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Rentokil, Ireland’s leading pest control provider, is preparing the public for the annual phenomenon known as flying ant day, a period typically in late July and early August, rather than a single day, when the insects begin to emerge from their nests to mate.

Leading pest control provider Rentokil is warning people to be on the lookout for ants this summer as it recorded an 80 per cent increase in callouts in May, compared to the same period last year.

Keelings have announced the launch of their Great Rewilding initiative in an effort to address the reduction of Ireland’s bee and pollinator population and as a first step in this campaign, they will be giving away 100,000,000 wildflower seeds.

Keelings have announced the launch of their Great Rewilding initiative in an effort to address the reduction of Ireland’s bee and pollinator population and as a first step in this campaign, they will be giving away 100,000,000 wildflower seeds.

At a ceremony at the recent Mayo Day event in Turlough House, Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, Cllr Blackie Gavin and Chief Executive Peter Hynes, signed a framework agreement with the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, to formalise Mayo County Council’s long-term commitment to support pollinators in the county.

BEES, ANTS, and beetles are disappearing eight times faster than mammals, birds, or reptiles, and the current rate of decline may lead to the extinction of 40 per cent of insects over the next few decades.

Last week I attended Portershed for a week of work experience where I fortunately got the opportunity to meet various entrepreneurs, start ups, growth companies and state agencies located in Portershed. Its goal is to create an innovation ecosystem, one that creates a synergistic relationship between people and companies that facilitates idea generation, open learning, collaboration and accelerates commercialisation.

Early this morning, letting the dog out to, ahem, powder her nose in the garden, a gentle humming reminded me that the day’s work was already under way for bees on the early shift. Closer inspection of a nearby catmint revealed several little furry bodies buzzing harmoniously as they moved methodically from one bloom to the next. This plant – Nepeta “Six Hills Giant” – is a magnet for them and you will often find several bees busy at work on the same plant.

As a result of the early and warm start to the summer, Rentokil is advising that the annual nuptial flight of ants is imminent. An ant invasion is likely to be seen over the coming days and weeks as flying ants make their annual return.