Archive for August 2012
Restaurant closed for breaking Food Hygiene Laws
Environmental Health Officers closed a restaurant down this week after inspecting it because they found deficiencies in pest control in the restaurant; poison baits had been left out in the kitchens and dead mice were found in traps in food areas. The Officers issued an Emergency Prohibition Order and the restaurant owner had to appear…
Read MoreSwans cause road closure in Perth
A family of mute swans caused an emergency road closure in Perth yesterday when they decided to take a long rest in the middle of a street; the police were called in to make sure they they weren’t harmed by traffic. The mum, a female ‘pen’, and dad, a male ‘cob’ had been leading their…
Read MoreFlying ant control in Perth
Swarms of flying ants in Perth and Kinross have been causing problems all through the county in the past couple of weeks. Flying Ants are the sexually mature forms of the Garden Ant or Black Ant, which is very common in Scotland. These ants cause a lot of problems by invading kitchens and houses and…
Read MoreBusy bees and butterflies in Perth
It’s a beautiful, hot summer’s day in Perth today and the warm weather is increasing insect activity. Insects are invertebrates and not warm blooded like humans; they rely on the heat around them to give them energy to move, rather that producing their own heat energy in the body like we do. So, hotter weather…
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