A talk has recently been published on the TED website by one of the world’s largest producers of natural pest control. TED is a conference held around the world bringing together people from the worlds of technology, entertainment and design …

A cull of foxes has been called off in Roehapton, Greater London, recently due to popular revolt. There were plans to shoot foxes in a neighbourhood in Roehampton due to hole digging in gardens and leaving mess on paths. However, …

Gordon Ramsey and Simon Cowell have had to call in pest control experts recently. Not for themselves or their own residence, but for properties in London owned by them. Both cases are somewhat surprising, although for different reasons. In the …

Pluckley, a village in Kent, has been overrun with flies and nobody knows why or where they might have come from. Millions of flies have descended on the village, swarming into cars and houses. Somebody should tell them that Halloween …

This seems to be the week for pest control problems at British institutions. On Monday we reported an alleged outbreak of fleas at Buckingham Palace, and today there is a report of fleas at BBC Scotland. This means presenters on …

It’s not often that you hear of a royal pest control problem. At least, not in the sense that it is a pest control problem for Royalty. Exactly how much of a problem it is at Buckingham Palace is unclear …

If there was an insect version of an ASBO, wasps would be a prime target for one this time of year, especially in Derby. Councillors in Derby are warning of a critical pest control situation which always occurs when wasps …

Pest control is never so important as it is when it comes to crops, because that is when they become more than just an inconvenience and possible health hazard, but they actually threaten your livelihood if you are a farmer. …

There are quite a few people for whom genetic modification of food is problematic, and perhaps rightly so. A clear benefit has been observed through research in the US however, as crops which have been genetically modified to resist certain …

If you are a regular follower of this blog, you’ll probably remember that a couple of months ago we reported on a pest control problem at Birmingham’s indoor market. They found infestations of mice and cockroaches, leading to the Bull …