When the colder days of winter kick in, rodents seek refuge in the nooks and crannies of your home to stay warm and cosy. But that’s the last thing you want them to do. The good news is that there are a few simple and easy housekeeping practices that can keep these unwanted invaders out […]
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What are False Widow Spiders? Steatoda Nobilis, the “noble false widow”, is thought to have been introduced to Ireland in the 1800s. During the following 100 years or so they remained quite small in numbers and were mainly confined along the south coast. But they are now spreading, possibly as a consequence of global warming. Are False
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Effective Ant Control For homeowners, ant invasions are almost as scary as alien invasions. Well, you cannot really blame them. After all, ants are more likely to be found inside your house than a troop of aliens riding on UFOs! The question now is, how do you stop these tiny insects? The good news is
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Would you believe that something as small and tiny as a house mouse can actually cause big and serious damage to your Dublin home? House mouse gnaws everything Yes, you’ve read that right. As shocking as it may be, one little mouse can even be deadly. Mice in the house cannot help but chew everything
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Owl Pest Control is now SafePQQ Accredited “This accreditation demonstrates Owl Pest Control competence as a business and certifies us as a safe, sustainable and ethical organisation to work with, through our gold standard Safe PQQ verification” We are pleased to announce that as part of our ongoing work that enables us to be a
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Following audits of Health & Safety Management systems and customer sites by the Alcumus Group, Owl Pest Control received the SafeContractor accreditation for the first time in 2017, and retained it every year since. As the leading health and safety assessment scheme, SafeContractor has over 300 major clients and nearly 27,000 contractor members. How our
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Wasps are pests that can be a serious concern for Dublin homeowners. What makes these insects scary is the fact that they can leave painful stings that can also be quite dangerous at times. It can be very annoying to find one wasp or two around your yard but things can easily go out of
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Rats have been in existence for probably as long as mankind has. These rodents manage to survive in this world with their ability to constantly adapt to the changes occurring around them. With humans becoming the dominant species on the planet, rats also started to change their behavioural patterns and target homes and man-made structures
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Silverfish Facts Silverfish is one of the most common pests in Ireland. As evident from its name, it has a silver-coloured body.The name “silverfish” comes from their carrot-shaped, shiny grey body that makes them look like a fish. These insects have six legs and, they can grow up to 0.75 inches. Silverfish insects have no
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The PRCD (Pesticide Registration and Control Division – a division of the Department of Agriculture) has recently introduced new rules for pest controllers, following the EU Biocidal Products Directive (BPD). The three main objectives of the BPD are: to secure a high level of protection of people and the environment, to harmonise legislation concerning the
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