PEST CONTROL BOURNEMOUTH, POOLE, CHRISTCHURCH, RINGWOOD AND VERWOOD AT EASTER.
With an early Easter nearly upon us the first thought is usually chocolate eggs and hot cross buns! Animals may not have this luxury but eggs and young are in their minds. The Queen Wasp will be busy setting up her nest with just a few eggs at first, eventually numbers could swell to thousands. This year the numbers of Wasps is likely to be high as we have not had a cold winter and temperatures are already reaching double figures on a daily basis. A large majority of Wasps nest that I treated in the Poole area last year were in the ground especially in Parkstone and Branksome. In other...
Read MorePEST CONTROL UPDATE – BOURNEMOUTH, POOLE, CHRISTCHURCH, RINGWOOD AND VERWOOD
We are now halfway through the year and summer is with us bringing the warmer weather that we long for! With longer days and warmth, it is the time to get out and about and enjoy our surroundings and that is exactly what our wildlife is doing. Ants have been very busy invading homes across the region from Verwood to Poole and Christchurch to Ringwood, not forgetting the larger conurbations of Bournemouth and Boscombe. Rodents have been very active in properties both in rural and urban areas and numbers appear to be up on last year with more home intrusions being reported and dealt with...
Read MoreHONEY BEES – BUMBLE BEES – SOLITARY BEES – WASPS – HORNETS
With warmer weather expected at this time of year, animals and insects will thrive and we can expect to see increased insect activity including Bees and Wasps. There are several hundred different types of bees that can be found in the UK and they can be classified into groups. One of the main groups are social Bees and these can include both Honey Bees and Bumble Bees. Honey Bees are very sociable and can live in groups of up to 50000 including a Queen, workers, drones and of course larvae, pupae and eggs. They are normally associated with bee hives, but can be found living in the wild in...
Read MoreSurveying a potential property purchase
With house sales reaching high levels after the recent recession, the property market seems to be enjoying a surge once again. The excitement of searching out a new home by visiting endless Estate Agents or browsing the internet for possible purchases is followed by many visits to possible locations and finally narrowing down the list of “possibles” by viewing several properties. Hopefully, if all goes well, the property you wish to purchase is found, surveys carried out and the move is completed hassle-free. This is what happens in many situations, but just lately, I have been called to...
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