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Do wasps plague you in the summer? Do your arms hurt from the continual swatting? Do you end up eating inside on a hot day because of wasps? Read on for a few helpful hints…. Okay so lets start by saying I normally hate these kind of lists, you know the ones… “9 ways to …

For many people I have spoken to, much like the whole Covid thing, Avian Flu seems to slowly be disappearing from the media giving a perception that it, as a disease, is going away.  Unfortunately this is definitely not the case.  Since the beginning of February 2023 the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have …

Hey everyone, hope you’ve had a good week! This week is a bit more of an advanced identification and repair, but if you’re a little bit savvy when it comes to DIY and can get to grips with most things I’m almost certain most of this will make sense. As always, if you get stuck, …

Hi all, okay so week two we’re going to look at Air Vents, well more importantly, broken air vents! Air vents or air bricks as they’re sometimes known are a common source of infestation for Mice, Rats occasionally too so be aware! This one is going to be a quick edition, it’s very simple, take …

Well happy new year everyone and I hope you all had a great break from work! It turns out the poor Rats and Mice of the UK did not take any time off, so here’s a few helpful hints to try and prevent an unwelcome dinner guest before they help themselves to all the turkey …

Well this story is horrendous, I don’t pretend to know all of the ins and outs of it all and I certainly don’t agree with what’s happening in Kenya, but here’s the scoop, a handful of Kenyan farmers are using insecticide to kill off lions and other predators such as African Hunting Dogs. The insecticide …

Okay so I know wasps have a pretty bad reputation, let’s face it they attack repeatedly when provoked injecting painful venom and they’re neither as useful or as loved as our bees however I think your feelings might change ever-so-slightly after this article! It would seem their moment in the spotlight may be upon us. …

As our ever increasing food and goods trade grows, our need for international and global trade continues to rise. This also allows the ever increasing spread of invasive insects which make life unmanageable for our native pollinators. Non-native species are introduced by accident on the most part, but sometimes human intervention plays a role. Whichever …