began in the late 1700s. This year I wonder if there would [...]

Halloween Super Heroes

Alicia for rentokil.ie | October 31, 2011
Happy Hallowe’en everyone! If you are out trick or treating tonight check out these darling little horrors for costume inspiration. Traditionally hallowe’en costumes have focused on the theme of witches, vampires, devils, ghosts, bats and spiders but more recently it seems like anything goes.  This tiny super hero will be sure to see off any baddie [...]

Spiders and Hornets Are the Most Feared UK Pest

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | September 7, 2011
It seems that I am not alone in my fear of spiders. In a survey of 2,000 Britons by HomeServe, the home emergency experts, respondents were asked to rank their fear response to several common household pests out of 10, and the answers were used to calculate the fear index – a definitive table of the creepiest crawlies. [...]

How To Get Rid Of Wasps And Ants

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | August 5, 2011
We recently ran a Q&A session on stinging and biting insects with leading parenting website, Mumsnet. The top two pests on every’s minds were ants and wasps. Because of the early warm spring wasp activity started sooner than usual, which means that by now nests have been getting large and bothersome for some people.

Wasps v Bees and Ants

Alicia for jcehrlich.com | July 29, 2011
Every summer US homeowners and businesses fight a battle against yellow-jackets and ants nesting on their property. Although humans are well equipped to win the battle of the wasps and ants, the war is fought on many fronts and the insect community must provide its own defences. A honey-bee colony can be decimated by an [...]