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Much to learn from kindly rats
CHICAGO: As charges of greed and self-interest fly in these hyper-partisan political times, humans might do well to look to rats for lessons in kindness. A University of Chicago experiment to discover how much empathy rats have for each other had some surprising results, which were to be published yesterday in the journal Science. In laboratory [...]
Bring in bug squad: insects may help in rescues
FLYING insects could soon be used in search and rescue missions to help locate survivors of earthquakes and other disasters, scientists say. Tiny cameras and microphones mounted on beetles might help the emergency services find victims trapped or buried beneath rubble. The researchers are aiming to power tiny ”backpacks” of sensors by ”scavenging” energy [...]
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Spider fangs may become the farmers’ friend
POISONOUS Australian spiders could soon be helping Australian cotton, wheat and fruit farmers reduce their reliance on harmful chemical sprays. Researchers at the University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience have identified hundreds of small natural proteins in the venom of funnel-web, tarantula and orb spiders that could help kill insect pests on food [...]
Competitive Recommends Conducting A Termite Inspection Before Putting Your House On The Market
There is nothing worse than putting your home on the market, only to find that when a prospective buyer conducts their Pest Inspection that your home is infested with termites. Putting your home on the market can be a time of mixed emotions. Ensure the balance of emotions is tipped to the positive, by [...]
Competitive Pest Control releases world-first Spider Bite iPhone app
Innovative Sydney-based pest control company Competitive Pest Control has just released the Spider Bite app, a smartphone app to assist clients in identifying household and backyard pests as summer reaches its peak. The brand new Spider Bite app is available free of charge and is useful for parents, teachers, home owners, gardeners, and those travelling [...]
We all know soft drink is bad for you…
A man is suing Pepsi Co after claiming he found a dead mouse in a can of Mountain Dew. But the company has denied the man’s claims saying the rodent would have been dissolved by the soft drink by the time he drank it. The Madison County Record reports that oil company worker Ronald Ball was [...]
The Best Company on the Planet
At Competitive Pest Control, we are always trying to raise the standard for service. When people think of great customer service, the pest control industry is not what springs to mind. And we love this. It means that as a result of setting a high standard for service, we get noticed. Noticed by our customers, [...]
Sydney Pest Control Season – Is it Spring or Summer?
We wrote a blog last week about the Sydney summer un-officially starting this month. This was a result of the coldest December in fifty years. And the start of the Sydney summer, means the start of Competitive Pest Control’s busy season. The Sydney pest control season. However, now we are looking at a day of [...]
Congratulations Gold Coast!
Congratulations Gold Coast! Competitive Pest Control would like to congratulate Gold Coast for winning the bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Our pest control technicians have lived on the beautiful Gold Coast for over twenty years, and we are passionate about the city we live in. We love the lifestyle. Over time there has [...]
Belated Sydney Pest Control Season
Hello Sydney – siders ! After having our coldest December in fifty years, the heat has finally arrived, reaching 31 degrees this week in Sydney! Temperatures of this sort brings out bugs, which usually means a pest control service for most Australians. When its cold, pests such as cockroaches, spiders, silverfish and ants, are less [...]
