Recent research published in the journal Current Biology, has revealed that bed bugs existed long before people, and evolved long before bats, which were believed to be their first hosts. Using DNA samples scientists were able to trace the...
Rentokil’s Lumnia fly control unit, an electronic fly killer (EFK) developed by our in-house experts, the first in the to use energy efficient LEDs to transmit Ultra Violet (UV) light. UV light has long been used as an insect...
It is quite possible you may not realise you have a woodworm problem until the resultant damage (done by the beetle larvae) becomes visible, as the adult beetles emerge. Depending on the wood-boring beetle species it can take anywhere...
Tenants who live in homes with unresolved damp or mould issues will soon be able to take stronger action against their landlords. With less than a week until the government’s new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitations) Act 2018 comes...
Mice and rats DO NOT discriminate; any business, whatever its size or location can be vulnerable to the activities of these rodents. Architects and engineers design buildings for people, not for mice or rats. Yet these tenacious creatures, will make...
Tips to keep your home safe from thieves over the holidays While we normally reserve the blog for hints and tips on common property problems of damp and rot, we thought we would take the opportunity to highlight a too...