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Pest of the Week – Ants

by admin on May 18, 2012

Pest of the week is ants We have had many call-outs this week from pubs, restaurants, and family homes seeing the first influx of black ants this year.

We have been treating ant problems in Aldershot, Farnham, West Clandon, Guildford and Emsworth.

If you are being invaded,  check out our recent article:  Ants – a housekeeping issue  for ideas on how to resolve the problem. [click to continue…]

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Pharaoh ants

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Pharaoh ants are an extremely small species of ant that inhabit a wide range of locations. Their nests are usually very well hidden and they can become a major nuisance, infesting homes and gardens very quickly. What do they look like? Pharaoh ants are around 2mm long, a yellowy brown colour, and almost transparent. Their [...]

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Trouble with Masonry Bees

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Have you noticed small swarms of bees around the brickwork of your house? Masonry bees are generally smaller than honey bees and are encountered in spring and summer. They are not social bees and do not live in colonies. They are often confused with the mason bee, however the mason bee uses existing holes to [...]

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When bees become a problem

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Honey bees have been associated with man for hundreds if not thousands of years.   These charming social insects provide us with a wonderfully natural source of sugary food and usually live alongside their human neighbours without conflict. Occasionally however, bees do cause a problem and we need to take action. The most common situation we [...]

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All about the honey bee

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The honey bee is a social insect that lives in colonies. Each colony consists initially of a ‘queen’ and her many female ‘workers’.   Bees have been ‘farmed’ by man for generations, and encouraged to live in man-made ‘hives’, where access to honey is made simpler.  Whilst they are not ‘protected’ in law, these useful insects are generally viewed with [...]

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Ants: a housekeeping issue

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Ants are one of those problems that the householder can sometimes resolve for themselves at little or no expense. Ants do not break into your property to admire the décor,  or to shelter from the weather.  They are there for one thing, and one thing only. Your food! Ants are highly attracted to spilled food,  [...]

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Mice in the attic

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Here is a little video clip we filmed recently of some mice in an attic near Alton in Hampshire.  We left a trail camera in the loft space overnight. The little round dish next to the  bricks contains mouse bait.    You can see that the mice initially do not pay it much attention,  but after [...]

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Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas to all our customers, staff and website visitors,  thank you for your support, custom,  and friendship.  We look forward to seeing you all after Christmas and hope you all have a very enjoyable holiday.

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Choosing a pest control company

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Pest control is a highly competitive industry and choosing a pest control company to help you at home or in your business is not easy. Different types of pest control company Pest controllers come in a great many forms and usually fall into one of the following categories.  The large national company The medium sized [...]

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Focus on Guildford

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Country Services carries out pest control in Guildford Town Centre and its surrounding villages.   Our pest control technicians make daily calls up and down Guildford High street,  keeping shops and restaurants free from rats, mice, cockroaches and all the other bugs and beasties that can make people ill and damage property. We have been solving pest control problems [...]

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