Styal prison in Cheshire has been experiencing first-hand the difficulties of trying to get rid of bed bugs with an insecticide approach. The Manchester Evening News reports that a significant outbreak in the women’s prison has resulted in inmates being bitten from ‘head to toe’ and that an entire wing has had to be fumigated.… Continue Reading
Singer Avril Lavigne has described her struggle with Lyme disease as the ‘worst time’ of her life. The disease, spread when you get bitten by an infected tick, can result in extreme tiredness and flu like symptoms and it can be hard to diagnose. If left untreated serious illness can occur. Lavigne, who has sold… Continue Reading
LOCAL authorities are being urged to ensure cuts to pest control services don’t create a risk to public health. Recent figures* show almost 40 per cent of councils in Britain have now done away with once traditional in-house services in a bid to balance the books. And with more likely to follow suit, experts fear… Continue Reading
The Natural History Museum in London is undergoing trials aimed at confusing male moths into mating with other males in a bid to curb the march of the fabric-munching insects. The idea is to mimic female moth pheromones within wax tablets that the moths are attracted to. Some of the pheromone rubs off onto the… Continue Reading
Gareth Purnell from British Bug Control explains why pest controllers are people are turning up the heat on bed bugs. Bed bugs are as tough as old boots. Not only are they hard to find, and hard to get to if you do find them. They have also managed to become resistant to almost every… Continue Reading
Council cut backs will result in pest problems in the UK soaring, according to the British Pest Control Association. Figures released by the BPCA indicate that the number of local authorities providing free help has plummeted, while experience at the coal face also suggests local authority pest control is not keeping up with the ability… Continue Reading
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