Susan Jefferson

There are times in the year when the threat of being invaded by bugs seems so ever-present it can leave us wishing for a change in the weather. Pest control services in Birmingham are in demand throughout the year but seasonal changes can dictate which unwanted visitors are making their way indoors. Not surprisingly the weather has a major impact on insects and rodents that we hope would make their home outdoors, rather than in our home or business. How do the seasons affect pest services in Birmingham? At any point in the year there is a chance you could find a pest in your home and need pest services in Birmingham but different weather brings different visitors. Summer The heat is a magnet for many insects and on your travels abroad you will have no doubt witnessed how some larger insects thrive in the sunshine. Thanks to the Great British climate cockroaches and mosquitoes are far less prevalent in this country. However, even milder summers can lead to calls for pest servi...

Fair weather fiends or winter woes? How the weather might affect your need for Pest Services in Birmingham   There are times in the year when the threat of been invaded by bugs seems so ever-present it can leave us wishing for a change in the weather.    Pest control services in Birmingham are in demand throughout the year but seasonal changes can dictate, which unwanted visitors are making their way indoors.    Not surprisingly the weather has a major impact on insects and rodents that we hope would make their home outdoors rather than in the dark corners of our home or business.    How do the season s  affect pest services in Birmingham?   At any point in the year there is a chance you could find a pest in your home and need p est ser vices in Birm i ngham  but different weather brings different visitors.    Summer   The heat is a magnet for many insects and you travels further afield will have no doubt revealed how some larger insects thrive in the sunshine. Thanks to the G...

Summer pests can be, well... a real pest. No sooner have you opened the windows to enjoy the warm summer air before a bevy of winged insects descend on your kitchen. Wasps, flies and fruits flies all love the tastes of summer, or perhaps that should more specifically be, they love all the rapidly decaying fruit and vegetables. While the idea of al fresco dining is what summer evenings are all about, flies and wasps can turn a pleasurable experience into a fly-swatting nightmare. The kids scream as wasps hover dangerously close to their apple juice while you turn back to discover a fly happily sitting on your burger. Not a recipe for the most relaxing evening. And that is only outside. Wasps and flies will, of course, also make their ways indoors to continue terrifying children and exercising squatters’ rights on any rogue crumbs or leftover sandwiches that happen to have been left on the side for a nano-second. Then there are fruit flies. Lured in by the rapid ripening of fruit in...