June 2017 was the 390th consecutive month with average global temperatures higher than the average for the 20th century, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The six-month period from January to June 2017 was the second...
If there’s one thing that could probably pose as the ultimate nightmare for hotel businesses, it’s to receive complaints from their customers about a pest sighting, such as a mice infestation. Imagine if a disgruntled hotel guest were to...
Scientists are generally unified by having had a strong dose of the education system. Indeed some never leave it. Whilst many biologists enter education with dreams of tracking wolves, swimming with dolphins or rushing through fields with butterfly nets,...
Hotels are adopting technology to improve the customer experience, stand out from the competition and improve efficiency in hotel operations. This includes technology-enabled systems such as automated check-in and check-out, keyless and card-less access, energy management, online access and...
You don’t have to be a pest control professional to know that insects are attracted to light. Just think of all those times you’ve seen moths and other insects frantically flying into or around light fixtures when it’s dark....
Like the leaves falling off the trees at autumn without fail each year, pests also have a favourite time they like to rear their heads and infest our homes and businesses. No matter the time of year, there is...
Thousands of chemicals are used in the vast array of products available for domestic and business needs, such as household and industrial cleaning products, soaps and shampoos, cosmetics and deodorants, and paints and pesticides. Regulations to protect humans, animals...
A new innovation from Rentokil builds on an old idea but plugs an important gap in protecting businesses from rodents. The ConeStop is an adaptable plastic cone that effectively blocks rats and mice from running along pipes and cables....
One of the last things a hotel or restaurant owner wants is to have negative publicity in the media. These days there are so many ways this can happen. Stories can appear in the local news because food hygiene...
Food waste is a rising global concern. The FAO estimates that one-third of the food produced in the world for human consumption is wasted. That’s approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food each year! Food waste statistics Food losses and...