East of England Pest Control/Beekeeping

25/04/2026

🧐🍯🐝 For those that don’t know!!!!

Information to help identify what type of bee you have and who to approach for help and further information. The BBKA can only help if they are honey bees.

25/04/2026

Update on the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit’s (NBU) work against yellow-legged hornet (YLH), also known as Asian hornet, for the week ending 22nd August.

As of 21st August, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed us that they have received further credible reports of YLH’s. This means that currently there has been a total of 266 sightings in 2025.

Since the last update, twelve more nests have been discovered.

London
Ilford, Barkingside

Kent
Stonecrouch (A nest was wrongly reported on 31/7/25, but a nest in same location found on 20/8/25)
Ashford
Exted
Wingham
Thanington
Lenham
Wittersham

Surrey
Holmbury St Mary, Dorking

East Sussex
Two nests at Udimore
Four Oaks

As of 21st August, 74 confirmed nests have been found this year.

The NBU are following up the other credible reports and anticipate finding further nests.

Staff from the NBU and the GB Non-Native Species Secretariat have been providing advice and support to officials in Ireland following the confirmed sighting of a YLH in the Cork area.

27/01/2026

In Oder of appearance: the bin being the the food source, kept tight against the wall, gave the rats the means of entry! just pulling the bin away solves the main issue. They then run up a wall cavity across a flat roof to a hole in brick work belong to a house, and this is easily proofed. A simple problem solved by simple means. No need to rodenticide!

Pest control isn’t always killing!

27/01/2026

In Oder of appearance: the bin being the the food source, kept tight against the wall, gave the rats the means of entry! just pulling the bin away solves the main issue. They then run up a wall cavity across a flat roof to a hole in brick work belong to a house, and this is easily proofed. A simple problem solved by simple means. No need to rodenticide!

Pest control isn’t always killing

25/10/2025

Who would’ve thought?🐁 and 🦇

07/10/2025

That time of year, so only gonna get worse better depending on who you are

A "remarkable" increase in call outs for rat activity has been reported by one pest control company.
Find out more here: https://bbc.in/4mMAs76
📸 Getty Images

07/10/2025

🤣 don’t worry non-transferable to humans

The harlequin ladybirds are invading homes across the UK as the weather turns colder

24/09/2025

Red Squirrel Awareness Week is dedicated to increasing awareness of and action for UK red squirrels and their conservation.

24/09/2025

Now is the time to check your property and get rodent entry points sealed (proofing works)..

As the year progresses the temperature starts dropping, the day light hours become shorter, the weather less forgiving. Rats and mice will come off the fields to seek shelter and food sources which are easily found in urban environments.

85% or thereabouts of Pest Control is housekeeping and that doesn’t just mean cleaning it’s property upkeep.