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Beware! Disease-carrying mosquitoes active in Europe

Beware! Disease-carrying mosquitoes active in E...

Warning! Disease-carrying mosquitoes are now in Europe! The threat from mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever, Chikungunya, yellow fever, West Nile virus and Zika has never been higher, since records begun....

Beware! Disease-carrying mosquitoes active in E...

Warning! Disease-carrying mosquitoes are now in Europe! The threat from mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever, Chikungunya, yellow fever, West Nile virus and Zika has never been higher, since records begun....

Embracing the great outdoors - how to make the most of a family camping adventure

Embracing the great outdoors - how to make the ...

The last few years have changed the way we look at our free time and plan our holidays. With much more emphasis on family time, as well as budgetary constraints,...

Embracing the great outdoors - how to make the ...

The last few years have changed the way we look at our free time and plan our holidays. With much more emphasis on family time, as well as budgetary constraints,...

Danger! We are living in a pesticidal world

Pesticides surround us – they are used on everything from our food to our skin. However, how much do you know about the possible dangers they carry for our bodies...

Danger! We are living in a pesticidal world

Pesticides surround us – they are used on everything from our food to our skin. However, how much do you know about the possible dangers they carry for our bodies...

Danger! We are living in a pesticidal world

Pesticides surround us – they are used on everything from our food to our skin. However, how much do you know about the possible dangers they carry for our bodies...

Danger! We are living in a pesticidal world

Pesticides surround us – they are used on everything from our food to our skin. However, how much do you know about the possible dangers they carry for our bodies...

Wash away those bugs!

Guest Blog by Lily Slydel   Post-shower, floral scented, auburn goodness; my swishing locks are one of my most attractive features. My long, thick hair, after shampoo and conditioning, is...

Wash away those bugs!

Guest Blog by Lily Slydel   Post-shower, floral scented, auburn goodness; my swishing locks are one of my most attractive features. My long, thick hair, after shampoo and conditioning, is...

Top Five Reasons People are Bitten by Insects

Mosquitoes are one of the most important groups of insects affecting human’s health and wellbeing – they occupy diverse habitats, breed in our ponds and worst of all can transmit...

Top Five Reasons People are Bitten by Insects

Mosquitoes are one of the most important groups of insects affecting human’s health and wellbeing – they occupy diverse habitats, breed in our ponds and worst of all can transmit...

DEET Resistance, by bite-protection expert Howa...

Many doctors and travel nurses in the UK are still recommending DEET to travellers abroad, most of them completely oblivious to the fact that certain mosquitoes have built up resistance...

DEET Resistance, by bite-protection expert Howa...

Many doctors and travel nurses in the UK are still recommending DEET to travellers abroad, most of them completely oblivious to the fact that certain mosquitoes have built up resistance...

Is there a correlation between those who get ma...

Farmers, explorers, sportsmen (to name a few) are just some of the trades most commonly affected by Malaria and throughout the ages, many great figures have suffered at its ferocious...

Is there a correlation between those who get ma...

Farmers, explorers, sportsmen (to name a few) are just some of the trades most commonly affected by Malaria and throughout the ages, many great figures have suffered at its ferocious...

Are you being bitten?

Despite the term, ‘mosquito bite’, mosquitoes don’t actually open their ravenous jaws to have a nibble on your ankles; it is the proboscis (the long pointed mouthpart) that pierces the...

Are you being bitten?

Despite the term, ‘mosquito bite’, mosquitoes don’t actually open their ravenous jaws to have a nibble on your ankles; it is the proboscis (the long pointed mouthpart) that pierces the...

Brazil and the Tropics

If you’re going to Brazil this year, or any other tropical destination, then the following information about mosquitoes is essential reading. Mosquitoes will be having a feeding frenzy with all...

Brazil and the Tropics

If you’re going to Brazil this year, or any other tropical destination, then the following information about mosquitoes is essential reading. Mosquitoes will be having a feeding frenzy with all...

Why Are Insects Biting us More?

  There are several different factors to consider in answering this question. Many people are now receiving bites when in the past they hardly ever did, and one constant reason...

Why Are Insects Biting us More?

  There are several different factors to consider in answering this question. Many people are now receiving bites when in the past they hardly ever did, and one constant reason...

Increased Risk of Malaria

According to a study published in the British medical journal, The Lancet, scientists have found new evidence that resistance to the front-line treatments for malaria is on the rise. This...

Increased Risk of Malaria

According to a study published in the British medical journal, The Lancet, scientists have found new evidence that resistance to the front-line treatments for malaria is on the rise. This...

Mosquitoes Developing Resistance to Deet

Mosquitoes Developing Resistance to DEET  New Kairomone ‘Camouflage’ Could be the Answer For many years, DEET has been used as the main way to help repel mosquitoes, to help prevent...

Mosquitoes Developing Resistance to Deet

Mosquitoes Developing Resistance to DEET  New Kairomone ‘Camouflage’ Could be the Answer For many years, DEET has been used as the main way to help repel mosquitoes, to help prevent...

Latest Buzz

There is a lot going on with mosquitoes at the moment so I thought a quick update would be in order. Firstly, Doctors have complained to ABTA about last minute...

Latest Buzz

There is a lot going on with mosquitoes at the moment so I thought a quick update would be in order. Firstly, Doctors have complained to ABTA about last minute...

Study: DEET may be toxic to nervous system

The active ingredient in many insect repellents, N,N-Diethyl-3-methylbenzamide, known as DEET, may harm the central nervous system, French researchers said. Vincent Corbel from the Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement...

Study: DEET may be toxic to nervous system

The active ingredient in many insect repellents, N,N-Diethyl-3-methylbenzamide, known as DEET, may harm the central nervous system, French researchers said. Vincent Corbel from the Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement...

Deet May Have Damaging Effects On Nervous System

A study released on Wednesday warned that one of the world’s most common insect repellents acts on the central nervous system in the same way as some insecticides and nerve...

Deet May Have Damaging Effects On Nervous System

A study released on Wednesday warned that one of the world’s most common insect repellents acts on the central nervous system in the same way as some insecticides and nerve...

DEET Danger To Dragon (DDTD)

Just last week a natural, scientifically proven anti-insect formula called incognito appeared on BBC’s Dragon’s Den, narrowly missing investment mainly due to the dragons’ failure to realise the significance of...

DEET Danger To Dragon (DDTD)

Just last week a natural, scientifically proven anti-insect formula called incognito appeared on BBC’s Dragon’s Den, narrowly missing investment mainly due to the dragons’ failure to realise the significance of...