Pest Control in Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire has seen a relatively early this year which is very surprising given the somewhat cold winter of 2009/10.
Pest and vermin operatives were kept busy with the usual city centre rat calls all thoughout the winter of 2009/10, but the relatively cold early spring has already provided some ant infestation coming in.
The fairly wet summers of 2008 and 2009 were not to the taste of the hymenoptera (sawflies, wasps, ants & bees) but 2010 looks like it is going to be a active year for ant work.
Often ants build their nests under the floors of houses and inside cavity walls causing a large number of foraging ants to invade kitchens and food cupboards.
However it is at their mating time when they can be most distressing as they release winged queens and males which then fly off to mate.
The appearance of several thousands of these flying ants inside houses can be horrific indeed.
A relatively new pest was especially prevalant in the the North West area last year, the Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci).
It was unusual for pest controllers in the North West to meet these pests until recent times but they seemed to appear from nowhere in 2008 and already this spring has seen reports of these insects in unprecedented numbers.
Having a similar life cycle to moths their larvae, known as woolly bears devour natural fibres and can do a great deal of damage to carpets and all fabrics. They can be a difficult and tricky pest to eradicate.
Bed Bugs are continuing their return in the Cheshire, Lancashire and Manchester area, regularly arriving as stowaways in the suitcases of home-coming holiday makers.
Very often the first reaction of unlucky people who realise that they are infested with these horrible,blood-sucking insects is to get rid of the old beds and purchase.
This is a costly mistake as despite their name bed bugs not only hide in beds and in an infested room will be found everywhere within about five metres of the bed, in cupboards, drawers etc, even in electrical sockets and the new beds will be quickly re-infested.
Many people mix up bed bugs with dust mites which are not visible to the naked eye.
They dine solely on blood which they take from their sleeping hosts. People often associate bed bugs with insanitary conditions but nothing could be less accurate, they do not need dirt, their food is you!
Up to April 30th 2010 Harrier & Manchester Pest Control are offering a 25% reduction on their guaranteed ant treatment.
This revolutionary new treatment which is guaranteed for three years, extendable indefinitely in additional three year chunks by a affordable re-treatment every three years, can be carried out on most homes subject to free site survey
For the summer of 2010 Harrier Pest Control are offering a fixed price for getting rid of wasps nests in the Lancashire, Manchester and Cheshire area of just thirty two pounds.
Contact Harrier Pest control for more details on 0800 019 8382 or 0161 930 8814
