All posts by James Gale
11 of the JG staff attended a day course in the biology and humane handling of honey bees with ‘Bees for Development .org’ At JG we do everything we can to remove bees without harming them and this training is part of what makes us so competent in doing so. The course was a great…
Posted On: May 5th, 2017 | Posted By: James Gale
Bed bugs are able to spread extremely quickly, and they reproduce at an astonishing rate. While it is difficult to prevent completely, there are a few measures you can take to reduce the chances of breeding a colony of parasites in your own home. On the Go When travelling, make it a habit to check…
Posted On: November 17th, 2016 | Posted By: James Gale
First and foremost, if you suspect you have a rodent infestation, you should seek professional assistance immediately. For future mouse and rat prevention, here are our recommendations: Food Store food in metal or glass containers to keep inaccessible to small food thieves. Clear up any food waste and crumbs from the sink, counter, and floor….
Posted On: November 10th, 2016 | Posted By: James Gale
So you may have seen in the news recently the gas man who found “Britain’s Largest Rat”. The rat is rumoured to be a massive 4 ft in length, and although I feel this is one big old rat, it is absolutely categorically no way near this size. We estimate head to tail of abour…
Posted On: March 17th, 2016 | Posted By: James Gale
While many of us may think that girls are made from sugar and spice, and all things nice, you may have been in for a shock if you watched The Ladykillers: Pest Detectives. It was a program about these women (made of sugar, spice and all things nice), making a living from exterminating pests such…
Posted On: March 31st, 2015 | Posted By: James Gale
Pests are a horrible thing to find in any home, as not only are they upsetting to any house-proud person but they also pose serious health and safety risks. While there are a multitude of pests that can potentially infest your home, such as birds, insects or rodents, there are fewer vermin more villainous than…
Posted On: December 11th, 2013 | Posted By: James Gale
Following the UN’s plea for us to eat more insects to solve world hunger, this infographic looks at some of the insects already being eaten. Did you know there are an estimated 4-6 million different species of insect, and humans consume just a few thousand of them? As humans are outnumbered by insects by a…
Posted On: November 25th, 2013 | Posted By: James Gale