Pest control

Freesia Woods condo management ordered to compensate couple over termite infestation

The court found that the condo’s management had failed to carry out preventive treatment against subterranean termites, resulting in damage to a couple’s home.

Pest management workers to benefit from pay rise under Progressive Wage Model

The Tripartite Cluster for Pest Management will consult and engage industry stakeholders in the coming months to ensure that the Progressive Wage Model is sustainable and tailored to the specific conditions of the sector.

Lovebugs fade, but biting katydids spread in Seoul area in South Korea

Brown katydids, known scientifically as Paratlanticus ussuriensis, have recently been reported in large numbers in north-eastern Seoul.

Fewer rat burrows uncovered in first quarter of 2026, as the authorities continue cleanliness blitz

A major part of tackling rats involves removing their food source.

Japanese insecticide company releases dating simulation game with cockroaches

All four love interests transform into cockroaches at the end of the game.

Australia seizes 100,000 cockroaches in bug-breeder bust

Wildlife officers found Madagascar "hissing" cockroaches, a bulky insect named for its noisy defence mechanism, and dubia cockroaches, an invasive critter bred as a snack for pet lizards.

SMRT to step up pest control measures, confirms no wider infestation after rat spotted in train

SMRT also reminded passengers not to eat or drink on trains and in stations.

Forum: Public must show it disapproves of pigeon feeding

Rats infest Gaza’s tent camps, biting children and spreading disease

Palestinians walk past piles of garbage and waste near tents for displaced people, amid the spread of rodents, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, April 27, 2026. REUTERS/Haseeb Alwazeer

SFA investigating rodent sighting at Lucky Plaza foodcourt

A rodent is seen poking its nose at a plate of food before scurrying across the table at a foodcourt, identified by some social media users as the foodcourt in Lucky Plaza.

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