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Oversized Rats Are on the Rise: What Is Causing the Problem?

By Pest Control Services - Thursday, February 12, 2015

The number of ‘oversized’ rats being discovered by pest control companies is on the rise throughout the UK. Pest specialists are reporting rats as large as 61 cm (2 feet) that are also resistant to common poisons. It is a situation that has the potential...

Three Reasons the Pest Control Market Remains Strong in the UK

By Pest Control Services - Thursday, February 05, 2015

The economic downturn that hit the UK in 2007 and 2008 was devastating to many industries, even to the extent that some have not recovered some eight years later. That is not the case for the pest control industry. According to Digital Journal, the pest...

Grim 'Memorial' a Reminder of the Need for Mole Control

By Pest Control Services - Thursday, January 29, 2015

Last year, a local resident near Denbigh Moors, in north-east Wales, was among dozens of passers-by to observe half-a-dozen dead moles hung on a fence along a quiet country road. This year, a similar grim 'memorial' was considerably more sizeable: 50 dead moles were found...

Tourist Woes Illustrate Serious Concerns with Cockroaches

By Pest Control Services - Thursday, January 22, 2015

British tourists Mark Trevelyan and Magana Salgueiro travelled to a popular Red Sea resort in Egypt in 2013, fully expecting to enjoy a trip of a lifetime. Instead, the pair became terribly ill as a result of cockroaches and birds contaminating the food they ate....

Fumigation Products Can Cause Problems for Fire Service

By Pest Control Services - Thursday, January 15, 2015

There are times when building owners want to handle pest control issues on their own. We understand that. Yet sometimes, DIY pest control is not the best option. For example, there are some fumigation products that are reportedly causing problems for fire services because of...