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 […]
As from the 1st October 2015, landlords are required by law to install both smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on every story of a property. The law was originally announced back in March by Housing Minister Brandon Lewis, in a bid to reduce the number of carbon monoxide related issues. The existing records of 36 […]
These days almost everything around us is made from plastic. It is not only a durable material, but recyclable and cost effective too. Yet when it comes to your front door, is it really the safest option? From an exterior view, a uPVC door can appear to be a strong and an aesthetically pleasing addition […]
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 […]