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Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
4 Days ago by: Vic Demain
"Fair play to the bloke, shame about that flooding down there ..."
Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
4 Days ago by: madgeorge
"An amassing task Keith. You must be congratulated in taking ..."
Saracens handed pitch boost
1 Week ago by: TURFINATOR
"If you want someone to hang themselves all you need do is le ..."
Harrogate 2012
2 Weeks ago by: Leeboy
"I'm not doubting it was a decent show Richard, my point was ..."
Harrogate 2012
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"Not sure I agree with you Lee, in around 20 years of exhibit ..."
The 'big bang' theory
11 Nov 2010 -
Consultancy -
Andy Bedoes
- Issue 33 - Oct / Nov 2010
Standing in front of the skyline and flapping your arms is considered one of the best ways to scare birds, the action supposedly mimicking an approaching bird of prey. However, the predator-death aversion method of bird control appears to work for Andy Bedoes of ABComplete Pest Control
The tales of Mr Badger
13 Sep 2010 -
Consultancy -
Andy Bedoes
- Issue 32 - Aug / Sept 2010
The European badger (Meles meles), or Brocks, as they are often referred to, have complete protection under both the European Bern Convention of 1979 and the UK’s 1992 Protection of Badgers Act. Be aware of this, as even removing nettles from around a sett could cause you to face prosecution
21st Century Foxes
7 Jul 2010 -
Consultancy -
Andy Bedoes
- Issue 31 - Jun / Jul 2010
The sly old fox is an animal of folk songs, legends and children’s books; they are often portrayed as the ‘bad guys’ - remember the fox brothers in Pinocchio? - but are also the heroes of certain stories, Disney’s Robin Hood and Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox spring to mind.
Taking the Mickey!
10 Mar 2010 -
Consultancy -
Andy Bedoes
- Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010 - 1 comment
Mice hold a special affection with us humans due, in the main, to Walt Disney’s Mickey and Minnie, MGM’s Tom and Jerry and the cute Stuart Little (no, not the golfer). The pesky little critters pop up all over children’s stories and are always portrayed as ‘the good guys’.
Oh Rats!
23 Feb 2010 -
Consultancy -
Andy Bedoes
- Issue 28 - Dec / Jan 2010 - 2 comments
Excluding the ones you work with or are married to, experts reckon that, when you are outside, you are never more than eight feet from a rat! But, how do you control these bringers of disease?
Anti Social Behaviour
24 Dec 2009 -
Best of the Rest -
Andy Bedoes
- Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009
Probably the most annoying insect on the planet, wasps have the ability to ruin any outside event just by their sheer persistence. Considered to be ‘social’ they must be the most unsociable critters known to man and, in rare cases, life threatening!
Hoping against hop ...
24 Sep 2009 -
Consultancy -
Andy Bedoes
- Issue 26 - Aug / Sep 2009
It’s not difficult to understand why rabbits are loved by children. I suppose the blame lies clearly at the feet of Beatrix Potter, Walt Disney and the like. Even Richard Adams’ gruesome Watership Down had the ‘aaaah factor’ as the little critters ended up living happily ever after. And then, of course, there is Bugs Bunny!
The Mole Truth
14 Jul 2009 -
Conservation -
Andy Bedoes
- Issue 25 - Jun / Jul 2009 - 1 comment
The European Mole (Talpa europaea) holds a strange affection with many folk thanks, in the main, to children’s stories such as The Wind in the Willows. That is, until the pesky critters appear on manicured turf. The havoc they cause is simply a by-product of the lifestyle they lead.
