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Boxes Stored in Cellars and Garages: The Pest Reservoir Nobody Inspects Before the Holidays
Every autumn, decorations, archives and bulk groceries travel up from the cellar or garage to the living room — along with their passengers. Corrugated cardboard is food, shelter and transport all at once for cockroaches, rodents and stored-product insects. Here's how to inspect, sort and store in order to cut off this discreet highway.
Firewood Brought Indoors in October: The Trojan Horse for Longhorn Beetles, Bark Beetles, Carpenter Ants and Field Mice
The cubic metre of wood stacked against the house wall or the pile of logs built up in the garage is an autumn entry route that very few households take seriously. Longhorn beetles, bark beetles, carpenter ants, field mice and spiders arrive with the wood and settle into the building fabric. This guide sets out the right storage rules, the signs to look for log by log, and what to do when holes start appearing in your roof structure.
Holiday Lets and Airbnb: The Anti-Pest Protocol to Apply Between Two Guests
A furnished holiday rental changes occupants 30 to 80 times a year: that's just as many chances to bring in a bed bug or a cockroach. Between two stays, the cleaning window rarely lasts more than three hours. Here's how to fit a reliable pest check into it, and what obligations fall on the host.
Clothes Moths: Why October Is the Month They Ruin the Woollens You've Just Unpacked
What damages your jumpers is not hunger in the usual sense: the clothes moth larva feeds on keratin, the protein in wool, cashmere and silk. October — when we pull out the woollens stored away since May — is the month the damage comes to light. Here's how to recognise an infestation, treat it without wrecking your wardrobe, and store things properly for next year.
Move-Out Inspections and Pests: Who Pays What Between Tenant and Landlord (2026 Guide)
October is peak season for moves and move-out inspections. Between a landlord withholding the security deposit for "pest treatment" and a tenant insisting the bed bugs were already there, the law is clearer than most people think. Here is what the decency decree, the Act of 6 July 1989 and recent case law actually say — and how to build an airtight evidence file in thirty minutes.
Ants in October: why they come indoors when everyone thinks the season is over
Every autumn, call-outs for ant problems start climbing again just when the season is supposed to be over. The reason lies in the colony's cycle and the heating being switched back on. Here's how to identify the species, follow the trail back to the nest, and avoid the mistakes that multiply colonies.