The other day a news piece caught my eye on the telly – it was the rather bizarre scene of three snails that had been placed on a poor woman’s face. I can only assume that she was subjecting...
Kissing Bugs Do not let this innocent name fool you! Kissing may not be such a pleasurable experience once you have had an encounter with the Kissing Bug (Triatoma sanguisuga). This insect gets its name from its habit of...
Jumbo insects I hear you ask –surely this is an oxymoron? Oh no, it isn’t. Jumbo insect is probably what I would term the ginormous black beetle that was flying towards me just last week whilst I was trying...
In other words, the common bed bug! Impressed about how I managed to use another letter to talk about bed bugs? Don’t answer that! Anyway, I had to do it because I heard an interesting tale at my hairdressers...
Finally the weather has warmed up and it feels like summer is here – did we skip spring? Time to throw open our windows and let the warm, fresh air into our homes along with some flying insects of...
Sipping tasty sangrias by the poolside. Reading the latest Dan Brown book on your sun lounger. Drinking your early morning cappuccino whilst people watching in the main piazza at the start of another blissfully baking hot sunny day. Whatever...