Providing pest control services in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, London, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, West Midlands, West Sussex, Wiltshire. Est. 1985.
Cat & Dog Fleas: The Summer Holidays are a time when at PEST UK we start to get an increase in flea call outs. It is towards the end of the Summer holidays when the calls peak. There are several reasons for this. The first is that the flea population starts to increase as the …
Wasp Nests July: This time of year is the most important for pest control companies. The reason is that July is the month when they earn the most money. Some years the turnover at PEST UK in July has been 4 times greater than the lowest earning month (this is usually December).The pest that brings …
Rodenticides Resistance By Rats & Mice: Although resistance in my opinion is a problem that is over exaggerated it is not surprising. Since Warfarin was first used in the 1950’s the modern poisons have all been the same, anti coagulants. These all kill by thinning the blood. An acute poison based on Calciferoul was tried …
Madagascar Locust Disaster: Just seen this article in the Guardian about the locust plagues in Madagascar and I must confess this is a job even PestUK couldn’t handle! Madagascar needs over USD 41 million to save 1.5 million hectares (almost two-thirds of the country) of rice growing land before September 2013. Locusts eat the equivalent …
Wasp & Bumble Bee Nests Cannot Move: One of the common complaints we get regarding wasp nests is that the customer phones up to say “The wasps have moved, they moved from the area you treated to the other side of the house”. Wasp nests cannot move. What has happened is that the wasp nests …
What Good do Wasps do? This is a question that a surprisingly high number of people ask when we are treating wasp nests. All insects perform some function and wasps are no different – yes they can be an aggressive nuisance insect that stings and can be a potential hazard (many people die from wasp …
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