By Exopest on Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 in Print.
VICTORIANS are being stung with a late summer wasp plague and pest control companies in Melbourne can’t keep up with the public calls for help. Exopest pest control director and owner Simon Dixon has been run off his feet over the past few weeks, as the company has gone from a couple of wasp jobs per Read more…
By Exopest on Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 in Print.
Herald Sun, Melbourne | Wed, Jan 7th, 2015 MELBOURNE is in the midst of an unprecedented invasion by giant rats. The City of Melbourne admits its baiting program has failed to control a huge population of brown rats. And Flagstaff Gardens, a hot spot because of its prox- imity to railway tunnels and stormwater pipes, Read more…
By Exopest on Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 in Print.
The Age | Wed, Feb 5th, 2014 BRITAIN Rats could grow to the size of sheep or even bigger as they evolve to fill vacant ecological niches, according to a British scientist. The terrifying scenario could become a reality as super adaptable rats take advantage of larger mammals becoming extinct, geologist Jan Zalasiewicz, of the Read more…
By Exopest on Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 in Print.
The Age | Fri, Dec 20th, 2013 Bridie Smith Science Editor Scientists have reversed the ageing process in mice, turning the muscles of a mouse equivalent to a 60-year-old person into those of a 20-year-old, essentially by improving the communication inside individual cells.Human trials could start next year, the hope being to develop treatments Read more…
By Exopest on Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 in Print.
The Age | Thu, Nov 21st, 2013 Traditional antivenom used to treat redback bites is ineffective and does not ease pain, new research shows. A study of 224 people treated for redback spider bites found patients who received antivenom had no improvement in symptoms compared with those not given the medication, said Geoff Isbister, a Read more…