The cat flea, ctenocephalides felis, is one of the most abundant and widespread species of flea on earth. Adults range from 1-2mm long and are usually a reddish- brown colour. The cat flea is compressed laterally perfectly suited for clinging and climbing through the host’s fur. The cat flea's primary host is the domestic cat, but the cat flea is also the primary flea infesting dogs in most of the world.
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A recent customer based in Ingatestone keeps about 5 free range hens. This has become a very popular thing among many urban dwellers now and it's lovely to be able to collect their fresh eggs, but there are problems that can arise and that's rats taking full advantage of a regular food source, especially in winter when food can be lean elsewhere.
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With winter not far around the corner, this can be a great time to get on top of a rabbit problem. With summer vegetation now dying back it allows the very effective method of netting the holes of the warren, and working ferrets underground to bolt the rabbits into the purse nets. It's a very humane way of reducing greatly the number of rabbits that may be causing problems.
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During a recent call from a customer based in Stock (Essex), a customer asked me if I could help them with their cluster fly problem. As many of you already know this is a perennial problem, affecting the same house every time autumn approaches and the cluster flies seek somewhere to hibernate during the colder months. It is almost impossible to proof the house totally and annual visits to apply a ultra low volume insecticide gets expensive over the years. On that note, I advised my customer to install the Titan 300 electronic fly killer.
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The summer is slowly coming to its end and the first hints that autumn and winter are not far around the corner. As colder days and nights and a shortage of natural food take place, mice will seek harbourage in our homes and out-buildings such as sheds and garages.
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