When a slug finds it's way into your home, often simple pest control measures are enough to get rid of this pesky pest.
Although not classified as a pest, slugs can be an ugly addition to any room and are most often found in kitchens, utility rooms, larders, and garages.
Classed as casual intruders, they usually find their way indoors through cracks and crevices, and thrive in areas where damp conditions are present.
Members of the European Union Agriculture Committee at a meeting last week, heard reassuring news on bird flu, which is "under control in the EU", according to the Commissioner for Public Health and Consumer Protection, Markos Kyprianou.
Avian flu advanced across Europe towards the UK last week. Dead birds infected with the H5N1 virus were found in France, Italy, Austria Croatia, Slovenia and Greece, as unusually cold weather in eastern Europe and around the Black Sea drove migrating swans, geese and ducks west.
This winter, as you crawl into your sweaters, socks, and hats to adapt to falling temperatures, pests with four or more legs may be crawling into your homes. It is necessary to take steps year-round to pest-proof your home.
If you have a pet rabbit , vaccinate it. The British countryside stands on the verge of the biggest outbreak of myxomatosis for years. Epidemics have already been confirmed in Dorset, East Sussex, Essex, Newcastle, Cambridge and Surrey.
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A new ladybird has arrived in Britain. This is not just any ladybird, this is the Harlequin ladybird, the most invasive ladybird on Earth.
Unfortunately though it wasn't appreciated when they helped themselves to an early breakfast in the kitchens and left salmonella bacteria all over everybody else's food.
