Pest control experts face a persistent problem that no-one has yet been able to overcome. The problem is the fact that many common household pests...
Every summer we seem to have one or two pests that dominate the headlines. Last year it was bees and wasps, this year it happens...
Honeybees and bumblebees are essential for the reproduction of plants. They pollinate plants, which allows them to grow and produce the food we consume. So...
The mole population in Britain has soared over the last five years. It hasn't helped that we've had consistently wet springs, but on the whole,...
Most of us know that summertime is the most likely time for pest problems relating to insects. This year, some of the biggest problems we...
The great thing about pest controllers is their vast range of expertise. Whether you have mice chewing your electrical cables, woodworm eating away at your...
No sane human being enjoys killing, but sometimes it's necessary.
A woodworm infestation is a prime example. Woodworm can completely decimate timber if given...
Wet rot is caused by either the fungi Coniophora puteana (black) or the fungi Fibroporia vaillantii (white). Wet rot flourishes in damp conditions, and as...
Weather sells newspapers. Every year, you can bet a tenner that one tabloid will print a story about how this winter is going to be...
Our relationship with the common pigeon can be dated back hundreds of years, however no periods were as defining as World War One and World...
Most people don't mind bees buzzing around. After all, they play a very important role in the environment through pollination - and they will...
We recently received a question surrounding the use of the words pupa, chrysalis and cocoon when referring to moth and butterfly life stages. So...
Fleas and ticks are both blood-sucking parasites that target warm-blooded mammals; they survive on blood and blood alone. However, they are very different.
In...
Today we at Pest Control Berkshire were called on to deal with a fly issue in a house in Reading. The property was large, relatively...
Unlike Australia or more exotic parts of the world, we don't have to worry about checking our shoes for killer spiders before putting them on....
As the wet winter weather continues we are very busy with requests from clients across Berkshire to deal with mole issues on their land. <br...></br...>
Sometimes, a single treatment is enough to rid a business or home of a pest. A case in point is a mouse or rat living...
Rat "under" the kitchen!
A client in West Reading came to us with an on-going rat problem. Rats had been gaining access to the fabric...
If you develop red itchy pumps on your skin overnight, then you could have bedbugs.
The bed bug is attracted to your body heat...
In the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty surrounding Reading, such as The Chilterns and North Wessex Downs, you expect to see a diverse range...
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