GENERAL NEWS
Pests In Hospitals
Recently, you may have seen the press is full of news about hospital pest infestations.
Reports claim 70% of NHS Trusts have brought in pest controllers at least 50 times between January 2006 and March 2008. The BBC website has an interview with David Cross from Igrox as well as Clive Boase from BPCA. BBC news
‘20,000 infestations in the past two years’ …reports the Daily Mail Daily Mail
‘Hospitals infested with rats’ ……..The Sun The Sun
Rodent News
CITY OF FLOWERS OVERCOMES SERIOUS RAT THREAT
The city of Rombas in the Moselle valley just to the north of Metz has overcome serious rat problems in the past year while dramatically cutting the amount of rodenticide used through a fresh, behaviour-led control programme.
Despite comprehensive municipality-wide sewer baiting, rodent complaints...
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Insect News
WASP NEST TREATMENTS
When the temperatures start to rise in the summertime, so too does the wasp population.
Wasps can be regarded as beneficial insects as they kill an enormous number of other ‘pests' e.g. flies, caterpillars etc. Due to their high-energy needs, wasps also feed on nectar from a variety of flowers and...
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Bird News
GREATEST PROOFING EFFECTIVENESS
In the first in a series of four specialist bird management columns, leading
international specialist, Grahame Turner advises specifiers and installers on
the most fundamental key to success with bird work.
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