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When you arrive at your hotel at the start of your well-earned sunshine holiday it's very tempting to just drop your bags in your room and hit the pool. But beware - bedbugs are back in fashion! And they aren't fussy about where they holiday - any hotel, from a flea pit to a five star, can fall victim to them.
People often ask us what they can do to prevent rats and mice from invading their gardens. There are a few simple precautions you can take to help with this, and it's as important to do this in winter as in summer - if not more so, as rodents are more desperate for food and shelter in cold weather.
The most obvious advice is not to leave any kind of food outdoors, including pet food. Also, don't leave out any plastic bin bags containing food waste, as this is basically a buffet for rodents! Compost bins containing food scraps are also tempting.
We all know that various animals hibernate during the winter, even household pests. You've probably seen spiders around the house as winter approaches, looking for a cosy nook in which to settle down! However, many types of vermin, particularly mice and rats, are on the go all year round, even if we don't see them very much; and as the weather becomes colder, nights longer and food harder to find outside, your home, garden or workplace becomes much more attractive to rodents. They're always on the lookout for some food or a nice warm place to sleep!
The idea of cockroaches in the home would fill most people with horror, but there is now actually a growing trend to keep them as household pets! Surprisingly, not all cockroaches are considered pests, and more exotic species such as the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, Giant Cockroach and striped Zebra Roach are becoming really popular.
You may think that because you don't see much of indoor pests in the winter that they aren't much of a problem. Cold weather does indeed slow down the breeding rate of common culprits such as fleas, moths and bedbugs, but they certainly don't disappear! In fact our centrally-heated homes and offices protect them from freezing conditions that might normally kill them, so they can certainly be a nuisance at any time of year.
The newest addition to the VermEx vehicle fleet is a bit different from the norm and very striking - a Vespa Ape 50! Andy and his wife Kate noticed it for sale outside an Italian pizza restaurant whilst strolling around the small market town of Helmsley and simply couldn't resist it.