Summertime is one of my favourite seasons, the longer days, the warm weather, BBQ’s and not to mention the start of festival season. Unfortunately, there is one insect which just loves to ruin a good picnic, mosquitoes! However, after speaking...
There are roughly 7,000 types of fly species throughout the UK. Yet the three most common flies affecting pubs, bars, restaurants and other food establishments are house flies, bluebottle and the most irritating of all fruit flies. An unwelcome...
It’s a “murder of crows” a “troop of baboons”, a “kindle of kittens”, and most bizarrely of all a “business of flies”. Okay, sometimes it’s a ‘swarm of flies’ and other times it’s more like a ‘cloud of flies’....
Bed bugs are an obvious concern for any hotelier, as they are difficult and time-consuming to deal with and any infestation will diminish the operational efficiency of your establishment, especially if you’re preparing for the UK Staycation and Summercation...
Not too long now till the weekend, and sunny or not people all over the country will be dusting off their chargrills and buying in the burgers for their barbecues. In the UK we have to make the most...
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...