This Podcast looks at living alongside Bedbugs, but first, I think we need to have the briefest of crash courses in bedbug biology in order to fully appreciate this elusive pest.
Tag: insects
The world of bees is fun, fascinating and furthermore becoming a hot topic in the world of Pest Management, where do you stand, are you comfortable to take on work with bee’s, or do you pass it on immediately?
This weeks training spotlight is Night school led by training and pest expert, Alex Wade and held by the BPCA.
For many Christmas Eve heralds half days and staff parties. Yet for those of us out there that keep cultures of insects (like this thriving B.orientalis colony) Christmas Eve, and even Christmas day is a day like any other.
The latest issue of PEST Magazine, October/November Issue
Sneak peek into collaborations for 2021, what insects would you like to learn about? Post in the comments
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. A rather overused, but nevertheless relevant quote from Benjamin Franklin.
What are you looking at?!
Well if you’re a flying insect (like this rather light headed hornet I found dead on the ground earlier today), more than you might imagine.
“Those damn flying ants are back again.”
“Every year!”
“No matter what I seem to do I just can’t seem to get rid of this colony of flying ants”
We’ve all heard it, seen it, read it in the Red Top tabloids, “UK is overrun with plagues of flying ants!!!”
This wonderful piece of natural art is the intricate tunnelling pattern of a wood boring beetle. But other than a little artistic inspiration, what can we learn from this?
About 7 months ago I started my new business with the aim to provide high grade training, technical support and most importantly precise and reliable product testing. With that I set about to create my own insect and product testing labs.
Did you know that weight for weight solitary bee species tend to be much more prolific pollinators than the humble honey bee? Take for example this leaf cutter bee.
Sometimes when you’re small and delicious you need to have an ace up your sleeve.
Size difference between the European hornet ( Vespa crabro) and the Common wasp ( Vespula vulgaris)