Fruit flies, moths, ants or wasps? Choose your pest below. Each guide explains how to recognise it, where it comes from, how fast it multiplies and how to get rid of it. Further down you will find the latest articles from our blog.
Fruit flies almost always appear where fruit is ripening or fermenting. A female lays hundreds of eggs, and at room temperature an egg becomes a new fly in just over a...
Small black flies around your houseplants are almost always fungus gnats. The adults are merely a nuisance; the real problem is the larvae in moist potting compost. Le...
Mosquitoes find you through your breath, your body heat and your smell. Most bites happen in the evening and at night. With window screens, a mosquito net and less sta...
On a warm day they are suddenly everywhere: flies around the barbecue, on the patio, by the compost bin or in the stable. Usually they are houseflies and bluebottles. ...
Wasps are most annoying in late summer: the colony is at its largest and the workers are looking for sugar. If you know what attracts them, you can make your patio and...
Ants in the house almost always come from a nest outside. A few scouts find crumbs or sugar, lay a scent trail, and shortly afterwards a whole line of ants is marching...
Cockroaches are active at night, hide during the day in warm, dark cracks and breed quickly. If you see a cockroach in the daytime, the infestation is usually already ...
Silverfish are elongated, silvery, shiny insects with three tail bristles. They are active at night and avoid light, which is why you usually only see them when you sw...
Holes in wool jumpers, scarves or rugs usually come from clothes moths. It is not the moth that eats, but its larvae, which feed through wool, silk, fur and feathers i...
Pantry moths almost always come into the house with an infested product, such as flour, nuts or muesli. It is not the moths that eat your food but their larvae: they l...
