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Did you know… The legislation around rodent control is finally evolving to be more in line with the Vermtek approach! Recent label changes for anticoagulant rodenticides (rat and mouse poison) mean that you should not have bait stations full of poison permanently around your property. Why… We decided right from the outset of trading ten […]

Vermtek is a pioneer in using dogs as a natural detection “technology” for pest control (…although “pioneer” may be a bold claim since dogs have been our natural pest control partners for over 11,000 years!). The pest control industry has struggled to come up with an effective solution to bedbug infestations using conventional chemical spray […]

We’ve had a few rats in the hedgerows on the family farm this summer, busily keeping to themselves, gathering seeds and berries to sustain themselves. Outdoors and away from our livestock, they don’t bother us, and we leave them be. But… Have you noticed rats become more visible and bothersome as the temperature drops during […]

Have you noticed large numbers of flies suddenly appear, seemingly out of nowhere, during autumn and spring? Are you totally baffled as to where they have come from or why they are there? Are the quieter rooms and windowsills in your house littered with dead flies? If yes, they are probably cluster flies! Cluster flies […]