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Tinneola bisselliella. Plenty of info available via the web, but I would get yourself some pheromone lure traps to monitor for further activity.
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Wind yer neck in Moxy. I wasn't having a dig at you or anyone else; I was simply stating that I would be cautious about doing an ID over the t'internet. As for working for me; don't worry, it wouldn't be an option these days.......
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No, Duckwing, the pest control industry are campaigning to keep all of our existing anti-coagulant baits available. As for pest control being a 'license to print money'; given the number of unprofitable pest control businesses out there (as anyone who has tried to make a living will confirm), I don't think that is the case. The problem is that in some EU countries they have a very different attitude to rodenticides, and their use is restricted in countries like Norway to licences professionals only. I think that most pest controllers support some sort of further control on the sale
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Case Bearing Clothes Moth - which is a good guess, but not necessarily right. I would be very cautious doing an ID over the internet without even a picture.
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Your post is not easy to understand, but I think you are talking about the proposal to withdraw anti-coagulant baits under the Biocides Directive. The proposal has been made by some-one who lives in a country where the sale of rodenticides is already closely controlled, and the Biocides Directive is supposed to be a way of 'harmonising' pesticide legislation across Europe. As for the pest control industry being a 'confidence trick', I think that is a groundless suggestion. Over the last twenty years the industry has become better trained, and although it is generally 'self regulati
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What species of moth is it? What insecticides do they intend using? There are some very good pheremone based control systems on the market now (Excoset for one) and they may be a better option than the 'spray it and hope' type treatment. You could also ask them to fog/ulv using a non-residual insecticide like Aqupy, which will not have any residual effect, but will be better for your paintings. PM if you need to.
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Look at his location people; its KILDARE, which the last time I looked was Ireland. I can only give a UK perspective, and things may be very different over there, but as others have said on here, there are often people around to do a bit of shooting (which is very different to pest control) for free. Insurance is a must, and be aware that if you are charging (that includes doing it for 'reward' other than cash)any free insurance from a gun club or whatever is not going to be valid. The name 'Verminator' is very common over here, and I'm always surprised that people don't do more re
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Yh thnx guys, wats his name and wat is the book called Forget the spelling; there is no need for all that bloody text talk! If you do a search on here, then you will find plenty of information about different traps, some of which can be made by yourself, others which need to be bought. The Book by Fourteenacre is very good, and will give you lots of ideas to work on. In the meantime, I suggest you learn how to type and give up the lazy text talk crap.
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'Hertfordshire' is a county, NOT a local authority. Your local authority is the one you pay your council tax to. For example, if your local authority is Stevenage (http://www.stevenage.gov.uk/environment/pestcontrol/feesandcharges), you will get the problem properly sorted, for FREE. Here is a link to a site that links into all the local authorities in Hertfordshire. If you click your local authority link, and then type 'pest control' into the site search engine, you will find details of their service: http://www.herts.org.uk/lgov.html I know it seems unfair, but the
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It IS your responsibility as the occupier to keep the premises free of pests. That means that you have to pay to have it done. Your local authority (or council if you like) will have an environmental health department, which will probably run a pest control section. Most councils (all but 2 in England) offer a service, either using in house staff, or a contractor. The councils subsidise the service to make it more affordable, and lots offer a free service for rats. Which local authority area are you in? I'll find some info for you.
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Contact your local authority - most offer subsidised, or even free pest control for rat problems. There is no need to worry about your pets being poisoned - the pest controller has a legal duty to prevent access to any baits laid - and anyway, the rats pose more of a health risk than any legal baits available. Don't muck about trying to sort this out yourself - every day that you leave it you are putting yourself, your family, and your pets at risk - contact your local authority for help, it will cost you little or nothing.
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Is this Black Garden Ants (Lasius Niger) that you are talking about? £45 is about right for a professional to come out and treat properly. If you do decide to do a treatment yourself, don't go mad with the powder. An old boy who taught me when I first started out said to me "if you can see the powder, then you've used too much". Most of the dusting powders are 99% talc, which is what you can see, and insects are reluctant to come into contact with things that are likely to dessicate them. Most professionals use gel baits which destroy the colony over a period of days. These gel
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You need to be aware of the title of that document: The law (which is an ass) clearly states that only the owner of the stock may slaughter his own stock for consumption by members of his or her household. That means that you may not (legally) slaughter stock on their behalf, even if it is for their own consumption. For the amount of potential hassle involved, I'd refer him to the nearest (small) abattoir that offers a contract killing service.
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Here is a link to some of the regulations: http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/homekillguide09.pdf (for England) http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/publication/homeslaughterlivestockscot.pdf (for Scotland) Hope that helps.
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The going rate is £20 - £30 per lamb in total. This price includes vet inspection, MHS grading and disposal of SRM. Be careful though, unless you are a licensed slaughterman working in a registered abattoir, you are not legally allowed to slaughter animals for human consumption. The only exception is that farmers are allowed to slaughter their own animals, for the use of them and their immediate family - which effectively means that no-one else can do it. I do know of at least one prosecution (by trading standards) of a slaughterman who went around farms killing stock for farmer
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The law which Side by Side is referring to is the Animal (By Product) Regulations, which stopped people burying livestock on farm. You can still use middens, providing you are not using domestic livestock - wild animals are exempt from the regulations. Common sense should be used when siting middens due to the chance of members of the public being offended. These regulations were the result of European legislation to prevent the burial of animals due to the perceived risk of the water table being contaminated.
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What a load of crap. A vote is cast in secret. No-one knows who you've voted for, so there is no need to fear any kind of retribution as a result of voting BNP or any other nutty party. The BNP didn't do well because people don't trust them! We've fought wars to prevent fascism, and most right thinking people realise that and vote accordingly.
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The only time that it is worth voting liberal is where you are in a Labour/Liberal marginal. Anything except Labour has got to be good.
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What's with all the text talk? Are words like 'for' and 'you' too complicated for you to type? As for gassing; well, it does have it's place in pest control, but now is the wrong time of year. For any rabbit control programme to be successful, the main thrust of control needs to be outside the breeding season to reduce the population of viable breeding adults. Control during the summer months will have some short term impact, but the rabbits will breed faster to fill the void created. Another good reason not to gas during the summer months is that a large number of the h
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Rats will predate mice which are living in close proximity to them; hence the old (wrong) saying. In reality, if you've got rats, you are less likely to have mice. The mice you see out in your garden are more likely to be the Woodmouse/Fieldmouse (Apedemus Spp) than a House Mouse which are associated with buildings.
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Apart from her animal welfare agenda, she's a really nice gal. Her and her husband, who is in the Feeling often stay here in our village, and we've met them lots of times in the pub. She's a demon on the quiz machine! But she is tiny!
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Saw that and was quite surprised, good result. I wasn't..... This has always been a marginal seat, one of the first to change hands in an election should there be even the slightest murmur of discontent. Gower's still waiting for it's first ever Tory MP, been Labour for over 100 years? Looks like those on the north of the peninsular still haven't forgotten the Thatcher years. It's about time they forgot about Thatcher, and kicked out the fake working class hero known as Gordon Brown. I think one commentator summed it up nicely after Duffygate when he said that G
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Yep, it could just be weeks before we are all back at the ballot box. Lets hope people use their vote more wisely next time and shift the shits out.
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Just in case anyone wants to know how their candidate or party did in the election, here is a link to a map. Just click on your part of the map and you will get full details. http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/default.stm