Pest Control Nottingham

How many stars have you got?

'Scores on the Doors' is here! The Food Standard Agency are currently testing a hygiene rating system for food premises in the UK. This will allow customers to get an idea about how well a food business did on its last inspection by clicking here.

We would be pleased to help your food business get that exclusive five star rating.
Please contact us.

Forthcoming Courses:

We have a number of Level 2 food hygiene and also health and safety courses running throughout the year. These are generally based in Ashby, Coalville and Rotherham. Please contact us for more information or if you would prefer us to deliver a course more convenient or appropriate to your circumstances.

Machin & Toplass
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We are receiving an increase in bedbugs problems, due to people travelling more in their work and socially. Ring to discuss any problems you may have, remember this is not an indication of cleanliness of your home or personnel hygiene.

Paul Toplass - 22nd March 2010

We're close to finishing our busiest time of the year, and we've been taken aback by the numbers of businesses talking about their 'Scores on the Doors' and how many stars they've got. Some Councils have been running a star rating system for a while now and it is starting to hit home to some businesses now how important their reputation is. This seems to become more of an issue when a local newspaper runs a Freedom of Information request form a Council to find the best and worst premises. I'll be doing a talk on the impact of the Scores on the Doors next month in Loughborough. In the mean time, if any business would like our help to get the best star rating then please ring me on 07976 366510.

John Machin - 21st March 2010

Dealing with Ants 24/7, in Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire

The commonest species that invades houses is the Black Garden Ant, which is actually very dark brown.

All ants have the main divisions of the body (head, thorax, abdomen) distinctly separated by very narrow waists and have a sharp elbow joint in their antennae. They are highly organised social insects. It is the foraging worker ants that invade buildings in search of food. These are from 3 to 5mm in length and are attracted to sweet foodstuffs which they take back to the nest to feed to the larvae and queen.

The so-called ants eggs sold for aquaria fish are actually the pupae. Flying ants are the reproductive males and females. These mating ants are winged and have a nuptial swarming flight during only a few days in July or August. Mating takes place in the air and the female then seeks out a nest site where she stays for the winter, laying eggs the following spring in order to start up a new colony.

REMEDY: Call us to carry out a survey and treatment with a 14 day residual insecticide.

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