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woodworm

Protect Your Timbers

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | January 10, 2012
With regards to to preserving timbers, out of sight, out of mind is not a good ethos to follow.  Damp, rot and woodworm has caused many buildings to crumble  and deteriorate over the centuries. Before one of our founder’s  Harold Maxwell-Lefroy invented a woodworm treatment in the 1920′s there was no cure or future for [...]

Fame and Misfortune

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | January 25, 2011
There’s an interesting tale with a twist behind the name Rentokil. Back in the roaring twenties when Rentokil was formed, little did Harold Maxwell-Lefroy, Professor of Entomology at Imperial College, London, know that Death watch beetles would immortalize his name and also be the very death of him.

Los amigos de Belén y las plagas

Belen for rentokil.es | January 17, 2011
Como ya he dicho muchas veces, desde que trabajo en control de plagas, todos mis amigos me cuentan sus historias sobre las plagas, así que os voy a hacer un resumen de las plagas que ellos han encontrado en sus casas para que os deis cuenta de que no es tan raro y que le [...]

Protect Your Gifts From Pests

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | December 20, 2010
The holidays are upon us once again. Though the season is mostly about being with family and spreading joy, we also receive more temporal things: gifts. In the spirit of the season, we’d like to give you a few tips on how to keep those gifts away from pests.

10 Un-Boring Woodworm Facts

Brigitta for rentokil.ie | October 12, 2010
Some might say that the words ‘interesting’ and ‘woodworm’ cannot possibly go together, but you would be surprised. Either that or my sense of what is interesting is completely warped. Most people think woodworm damage looks like little bullet holes that become visible on the surface of timber. Other signs can also include traces of [...]