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2012 London Olympics and Paralympics
The CIEH National Pest Advisory Panel (NPAP) has been working on a suite of documents that recognise the importance of pest minimization strategies in the planning and preparation of the London 2012 Olympics. The first of these documents is for the construction industry, highlighting the need to plan pest minimization and proofing into the design and construction phases of the Olympic Park and other venues.

Banning insecticides will not save British bees
Prohibiting suppliers of its own-brand fresh produce from using neonicotinoid insecticides until they are shown to be safe to honeybees is part of the new radical Plan Bee, launched by the Co-op, in an attempt to reverse the worrying decline in the British honeybee population. The Guardian reported that these chemicals are implicated in billions of honeybee deaths worldwide.

Filth fly problems and their control
Flies belonging to the insect families Muscidae (in this case, house flies) are domestic non-biting flies commonly seen in/around human dwellings. They are often collectively called 'filth flies' due to their habit of visiting and/or breeding in dead animals, garbage, and other rotting or filthy materials. These flies do not hite, but are medically important in the mechanical transmission of disease agents.