by admin | Oct 9, 2021 | Non native species, Pest Control, Property Management, Tenants, UK Native Species
🐞🐞🐞DAY OF THE LADYBIRD!🐞🐞🐞 😳Wow, yesterday was a bit interesting as our phone lit up with calls coming in from Addingham to Harewood from customers concerned about the large number of ladybirds finding their way into properties. 🐞The majority of these ladybirds are...
by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | Pest Control
Aren’t bees protected!? Well no, surprisingly, as the badger which dug out a bumblebee nest here at @landguardpestcontrol last night must have been aware. So are badgers protected? Yes, they are super protected, more than most other mammals in the Uk, they’ve even...
by admin | Aug 17, 2021 | Pest Control
What are those mystery black spots that appear everywhere at this time of year? You may have asked yourself this question before wiping down window frames and work surfaces to remove the unsightly marks. Well, you may be surprised to learn that they are indeed fly...
by admin | Aug 17, 2021 | Pest Control
There may be some confusion about wasps stings versus bites but be in no doubt that they have an impressive set of chomping mandibles too! Just take a look at this these wasps chewing their way through some lead flashing on our customers roof! After the...
by admin | May 20, 2021 | Non native species, Pest Control, UK Native Species
Feeling the Heat? Most people are now aware of changes to the climate in the UK and the effect this may have on rising temperatures. We’re becoming increasing vulnerable to extreme conditions such as prolonged droughts and flooding. But what opportunities may...
by admin | Apr 21, 2021 | Pest Control
Interview with a Queen wasp… So, it looks like it’s time for a Royal arrival and our customers should be looking out for larger than normal Wasps appearing in and around their properties. Today we are speaking with a real-life Queen wasp so she can give us...
by admin | Jan 26, 2021 | Covid-19, Landlords, Pest Control, Property Management, Tenants
Rubbish Rodents How’s this for a shocker – you go to drop your rubbish in your wheelie bin and from out of the dark recesses you spot lots of beady eyes staring back at you! This dramatic event is more common than you think, and with scores of hungry winter rats...
by admin | Jan 9, 2021 | Farming, Pest Control
Note to Farmers – Protect your Precious Straw this Winter! 2020 has been tough for many reasons and a year of great extremes also saw a national shortage of straw with prices going through the roof as a poor summer harvest saw farmers in the North of England competing...
by admin | Jan 5, 2021 | Covid-19, Landlords, Pest Control, Property Management, Tenants
Lockdown 3 and Pests – what to look out for… So, it’s back! We’re now in the third national lockdown after the government has shut schools and imposed tough restrictions until March in an attempt to gain control over increasing coronavirus infections. In a...
by admin | Nov 3, 2020 | Covid-19, Landlords, Pest Control, Property Management
Lockdown (part. 2) may once again see the closure of businesses and cut backs to council services. But what have we learnt from the first round, and with that knowledge what should we be doing to protect our properties from rats and mice? During the last period of...
