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INFESTATIONS OF INSECT AND RODENT PESTS IN MULTIOCCUPANCY DWELLINGS IN A LONDON BOROUGH - A STUDY TO INVESTIGATE FACTORS AFFECTING CONTROL

Vipin Shah , Alex Santoni and David B. Pinniger | Full Paper | 1999

Records of visits to 22,615 dwellings in the London Borough of Southwark, for period October 1993 to December 1998, were examined. Data were analysed for ghost ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum Fab.), pharaoh ants (Monomorium pharaonis L.), house mice (Mus musculus L.) and brown rats (Rattus norvegicus ...

INFESTATIONS OF GERMAN COCKROACH BLATTELLA GERMANICA IN MULTI-OCCUPANCY DWELLINGS IN A LONDON BOROUGH - A PRELIMINARY STUDY INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENT, INFESTATION AND CONTROL SUCCESS

V. Shah , J. Learmount and D. Pinniger | Full Paper | 1996

Records from a two year period from over 24,000 dwellings in the London Borough of Southwark were examined and infestations of German cockroaches, recorded by inspection and trapping, were analysed. Factors identified as possibly influencing infestation levels were block size and type of heating sys...

THE ABUNDANCE OF HOUSE DUST MITES (PYROGLYPHIDAE) IN DIFFERENT HOME TEXTILES IN EUROPE, IN RELATION TO OUTDOOR CLIMATES, HEATING AND VENTILATION

Anne M.T. Van Nes , Helianthe S.M. Kort , L.G.H. Koren , C.E.E. Pernot , H.L. Schellen , F.E. Van Boven and Johanna E.M.H. Van Bronswijk | Full Paper | 1993

Europe, house dust mites of the family Pyroglyphidae are abundant producers of allergens in dwellings. Their prevalence in dwellings as well as their distribution among different types of home textiles vary in different localities in Europe. The main limiting factor for mite population growth is wat...

TOWARDS PEST FREE DWELLINGS IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT

R. G. Murphy and S. Todd | Full Paper | 1993

Pests are attracted to buildings for shelter, food and harbourage. They will take advantage of many different types of hiding places, from tiny crevices to large hollow spaces. The benefits of these hiding places to pests are two fold. Firstly concealment can allow quite large populations to develop...