‘Tis the Season to Spot Masonry Bees

If you thought all bees were the same, think again. This is the prime time of year to see masonry bees buzzing around, but if you go searching for a nest, you will come up empty-handed. That’s because masonry bees earned their name from the fact they sometimes use the spaces between bricks and masonry…

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Making Your Home a No-Go Area for Mice

Is your home unwittingly providing the local mouse population with food and shelter? You wouldn’t intend that to be the case, but it’s easier than you think to make your home welcoming for them. Mice can get through unbelievably-small gaps and crevices. Here’s the rule of thumb – if you can poke a biro into…

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