VERMIN
Vermin -“Wild animals which are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or which carry disease, e.g. rodents.” Origin: Middle English (originally denoting animals such as reptiles and snakes): from Old French, based on Latin vermis ‘worm’. There is a lot of talk about vermin or vermin control and it usually refers to rodents, rats, mice, birds including pigeons and sometimes foxes. It normally means that a certain animal has become a pest and needs to be killed or removed. No animals or birds are actually classified as vermin and what one person may consider to be vermin may...
Read MoreThe Winter Blues
With the Christmas and the New Year break now well and truly over, the weather has settled into the dark winter routine with heavy rain becoming the norm. Do not despair, British Summer Time starts on 27th March and already the days are getting longer, if only gradually! Certainly nature is not resting and many animals are taking advantage of the darker days to set up home un-seen. It might be that a few scratching sounds have been heard from the loft area or noises in the cavities? The cause could be rodent or bird. Squirrels are always looking for dry secure location and a warm loft, or in...
Read MoreFeral Pigeons and disease
Go into many built up towns and you will see ever increasing numbers of pigeons either roosting or feeding. Pigeons are very good at surviving on hand-outs from man, be it food or shelter. Bournemouth, Poole, Boscombe, Winton, Christchurch, Ringwood, Verwood and other towns locally have all become victims of the feral pigeon and evidence of their presence can be easily seen on ledges, roofs and even on the ground, where they leave behind large amounts of droppings. It is these droppings that can harbour nasty surprises. Here are just a few: Histoplasmosis Histoplasmosis is a disease caused...
Read MorePest Control Branksome Poole
Branksome is part of the Borough of Poole and is situated between Poole and Bournemouth and is a mix of exclusive homes and larger housing estates. There are two main areas, one is known as the Park and on the other side of the main railway line is an area of larger estates which include a gas works and the Bourne River complete with parkland and gardens which was once home to grazing livestock. The Park estate belonged to a member of parliament and in 1852 a plain stone Tudor house designed by Robert Burn was built. The drive to the house is now the Branksome Avenue. Many of...
Read MoreWATCH OUT THERE IS A PEST ABOUT IN BOURNEMOUTH, POOLE, CHRISTCHURCH, RINGWOOD AND VERWOOD!
Our properties are under constant attack from pests including rodents and Insects, below are a few examples of how nature has taken advantage to set up home or gain access to properties in Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Ringwood, Verwood and surrounding BH postcode areas. To solve the problems, pest control was needed and also afterwards proofing and prevention played an important role. An active Ants nest that was under a patio slab in West Moors, taken by No-Nonsense Pest Control. A Bees nest in a compost bin in Ringwood. Birds nesting in Poole taken by...
Read MoreMoles in Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Ringwood and Verwood
We have all seen the abundant molehills in fields and on grass verges as we travel locally, especially around Christchurch and Hurn, but what exactly is going on underneath that can cause so much damage to lawns, golf courses, agriculture, playing fields, parks, cemeteries, etc? The culprit is of course the Mole. A furry creature, up to 16cm long and normally black in colour, although white albino ones are seen occasionally. They have large spade like- front feet for digging and have very small eyes but no ears. They are found throughout mainland Britain but not in Ireland. Moles are...
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