With the warm weather forecast to continue over the next few weeks it’s likely that wasps will be starting to become really active. Keep an eye out for wasps around your property and if you see a steady stream of wasps going in and out of an entry point on your house, garden […]
We are just coming into the time of year when honey bees start to swarm and we have already had a couple of calls from concerned customers asking what to do. Honey bees swarm when they are looking for a place to establish a new colony. The worker bees swarm around the queen to […]
With the weather being so warm over the Easter weekend we have started to get a few calls about wasps. This early in the year any wasps you see are likely to be queens coming out of hibernation. They will be looking for food, which is quite scarce at the moment, and also looking […]
Have you had problems with birds nesting under your roofing tiles? All roofs are fitted with bird guard to stop birds getting under the tiles but over time this degrades and will eventually need repair or replacement. By law wild birds cannot be disturbed during the nesting season, so if you do have problems, […]
Although only small mice can cause a lot of damage, and not just inside houses. We often get asked to deal with problems where mice have made a home in a garage and caused damage to the car parked inside. They can damage electrical wiring and upholstery leading to a potentially expensive repair bill. […]
Cluster Flies Chelmsford Now we are moving into the Autumn months cluster flies can become a problem. These are grey / brown slow moving flies about the same size as a housefly. Unlike houseflies they are not attracted by food leftovers. Instead the larvae are a parasite of earthworms and In autumn the adults […]
Wasp Idenification Chelmsford In early autumn we sometimes get calls from customers worried a wasp nest has just appeared in their lawn. Although wasps are still active at this time year, they begin building their nests in late spring and early summer and it’s likely any nest in a well used area would have become […]
During the holiday season it’s great to get away but you can sometimes bring back an unwanted souvenir or two in the form of bed bugs. Anywhere that has a high turn over of people sleeping there is vulnerable to getting bed bugs and this includes hotels and holiday lets. Apart from seeing […]
Our climate isn’t warm enough for cockroaches to live outside but they are happy to make their home inside buildings. When cockroaches infest a property they prefer warm conditions and are often found in kitchens, bathrooms and around boilers. This picture shows German cockroaches congregating in the back of a fridge where they thrive […]
Rats are opportunistic feeders and during the summer weather when people leave doors and windows open we sometimes get called in to capture a rat that has entered through an open door or window looking for an easy meal. The picture shows one recent job where we finally cornered a stray rat in a […]
