How do you know if you’ve got bed bugs? Once they’re in your home, bed bugs are notoriously difficult to get rid of yourself. They hide in tiny cracks and crevices around your home so even washing your bedding on a hot wash and giving everywhere a thorough clean isn’t always enough to get rid…
We get loads of calls every year from people looking for wasp pest control who have seen black and yellow insects looking like wasps nesting in their loft or garden shed – but at certain times of year it’s common for bees to be mistaken for wasps or hornets. Wasps and bees can look similar…
When you need pest control sometimes it’s hard to establish from websites alone how much pest control may cost – it’s rare to find up front costs readily available and it seems to be a case of internet searches and ringing around a few companies asking for quotes. From experience we know that costs can…
Signs of Carpet Moths Tapestry moths, otherwise known as carpet moths, are known for eating your clothes or carpets. To be more precise it’s actually the moth larvae that you’ll find eating your carpet or clothes or anything they can find made from natural fibres. Left unchecked carpet moth larvae will eat their way around…
When ants show up they’re most likely to be Black Garden Ants. If you look at them closely, they’re actually very dark brown in colour and it’s the worker and scout ants you’ll find in your home in their search for food. Ants love sweet sugary food which they collect and take back to their…
Signs of Mice Mice can go unnoticed for some time before you realise they’ve moved into your home. If mice have moved in, you might start to notice some signs before you actually see a mouse in your house. Typical indications that mice are living in your house or workplace are: Grease or ‘smear’…
Grey Squirrels The first recorded sighting of grey squirrels in the UK was at Hanbury Park in Cheshire, 1876. They’re an imported species from North America and not native to the UK. Their numbers are increasing and they’ll commonly use commercial buildings as well as residential homes for shelter – if squirrels can get into…
Signs of Fleas The most common sign of fleas is on your pet. If your cat or dog is scratching or biting at their coats this can be for other reasons, however it is a behaviour commonly associated with fleas. You might also see fleas crawling in your pet’s coat or sometimes you’ll see a…
How Do You Know You’ve Got Bed Bugs? Bed bugs can hide in tiny crevices or cracks and usually stay hidden during the day, making them hard to spot. Very often, the first signs of bed bugs will be bites that start to appear on your body. Bed bug bites are often in lines on…
What does a wasp nest look like? Every year we’re swamped with calls about wasps nesting in attics and gardens from May time onwards, with a lot of confusion as to whether it’s bees, wasps or hornets making their nests ready for the Summer. In truth if you’ve got a wasp nest in your attic…
