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The adventures, research and thoughts of a pest controller in East Devon

Why do cluster flies get into properties and what can be done? Learn about short and long term methods of control.

Rats can enter a property in 3 different ways - what can you do?

The majority of queries about bed bugs are from people who think they have bed bugs but do not. How do you know?

DO ULTRASONIC SOUND EMITTERS DETER MOLES? Retailers selling these products make very strong claims as to their efficacy. Are they right?

How Three Counties Pest Control Ltd. specialise in the non-chemical eradication of bed bugs.

Where do fruit flies come from, how can they be treated and prevented.

Not sure if it's wasps or bees? Why we rarely eradicate bees, but instead use beekeepers to collect and preserve honey bees.

This post answers these questions: Why do moths destroy carpets and clothes? How can you prevent damage? How to eradicate an infestation?

Why get rid of a mole, why it's there and humane control.

Drain blockers are an excellent innovation to prevent your wastewater outlet from being penetrated. Find out how they work.

There are hundreds of maggot-like larva, that are largely hidden, until you starting moving furniture and find them everywhere.

A combination of insecticide and non-toxic heat treatment, along with heat lamp flea traps meant we could work through the infestation.

ADVICE FOR BEE SWARMS The BPCA supplied the following advice for honeybees: Feral swarms can set up home in undesirable places.

Non - toxic fly traps are beneficial for recurring fly invasions. Placed outside, they are chemical-free and can lure up to 40,000 flies

The benefits of heat lamp traps in flea control.

Ticks and garden pest control. A case study. How a non-toxic solution to ticks was found.