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Pest Control

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Originally published May 8, 2008
Authors Peter Anghelides
Audio read by David Tennant
Followed by The Forever Trap
Series Doctor Who
New Series Adventures
GenresScience Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2063752
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About Pest Control


Pest Control is an exclusive to audio Doctor Who story, produced as part of BBC Books' New Series Adventures line, and the first entry in the series to be produced.

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By Danny FullbrookBBC News, Bedfordshire

A council said it had received an " alarming number" of calls to tackle bedbugs amid fears that outbreaks In Paris could spread to the UK.

Luton Borough Council issued guidance on what people should do to prepare their homes for " treatment"

But it warned there were not " limitless resources" to tackle the issue.

: " The Pest Control service is currently receiving an alarming number of bedbug jobs on a weekly basis. "

Bedbugs have been over the issue in France, with many cases focused on Paris.

In its post, Luton Council issued advice to homeowners wanting a visit from a council Pest Control officer.

It said beds must have been stripped with bedcovers placed into sealed bin liners and ideally stored in a bath, wardrobes, drawers and bookcases should be emptied and contents also placed in sealed bin liners.

All furniture should be pulled away from walls with pictures and posters taken off walls to allow for inspection.

Dee Patel, an entomologist, told that lavender deterred bed bugs.

" Lavender oil masks their scent pattern and they can't cope with it, " He Said .

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