Whilst we offer several pest control services, there are precautions you can take to deter flies in your home or workplace. Learning how to get rid of flies can protect you from diseases that they can carry. It will even avoid the nuisance of flies buzzing around your premises altogether. If you work in retail, flies being present can offer the wrong first impression for your visitors, so it is important to get rid of them for your own benefit. Found around your home, the flies can be a sign of further issues that, in some cases, could lead to bigger expenses.

Bed bugs are a small insect that can cause itchiness and discomfort. During the night they come out of hiding to bite us and draw blood. Due to their size, it doesn’t take much for them to be nourished and hide away again until their next meal. Due to the way they are built, they excel at survival. No bigger than 5mm in size, they can hide within the smallest of crevices in the home, such as mattresses and wall plugs.

It is important to note that the presence of bed bugs is not a sign of dirtiness in your home - they can be picked up whilst out travelling and brought into the home upon your return. As they are hardy creatures, it can only take a few to get amongst your clothes whilst abroad and survive the journey back.

Our previous guide explored the different sounds you may hear from your attic and what you should do to combat those specific pests. Today however we will explore what you should do about birds that have decided to occupy other sections of your home as they can quickly become a major issue if they are not kept under control. Many of our clients ask us about deterring birds and how to do it in an effective way. It’s difficult to find a solution that keeps birds away, so we have collected some bird prevention tips for you to scare unwanted and annoying birds away from your property. We will also reveal what techniques work only for a short period of time. An important thing to keep in mind is that if birds know they won’t be harmed, they don’t go away.

Whether you are a homeowner, or someone who is renting, hearing noises from your attic can be extremely worrying and it may indicate that there are rodents or other types of wildlife living up there. It’s a very common issue and without knowing what to listen to or look out for, it can be difficult to identify what you could be dealing with.

Covid-19 as well as Ebola and HIV all originated in animals. The current pandemic, in particular, has caused us to refocus our attention to the infections of wild animals. Professor Mark Viney from the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour at the University of Liverpool has shared his research on the ‘zoo of infections’ living in our pest rodents and what it means for vector-borne diseases.