Blog

Summer is here though the weather seems to be as mixed up as those working from home and loosing track of what day it is. Longer days, barbecues and playing outside are common at this time of year but so are an increase in insects and the buzzing of bees and wasps is common. Many people have no problems with bees as long as they stay away, but their yellow and black striped wasp cousins are almost universally disliked. Any type of buzzing insect can be extremely irritating if you’re trying to enjoy a picnic or some time outdoors, but…

COVID 19 has caused chaos throughout the world. As things slowly return to normality, Eliminate are here to help your business get back to normal as quickly as possible. Here are our top 3 tips from our lockdown experience : Social Distancing – No doubt you have spent hours working out how to make your site safe for customers. Encourage everyone to stay 2 metres apart, use masks and PPE as appropriate. If our Technician is visiting, they will try to attend at your least busy time of the day, wear a mask and keep your distance. Keep Clean –…

All of us here at Eliminate would like to assure our customers we are following all available precautions to prevent the spread of Covid 19. The coronavirus is taking its hold on the UK but vermin still pose a risk to public health and here at Eliminate, we will continue to provide support to our customers throughout this time. Our Technicians are fully prepared to treat your property for pest and bird control needs. Our team are provided with full PPE which includes single use gloves, white suits and respirators. We have informed all team members that the use of…

COVID 19 has had a massive impact on the world. Here at Eliminate, we adapted and brought in new measures to help our teams and customers deal with public health issues. Not all businesses and organisations have been as fortunate as us to be able to make changes and charities are one of the worst areas affected by the pandemic and here at Eliminate, we want to do what we can to help. You already knew we were great #pestcontrollers but we are great people too. Throughout August, we are donating £1 for every wasp job booked with Eliminate. Might…

Rats are synonymous with sewers, page and poor hygiene in the minds of many people, but this amazing mammal is in fact very interesting. Forget the image of dirty rats going through your bins at night – here are ten amazing facts about our long-tailed neighbours: A male rat is called a “buck”, a female a “doe” (a pregnant female a “dam”) and their young are “pups” or “kittens”. A group of rats is called a “mischief”. The Norway rat, also called brown rats, is found on every continent of the world except Antarctica. Rats spread through the world on…

You might associate wasps with the tiny little blighters that pester you when trying to eat picnics, but these sting-laden insects are in fact very intriguing. Here are ten awesome facts about one of the most maligned pests in the animal kingdom: Unlike many bee species, most wasps are capable of stinging numerous times because their stinger is not barbed. A wasp or swarm of wasps that feels threatened will sting continuously until they feel safe again. Some species of wasp are known to strip the bark from trees. This can cause great damage to different types of trees, bushes…

Signs of Wasps Wasps in the UK can be found in a variety of domestic environments You may come across signs such as: Wasps entering and exiting premises Nests in cavity walls, flowerbeds, hedges, behind structural cladding and commonly in loft spaces What is a wasp? Wasps are large (10- 15mm) buzzing winged insects, yellow and black in colouration with a “wasp waist”.  They lack the fuzzy appearance of bees and nest in large colonies capable of producing up to 30,000 wasps per year. Wasps carry a powerful sting that they use when they are upset or agitated. How wasps…

Cockroaches are one of the most iconic insects out there and not in a good way! They’ve been depicted in film and literature for years upon years because they naturally make the skin crawl. Although roaches do immediately inspire disgust and signal that a room is filthy, they are very immensely interesting animals. Here are a few facts about them. They’re Incredibly Tough! Cockroaches might not seem like much, but they’re actually incredibly tough creatures. For starters, they can survive for an entire week without their head before dying of thirst and also hold their breath for up to 40…

Whether it is at the side of a road, your garden or a field, you may have seen mole hills around from early January. These hills may seem innocent, but they can do a lot of damage.  Trip up on a mole hill while playing football, this could be very painful! Out horse riding and the horse trips? You could be thrown off and the horse hurt. Trying to grow a new crop and hills appear, the root system of your barley could be damaged and affect your harvest. Breeding season for moles is generally February to June in the…

Wasps are only little insects – surely it’s easy to get rid of them? Absolutely not! When faced with a wasp nest in your home or garden it might be tempting to save a bit of money and deal with the problem yourself. Ridding yourself of a wasp infestation isn’t as simple as it sounds, however, there are a number of different reasons why this is a really bad idea. Here are three reasons why you should leave wasp removal to the professionals! Allergies When wasps feel threatened or you come near their nest there is a strong likelihood that…