In 2013, The BPCA (British Pest Control Association) National Survey reported that 35% of councils do not currently have an in house pest control service, with only 7% of those that do offering free pest control treatments. According to the IBIS World market research, it was found that the pest control sector in the UK alone […]
Bed bugs are one of the most common pests in the UK, but any signs of infestation are often either ignored or simply unknown. We thought it would be useful to know the 5 main signs that could indicate a bed bug infestation, and how they can be treated effectively. Bites – Are you regularly […]
Many people consider the common housefly to be a big pest, even more experience great distress when a cluster of flies hibernate in their home. But research has shown that there are two obscure species of tropical flies measuring at over three inches long, resulting in a contention for the title of the biggest fly […]
Android cockroaches could soon be scurrying into nuclear power plants and collapsed mines to locate survivors, all thanks to a thumbnail-sized backpack. Remote-controlled cockroaches: The future of cybernetic organism experiments. The future of pests looks promising as researchers have recently found a way to control cockroaches via the use of an ‘electronic backpack.’ For the […]
Imagine dozens of cockroaches running uncontrollably across your hand, or a mass of bed bugs feeding on your blood. Thanks to Augmented Reality, mediated reality has now extended into the pest control world. This means that those that suffer from extreme phobias can now be gradually exposed to them by manipulating computerised imagery to project […]
Rodents: This is the time of year when we start to hear about Rodents in the home due to the cold weather outside. Below are a list of the most common rodent pests and what kind of disturbances you might expect if your property becomes infested with them. These rodents are more commonly known as […]