Weird and Wonderful facts about Pest ControlWeird and Wonderful facts about Pest Control
If you are currently dealing with a pest control issue, humorous facts about the different species that can cause chaos in the home probably aren’t what you are looking for.
However, maybe they will take your mind off things for a few minutes whilst you wait for professional pest control in Bolton. Pest problems can be caused by a huge variety of different species, some insects, some rodents, some you’ve heard of, and some you haven’t. All of them, however, share the same characteristic of being completely unique.
Most are quite fascinating to learn about, in fact, albeit from afar and not with them living inside your home. Over the years, we have dealt with every pest species that you could possibly think of and are always looking to expand our knowledge base regarding the species that we deal with on a daily basis.
Along the way, we have picked up many different quirky facts and statistics about pest species that you probably didn’t know and have put a few of them down in this article that you are currently reading.
Here are some interesting facts about pests and the pest control industry that you probably didn’t know:
There could be as many as 10 million insect species on Earth
The number of insect species that cause pest probably sits under 100 but this is only a tiny fraction of the number of insects that live on earth. Currently, around 1 millions different species have been discovered, but it is thought that there could well be as many as 10 billion different species on earth.
In fact, it is estimated that a staggering 1.4 billion insects exist per every one human on earth. Numbers that are pretty hard to get your head around. When you consider this, it really isn’t too much of a surprise that insects are some of the most common culprits when it comes to pest control issues.
Bed bugs don’t only inhabit dirty beds
Bed bugs aren’t only attracted to dirty beds and will happily inhabit any soft furnishings with a living source of blood nearby. This doesn’t mean, however, that there are no benefits to regularly checking and switching your bedding when it comes to keeping bed bugs at bay, however. After all, you are much more likely to spot bed bugs if you are regularly checking your bedding.
Termites are vital to the environment
Termites are some of the most annoying and worrying insects to have infesting your home. They will destroy your home from within and it is crucial that you contact a professional pest control firm the moment that you detect one. However, like most pest species, termites are not inherently bad and are actually extremely beneficial to the environment. They play an important role in helping to decompose tough plant fibres and we would be in big trouble without them.
They are also far cleaner than most people realise and actually spend a huge amount of their time cleaning and grooming each other to protect the colony from nasty germs. They even have antennae that can detect infections!
Cockroaches don’t need their heads
OK this is a bit of an overstatement, but they can live for up to 7 days without one. Cockroaches are some of the most durable and disgusting insects on earth and are well known for being able to survive explosions and many other impacts without perishing.
However, you probably didn’t know that they can run around headless for almost a week and that when they need to they can be pretty rapid, covering up to 3 miles in a single day.
Fleas can jump over 100 times their height
Fleas are one of the most distressing pests to deal with as they usually target your beloved pets. Once inside your home, fleas will spread far and wide and with an impressive leap of up to 130 times its height there aren’t many places that are safe from their reach. Fleas also breed extremely quickly with females laying up to 2000 eggs during their lives so it is very important that you hire professional pest control if you find yourself dealing with one.
Mice have an extremely large appetite
Mice are well known for being the smaller cousin of rats and being able to fit their bodies through exceptionally small gaps. However, this doesn’t mean that they only need a tiny amount of food. Mice are very hungry rodents and aren’t too picky about the source of their sustenance. Mice will happily feed on left over scraps as well as the food stored in your kitchen or pantry and eat a remarkable 15-20 times every single day depending on the success of their searches.