Filed under: pest control - pest types — admin @ 12:51 am on the October 31, 2009
DID YOU KNOW?
- The average airspeed of the common housefly is 7.24 kilometres per hour. A housefly beats its wings about 20,000 times per minute
- The animal with the largest brain in proportion to its size is the ant.
- House flies, on average, live for only two weeks.
- The animal responsible for the most human deaths worldwide is the mosquito.The average bee can travel up to 17.7 kilometres per hour.
- The life expectancy of a queen bee is 6 years, a worker bee wears out its wings within 6 months, and a drone survives just 8 weeks.
- The fastest insect on record that has been reliably measured is the Australian dragon fly, which has a top speed of around 57 km/h.
- The caterpillar has more than 2,000 muscles.
- Some spiders can travel up to 1. 88 kilometres per hour.
- TThe honeybee kills more people each year world-wide, than venomous snakes.
- humankind by a factor of twelve.
- The fastest snail is the ordinary garden snail. This snail could race along at 0.05 kilometres per hour.
- There is in excess of 5 million different species of insects in the world. The insect population of the world is at least 1,000,000,000,000,000,000. The weight of the world’s insect population exceeds that of
- A group of Rattlesnakes is a rhumba of rattlesnakes.
- Yet, group of Vipers is a nest of vipers.
- A snail can sleep for 3 years.
- A group of Caterpillars is an army of caterpillars.
Filed under: pest control - pest types — admin @ 1:07 am on the October 27, 2009
Stockport Pest Controlof all pests in Stockport. Lancashire and Cheshire we offer wasps nest removal for only £35 fixed fee
We also deal with Rats, Mice, Bed Bugs, Wasps’ Nests, Bees, Ants, Fleas & Biting Insects, Carpet Beetles, Cockroaches, Birds, Moles, Mites, Red Spider, Book Lice, Pigeons, Squirrels, Silverfish, Biscuit Beetles and all other pests and vermin .
Filed under: pest control - pest types — admin @ 6:08 pm on the October 26, 2009
Treating bed bugs can be a nightmere first of you need to confirm that bedbugs are indeed present. Youngs pest control can assist you if necessary. but remember some times trying to treat the bed bug infestation can make it worse always leave it to a licensed pest control operator, Youngs Pest Control will be happy to sort the infestation out for you call us on 08455083119
Some useful tips to prevent bedbugs getting in to your homes in manchester
- when spending the night away from home make sure you check around the mattress for bedbugs
- if you suspect bedbugs in a hotel ask them to change your room
- never try and treat bedbugs your self doing so can make it worse
Filed under: pest control - pest types — admin @ 11:23 pm on the October 19, 2009
The numbers of both mice and rats have remained consistently high in Manchester for some years. A combination of plentiful food supplies mild winters and mild winters have allowed populations to boom.
Mice are alot smaller than rats. A mouse is normaly about 9cm long,and a tail that is longer then its head and body. Manchester mice can vary from grey to dark brown. Mouse droppings are around 4mm long and are black or a dark brown. Mice can produce upto 70 droppings a day.
Rat will grow up to 29cm long, and the tail is normaly longer than the body and head. Manchester Rats have grey-brown fur and are lighter on the underside. Rat droppings are 14mm to 19mm long, and are normaly black or grey in colour with a pointed end.
How to keep rats and mice AWAY
The following points may help to prevent an infestation:
- if you feed birds, use a bird table or a hanging net, and ensure any food that falls to the ground is cleared away;
- don’t leave food for other wildlife on the ground and clean up after rabbits, guinea pigs and other pets,making sure their cages are raised off the ground;
- make sure drainpipes are not broken,and drain inspection covers are in good condition;
- make sure gardens don’t become overgrown, and dont let rubbish build up outside(such as old mattresses and furniture) as this will provide protection for rats
- secure outbuildings and sheds so that rats and mice cannot get inside;
- don’t put meat or other non-fruit or vegetable waste onto open compost heaps, use a properly designed compost unit;
- when building a compost heap,use strong wire mesh on the base to stop rats digging underneath;
If you think you have rats of mice call us and let us deal with the pest
Filed under: pest control - pest types — admin @ 10:03 pm on the October 11, 2009
Here’s a list of cockroaches found in manchester
Oriental Cockroach (Blatta orientalis)
Adults, 20-24mm long; colour, dark-brown,
nearly black; wings of male cover two-thirds of
abdomen, wings of female are vestigial; can
climb rough but not smooth vertical surfaces.
German Cockroach (Blattella germanica)
Adult, 10-15mm long; colour, yellowish-brown
with two longitudinal dark marks on pronotum;
wings well developed in both sexes; can readily
climb rough and polished vertical surfaces.
American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
Adult, 28-44mm long; colour, red-brown with
yellow border around pronotum; no yellow
submarginal stripes on forewings; last segment
of cerci, twice as long as wide.
Australian Cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae)
Adult, 30-35mm long; colour, light brown with
ivory-yellow circular band enclosing large,
distinct, bilobed black spot; yellow submarginal
stripe at base of forewings.
