The 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar, falling on a Friday… steeped in Western superstition as very unlucky day, which happens at least once every year and up to three times in some years. It even...
Spring is the time of year when flowers bloom and eggs signify new life (or even a visit from the Easter Bunny!) However, not all eggs are ones that people may welcome in their homes, as some of them...
Moth season will soon be upon us, as Spring is when clothes moths start to emerge to look for somewhere to mate and lay eggs. For some of us moth season could show itself as a misshapen hole...
Workplace benefits can be a bit unusual when you work at Rentokil Initial, today we are having a taste test of some edible insects. Not everyone’s cup of tea perhaps, but Entomophagy (eating edible insects) already supplements the diet...
Lyme Disease or Lyme Borreliosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and can be transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick. Symptoms can include muscle and joint pain, a rash, fever,...
The German cockroach is the UK’s most common type of cockroach – it will eat almost anything, including leather, books, packaging and plastic. A pair of German cockroaches can produce 10,000 offspring in a year and infestations are often...