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15 common summer pests and how to get rid of them

Banish warm-weather critters for good
Flying ants
Flying ants: treatment
Maybugs
Maybugs: treatment
Summer pest: bedbugs
Bedbugs: treatment
Summer pest: flies
Flies: treatment
Summer pest: hornets
Hornets: treatment
Summer pest: ants
Ants: treatment
Summer pest: cockroaches
Cockroaches: treatment
Summer pest: fruit flies
Fruit flies: treatment
Summer pest: mosquitos
Mosquitos: treatment
Summer pests: rats
Rats: treatment
Summer pests: ground beetles
Ground beetles: treatment
Summer pests: slugs and snails
Slugs and snails: treatment
Summer pests: ticks
Ticks: treatment
Summer pests: mice
Mice: treatment
Summer pest: wasps
Wasps: treatment
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Banish warm-weather critters for good

Summer is wonderful for many reasons, but one downside is the pests that come out with the sun. Just as more welcome insects like bees and butterflies thrive in the warmer weather, so too do less loveable creatures. 

Insects are poikilothermic (cold-blooded) and so warmer temperatures cause them to multiply rather rapidly. And, where there are plenty of insects to munch on, there may be even bigger mammals lurking in corners, too! Click or scroll on as we reveal summer's most persistent pests and what to do to deter them...

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Rachel Homer

23 May 2024

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