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A few species of mosquito are present in the United Kingdom. While they aren’t particularly prevalent, they can cause infestations in homes and gardens and these can be very problematic. Mosquitoes breed around standing water sources such as bird baths and water butts. Mosquitoes in the United Kingdom can bite humans. The female mosquito will bite before she lays eggs. While a single mosquito in the house most likely isn’t a sign of a significant problem, lots of mosquitoes in the same area can be considered a sign of an infestation and this should be handled as they can breed rapidly.
Mosquitoes in the United Kingdom do not spread diseases, however they can bite and in large numbers this is very painful. These pest insects can cause painful, itchy bites in humans and household pets, especially if the mosquitoes are left to travel around your house at night.
The key to successful mosquito control is correct identification of the species. Although some mosquitoes can be recognised incorrectly as other pests such as gnats or crane flies, mosquitoes make a unique high pitched whining noise when they fly. Expert pest control companies can identify the insect and then employ a highly effective pest control strategy. This will typically consist of use of a knock down insecticide spray to eliminate adult mosquitoes, accompanied by an insecticide treatment of plants and bushes in the area along with any standing water sources. This last treatment is designed to kill any larvae or eggs that are present as well as eliminating the places that mosquitoes can lay eggs.
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Balham is a district in south London inside the London Borough of Wandsworth. The settlement appears within the Domesday Book as Belgeham. Bal signifies ârounded enclosure’ and ham a homestead, village or river enclosure. The region has been settled since Saxon times, and Balham Hill and Balham High Road follow the line of the Roman road Stane Street to Chichester.
Balham encompasses the A24 north of Tooting Bec and the roads coming off it. The southern area of Balham which is close to Tooting Bec includes a block of 1930s Art Deco flats known as Du Cane Court. There is also the Heaver Estate which is in Tooting, which comprises substantial homes. It was built inside the grounds of the old Bedford Hill House by local Victorian builder Alfred Heaver.
Balham is positioned in between 4 south London commons, namely Clapham Common towards the north, Wandsworth Common towards the west, Tooting Graveney Common to the south along with the connecting Tooting Bec to the east.
During WWII, on 14th October 1940, Balham tube station was badly affected by air raids on London. People sheltered inside the tube station during the raids, but a bomb fell in the High Road and through the rooftop of the Underground station, bursting a water and gas mains and killing around 64 people today. Ian McEwan describes the event in his novel âAtonement’, published in 2001.