Michael Coates

The blowfly or bluebottle is found worldwide and is often associated with humans and their activity. Blowflies bored on dead, decaying animal matter and lay clusters of eggs in fresh and older meat products and occasionally within excrement. After laying the egg it will take around 1 day for it to hatch and the larvae […]

Seen more as a nuisance than a pest here in the UK, although in exceptional circumstances can reach unacceptable levels. Silverfish statistics Length – around 2cm Feed at night or when an area is dark Hide behind bath panels, loose tiles, under flooring, around pipework etc Eat protein rich gums, pastes, fine textiles, leather and […]

When the words ‘housing’ and ‘London’ enter your mind we don’t often think of the word hero! Behind the rogue landlords, inflated house prices and the lack of affordable housing sits another breed of property expert! ‘THE SOCIAL LANDLORDS’ I was lucky enough to be invited for a guided tour of the wonderful place that […]

Members of the cockroach family can be found in various habits including forests, fields, moorlands but the area we are going to concentrate on is ‘human habitat’. With an array of species I would also like to narrow our advice to the two most commonly found in the UK – Oriental and German. Regardless of […]

As the title suggests, the larvae does the damage here! Domestically these wooly little critters will infest and destroy carpets, clothes, furs and skins. Commercially the main problem is museums and their stuffed animal specimens. Best way to treat carpet beetle is to break their life cycle, female beetles lay their eggs in locations where […]