The halls and classrooms of Leigh Primary School in Washwood Heath were mostly empty and quiet during the recent holiday break. We say mostly because the school was not totally unoccupied. Roaming the building were enough mice to catch the attention of the Birmingham City...

Summer pests can quickly become winter pests if they find their way indoors when the cold weather arrives. This is something most of us know. What puzzles us is trying to figure out how spiders, beetles and other sorts of bugs make their way inside...

Former British colonist and American Revolutionary Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Franklin was referring to properly disposing of coals from a household fireplace in order to prevent a potentially catastrophic fire that could burn down an...

Christmas is supposed to be about family, faith, peace, and goodwill. The last thing anyone wants is for Christmas celebrations to be interrupted by rat problems. However, that is exactly what could happen to many families this year, according to some experts. The warm summer...

The onset of winter usually means that most of us let our guards down when it comes to household pests. That is not necessarily a bad thing, given the fact that so many pests go dormant in the cold weather. However, did you know that...