Although spiders may not be the most handsome of insects not all of them are a hindrance to our lives. Daddy long legs for instance aren’t harmful to humans despite the stubborn stance of my friends. In fact, a...
It’s estimated that Termites attack one in four Australian homes. That is a ridiculous statistic, one that I am not happy with. Mainly because, while most girls dream of their weddings, the dress and the flowers, I’ve always envisioned...
In case you haven't noticed, we've had a summer of both extreme heat and heavy rain; 40+ degrees for days on end followed by torrential and flooding rain. It's been devastating for many parts of Queensland and northern NSW....
It’s hard to believe that there was a time when the UK was rat free but until the middle ages there wasn’t a rodent in sight. The Black Rat was introduced to Europe from South East Asia in the...
This weekend the wood shed and the discovery of its unique ecosystem kept me busy. To make room for an impending delivery of logs to feed the wood burner throughout the winter, space needed to be created. When I...
Today Mark, our Rentokil guy, turned up with his team of technicians. They stepped out of their vans (they needed three, it was a big job); and armed with all manner of termite-artillery, they were ready to create a protective...