by Hannah Crooks | Jun 24, 2020 | Pests
Identification:The adult woodlice is about 15 mm in length, quiteflat, and slate grey in colour.The woodlouse is not an insect but a crustaceanthat has 14 segment and 7 pairs of legs to its body,which gives the woodlouse the flexibility to be ableto curl into a ball...
by Hannah Crooks | Jun 24, 2020 | Pests
Identification:Adult fly, 5 to 8 mm in length. Grey thorax with 4narrow longitude stripes. Buff or yellow abdomenand covered with small hairs.Larvae are up to 12mm in length, white in colourand taper to a point at the head end. There are 2spiracle “spots” at the hind...
by Hannah Crooks | Jun 18, 2020 | Pests
Identification:Garden Ants usually nest outdoors in lawns, flowerbeds, beneath paving stones and at the base ofwalls. Premises are usually invaded by worker antsforaging for food, especially sweet foods. When foodis found by one ant, there will soon be others and...
by Hannah Crooks | May 25, 2020 | Pests
Identification:Adults, 1.5 – 4mm long, dark brown or black incolour and have highly developed jumping legs.Flea eggs, 0.5 mm long, oval shaped and pearlywhite in colour.Larvae, up Two main species of the flea are found in the UK, the cat flea and the dog flea....
by Hannah Crooks | May 25, 2020 | Pests
IdentificationAdults are reddish-brown, oval, flattened 6 to 9 mm long and 1.5 to 3 mm wide before feeding. Engorged adults are swollen and dull red. The white, oval egg is about 1 mm long.Although humans are the preferred host, bed bugs feed on many warm-blooded...
by Hannah Crooks | May 25, 2020 | Pests
Rats have been plaguing humans for a long time. They were blamed for the Black Plague during the Middle Ages and there have been numerous diseases attributed to them. Size: Roughly 9 inches in length, including the tailWeight: Up to 2 lbsFur...
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