New Marketing Manager for PelGar

New Marketing Manager for PelGar

PelGar International has appointed Anna Wilson-Barnes as Marketing Manager, taking over the marketing function from Nic Blaszkowicz who will be concentrating on UK & Eire business management. Working closely with its regional managers, Anna will be looking after...
PelGar receives UK Enterprise award

PelGar receives UK Enterprise award

PelGar International is delighted to announce that it is winner of the ‘Best Global Pest Control Products Provider 2018’ in the UK Enterprise Awards programme. Run by SME News magazine since 2016, the awards strive to recognize and highlight the key players and...
Samoa’s Little Dodo– the Manama, a global conservation priority

Samoa’s Little Dodo– the Manama, a global conservation priority

Conservation in Partnership PelGar has been active with a new Conservation in Partnership (CiP) initiative, this time across the world on the island of Samoa. The aim of CiP is to work with local communities and conservation schemes to protect native species from...
Brown Rat

Brown Rat

Name: Brown Rat – Rattus norvegicus. Lifecycle Gestation: 21-24 days Weaned: 3-4 weeks Sexually Mature: 12-16 weeks Description A short muzzle and a heavy body, with a tail shorter than the combined length of the body and head. An adult will weight, 250-500g and will...
PyGar launched in New Zealand

PyGar launched in New Zealand

PelGar International has received approval in New Zealand for its natural insecticide product – PyGar – a fast-acting non-residual insecticide for the control of a wide range of flying and crawling insect pests. PyGar contains natural pyrethrum – an extract from the...
Black Rat

Black Rat

Name: Black Rat – Rattus rattus. Lifecycle Gestation: 21-22 days Weaned: 3-4 weeks Sexually Mature: 12-16 weeks Description Large ears and a slender body, with a tail longer than the combined length of the head and body. Adult R.rattus will weigh 100-300g (with the...
House Mouse

House Mouse

Name: House Mouse, Mus musculus. Lifecycle: Gestation: 19-20 days Weaned: 21-23 days Sexually Mature: 5-6 weeks Description Grey brown fur which is only slightly lighter on the underside, with a tail which is 80% the length of the head and body combined. Adult...
Black Ants

Black Ants

Name: Black Ant, Lasius niger. Lifespan: Complete metamorphosis. Egg: Eggs are white, tiny and kidney shaped with a smooth sticky surface allowing the eggs to be carried in bundles. Larvae: Legless grubs which are fed by mature ants. Become adult in 3 weeks. Pupa:...
Red Poultry Mite

Red Poultry Mite

Name: Red Poultry Mite, Dermanyssus gallinae Lifecycle: Incomplete metamorphosis Eggs: Laid in bird nests or on structures close to roosting birds. Hatch in 1-2 days. Nymph: Two moults to adult, and can reach the adult instar in under a week. Adult: Adults can live...
Oriental Cockroach

Oriental Cockroach

Name: Oriental Cockroach, Blatta orientalis Lifecycle: Incomplete metamorphosis Ootheca: Containing on average 16 eggs with a 6-12 week incubation before hatching. Nymphs: 7-10 moults taking between 6-18 months to reach maturity. Adults: Live on average for 6 months....