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Pest Control 'How To' Guides

If you think you may have a pest problem but are unsure how to recognise or treat it then Pest Control Supplies are here to help.
These useful guides will assist you with tell-tale signs of unwanted visitors and give you detailed information on how to deal with them.

How to Get Rid of Ants

While ants aren’t necessarily dangerous, they are an incredible nuisance. Once a colony of ants moves into the walls of your home and invades your kitchen, getting rid of them can be a challenge.

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How to Get Rid of Aphids

Aphids are, unfortunately, all too common in UK gardens and present a significant challenge for the amateur and professional gardener alike. Green Fly, Black Fly and White Fly can take over and destroy your plants.

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How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs

With the ability to multiply rapidly, the tenacity to travel along with people anywhere and an incredible resistance to treatment, bed bugs are becoming the biggest growing problem throughout the UK.

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How to Get Rid of Beetles

As the most numerous of the world's insect species, beetles are a commonly encountered nuisance that many of us are forced to deal with at some time or another in the home, and causing unhygienic situations in the kitchen.

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How to Get Rid of Birds

Some people like birds and are happy to see what birds frequent their garden to nest or feed, however not all birds are desirable and can scare off other wildlife plus birds that are nesting around your home can become pests.

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How to Get Rid of Carpet Beetles

Carpet beetles are one of the most common household pests found in our homes and are certainly one of the most difficult to eradicate completely. The larvae are capable of eating their way through carpets, clothing, and furnishings.

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How to Get Rid of Cluster Flies

As the name suggests these flies form in large groups often of several thousand especially in warmer weather. These insects do not carry disease and they are not typically harmful to humans, but their presence can be disturbing.

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How to Get Rid of Cockroaches

Cockroaches are a serious health hazard in the home, and should be dealt with as effectively as possible. What makes them even more of a problem is their prolific reproduction rate, 400 eggs from a single female in one year.

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How to Get Rid of Dust Mites

Dust Mites are known as the primary cause of allergies and for this reason can cause significant problems for those in the household. Being in the vicinity of dust mites can heighten one's allergic reaction or initiate asthma attacks.

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How to Get Rid of Fleas

Fleas can bite hundreds of times and consume up to fifteen times its’ own body weight in blood. The discomfort caused by the regular biting results in your pet and yourself scratching incessantly in search for relief.

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How to Get Rid of Flies

The Fly is a common household pest and can easily become a problem with poor hygiene in the home. They are known to spread disease by transporting bacteria and waste to surfaces they come into contact with.

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How to Get Rid of Foxes

Foxes and Fox Cubs are a major risk to outdoor pets, especially Chickens and Rabbits. They can cause a nuisance in your garden by digging and fouling and can rummage through rubbish for food causing a mess.

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How to Get Rid of Harlequin Ladybirds

The native Ladybird is considered completely harmless and even aid aphid and other pest control, but look-out for the non-native Harlequin. They can gather in your home in clusters, leaving behind stains and foul smells.

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How to Get Rid of Mice

Mice may look cute & furry, and can often make good pets, however in the wild they can cause untold damage to your home by chewing woodwork, furniture and your cables. They can also harbour disease and spread infections.

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How to Get rid of Moles

Moles do not pose any danger to humans. Unfortunately to access their living quarters moles tend to dig holes in and under your lawn, eating the worm population in the process and potentially killing off your cherished garden.

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How to Get Rid of Mosquitoes

Not only something to watch out for when on holiday, they can also cause a problem at home. They not only cause discomfort when they bite, often leading to allergic reactions, but they can also spread disease.

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How to Get Rid of Moths

The real issue is with the larvae, as these are what eat your clothing and leave you with unattractive holes. However, a regular sighting of moths around your home is an indicator that you have textile destroying larvae in the home.

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How to Get Rid of Rats

Rats can cause a great deal of damage to your property and can also help to spread fatal diseases. Driven indoors when the weather turns cool, they can be found in houses, barns, warehouses and businesses.

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How to Get Rid of Silverfish

Silverfish get their name from the way they move. Adult silverfish have long silver bodies, rather like a fish and move in a similar fashion. They prefer damp dark areas so can be a sign of a potential problem.

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How to Get Rid of Slugs

Slugs can cause havoc with your vegetable patch, due to their large appetite. Most slugs are nocturnal feeders, and many, such as the keel slug, spend most of their time underground where they attack root vegetables.

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How to Get Rid of Snails

Snails leave an unsightly slime trail on your paths as well as damaging you plants. It is very difficult to totally eradicate snails from your garden, but there are a number of snail control methods available that will help limit the damage.

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How to Get Rid of Spiders

Lots of people have an irrational fear of these house guests. There are several control methods to get rid of spiders, however the best way to ensure that spiders don’t invade a home initially is to seal all the points of possible entry.

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How to Get Rid of Squirrels

Squirrels can be adorable and fun to watch in the garden but if they get into your property they can cause major problems. Take care to know the differences between the different types as Red Squirrels are a protected species.

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How to Get Rid of Wasps

Wasps are quick to attack in large numbers, creating a dangerous situation for you and anyone else who is nearby. Multiple wasps appearing in your home indicate the presence of a nest.

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How to Get Rid of Woodlice

Woodlice are harmless to us humans, but they can be quite destructive to the home and furnishings. One of the most effective ways of getting rid of woodlice is through the use of insecticide sprays.

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How to Get Rid of Woodworm

The woodworm is not a worm. It is actually a beetle that bores into and eats wood whilst in the larval stage. Woodworm in furniture can be treated easily, but in the home can cause structural problems.

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