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Discover the expert services provided by the team at Dealey Environmental
Thursday 8th August 2024
Dealey Environmental are the industry expert in pest and bird control, with over 60 years of experience and a reputation for excellence in customer service and innovative solutions. Our dream... Read more -
Meet The Team
Wednesday 24th July 2024
We consider ourselves a little bit strange at Dealey Environment. We are proud to be known as geeks – pest geeks that is. We take huge pride in our... Read more -
Living the dream as the epitome of a bug geek and global pest control authority
Wednesday 3rd July 2024
Dealey Environmental is a second-generation family business which started with its founder being sacked for insubordination. Not the most traditional start to a business, perhaps, but one that fits perfectly with their slightly eccentric approach. Martin Cobbald, heading up Dealey, is passionate, and happy to be called geeky, about all... Read more -
The grain store calendar
Wednesday 3rd July 2024
It will come as little surprise that your grain store is a very attractive place for certain types of insects. These are called the SPIs- the stored product insects. In this article, we ask our MD and resident Pest Geek, what they are and when to do battle. Q.Martin,... Read more -
Is Fumigation Effective? You only need to know one thing.
Friday 18th November 2022
How do you know a fumigation has been effective? My mentor, Mike Kelly, had a saying: “If you’re not measuring, you’re not fumigating.” I think he might have stolen the phrase from the... Read more -
It's been a wet, wet harvest. Here are the 3 grain store insects you should be looking out for
Monday 4th October 2021
In a normal year we would be advising our customers to cool their grain ASAP at this time of year. But, harvest has been very wet. Some people are storing... Read more -
Dealey Expands with Another Regional Office
Friday 24th September 2021
Dealey pest control and fumigation services are now available in the midlands. We are delighted... Read more -
Where do hot spots in grain come from?
Thursday 22nd April 2021
Hot spots in grain can lead to all manner of problems with the quality of the grain you are storing. Wheat, barley, rye, oilseeds and oats are all susceptible to the... Read more -
Building Fumigations- How to completely rid your facility of pests overnight
Friday 16th April 2021
Would you advocate for a large amount of a deadly and persistent greenhouse gas to be released on your site? Me neither. At Dealey we went for the natural option for... Read more -
Five things to look for from a bird poo (guano) cleaning service.
Saturday 10th April 2021
Yes, I am calling bird poo ‘guano.’ If you want to know why then follow this link https://www.dealey.co.uk/blog/why-do-we-call-bird Bird guano is full of nasty pathogens so, Dealey offers a service... Read more -
Why do we call bird poo 'Guano?'
Tuesday 6th April 2021
A brief history of guano- the poo that grew the western world Looking for a guano cleaning service? Have a look at these top tips or use the contact button at... Read more -
Dealey Pest Academy Podcast- Episode 5
Friday 2nd April 2021
This episode, Martin Cobbald has a sit down and jibber jabbers with Nik Gray from ActionCoach. The average size of a pest control company in the UK is 2.5 employees. That... Read more -
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Rodent control in Grain Stores- Part 2 of 3
Monday 22nd March 2021
The old solution- For farmers, the pest problems they face can seem simple. I have a pest eating the crops growing in my fields. I do some spraying. The pest disappears (well… sometimes) Rats can be inconveniently persistent when it comes to responding to treatment. So, you call in the pest controller. He doesn’t... Read more -
Rodent control in Grain Stores- Part 3 of 3
Monday 22nd March 2021
Thinking like a rat Picture this. You are a fat and happy rat who lives in a field. Summer is coming to an end, the ditches are filling up with water and the nights are getting colder. Food is harder to come by. You are safe in your field but there... Read more -
Rodent control in Grain Stores- Part 1 of 3
Thursday 4th February 2021
I once had a prospective customer say to me, “what are we going to do? I’m sitting on four thousand tonnes of rat food!” It’s true, rats and farms go together. Read more -
Weevils in grain- what to do
Wednesday 20th January 2021
Given time, weevil can completely destroy large quantities of stored grain. Here is some information if you have had a rejection for weevil, if you have a suspicion you might... Read more -
Complete control of insect pests 100%- the benefits of fumigation
Monday 18th January 2021
If you have insects on site then the best place to start is with a free fumigation consultation- get in touch using the button below In a manufacturing, food production or... Read more -
Dealey Pest Academy Podcast- Episode 3
Friday 15th January 2021
After a long break the Podcast is back with a bang. Martin speaks to long time efficacy expert Alex Wade. Alex has recently set up his new... Read more