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Practical guides, prevention tips and news to protect your home from pests: rats, mice, cockroaches, bed bugs, wasps and hornets.

Clustered harvest mite bites on the ankle and foot, small red spots

Harvest Mite Bites (Chiggers): Symptoms, Treatment & Garden Fixes

Harvest mite bites (chiggers): how to recognise the bites and rash, soothe the itch and keep harvest mites out of your garden, from summer into autumn.

Published on July 17, 2026 · 5 min read
Close-up of a group of Blattella germanica cockroaches around a brown ootheca on a light background

Cockroaches in senior residences and social housing: the summer 2026 alert

From Paris to Neuilly, several senior residences and social-housing buildings have been hit by massive Blattella germanica infestations. Landlord liability, tenant rights, treatment method: the full briefing.

Published on July 16, 2026 · 10 min read
Close-up of an adult Ixodes ricinus tick seen from above, dark brown body and pale legs

Ticks and Lyme disease: why summer 2026 is a high-risk season

Climate warming, northward expansion, Tiques & Vous Week 2026: what ANSES, INRAE and Santé publique France say about Ixodes ricinus ticks, and the right reflexes to protect yourself.

Published on July 15, 2026 · 6 min read
Close-up of an oak processionary caterpillar covered in urticating hairs

Oak processionary caterpillar: the summer 2026 health risk

Stinging rashes, asthma attacks, dogs at risk: the oak processionary caterpillar (Thaumetopoea processionea) stays active until August. Here is the 2026 framework and the right reflexes to adopt.

Published on July 15, 2026 · 4 min read
Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) with its tail stretched out on wet asphalt

Leptospirosis: why late summer is the highest-risk period

600 to 700 cases a year in France, an incidence peak in late summer, rats as the main reservoir: understanding leptospirosis and the steps that protect your home and your business.

Published on July 13, 2026 · 5 min read
Adult reddish-brown bed bug crawling on white mattress fabric

Banned Insecticides Against Bed Bugs: France's Health Agency Sounds the Alarm

351 poisonings in three years, four of them fatal: France's ANSES warns about Sniper 1000 EC, a banned insecticide sold illegally against bed bugs and cockroaches.

Published on July 13, 2026 · 4 min read
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