On this page you will find a collection of news posted by us on various topics that we are passionate about or on some particular workings we have done over the years.
Woodworm parasites represent a topic of health and economic interest, both for the dermatitis that they are able to originate in humans and animals, and for the damage t...
Variety and diversification. These are the main characteristics of flies, a group of insects that can number more than 125,000 species. Thanks to their marked adaptabili...
To limit the risk of importation and establishment of vector-borne diseases, the Ministry of Health has prepared a National Plan for Prevention, Surveillance and Respons...
The species of organisms that enter new habitats that are unusual for them, causing an economic, environmental and / or dangerous impact on human or animal health are ca...
Reporter: Who are you? What's your name? Pest: I am part of the rodent family and am generally known as a house mouse but friends call me Mus Musculus. ...
Today 20 August is World Mosquito Day, promoted to remind everyone of the importance of fighting malaria and vector-borne diseases. This date was chosen becaus...
In our 28th year of business, we have thought about giving you a gift. We are pleased to present a great novelty: the E-Commerce signed by Gallura Disinfestazi...
Insects are the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth. Their appearance dates back to more than 400 million years ago and since then they have survived at ...
The arrival of spring coincides with the onset of beautiful days and the rise in temperatures that encourage the proliferation of numerous and annoying insects and pests...
Woodworm removal treatment in the heat chamber, bring your forniture to our headquarters in Olbia. 100% guaranteed effectiveness. The heat chamber is...
We have often talked in our blog about the ecological woodworm service proposed by Gallura Disinfestazioni, analyzing the characteristics and the life cycle of woodworms...
We have already talked about the importance of sanitation in pandemic periods on this blog and today we want to focus on some aspects that have not been dealt with so ...
The basis of an effective rat catching service is the knowledge of the characteristics and habits of mice and rats. Rodents are among the most numerous mammals...
The arrival of summer and the favorable climatic conditions have led to a significant increase in tick infestations throughout Northern Sardinia, in the areas of Olbia, ...
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In the last year we have become accustomed to giving due importance to the control of hygiene in the environments. We have learned how important it can be to ...
On January 15, 2001, Italy woke up with the first confirmed case of the so-called "mad cow disease". First identified in England in 1986, Bovine Spo...
The year 2020 has just ended and will be remembered by everyone for the terrible Virus that has upset our lives! The Coronavirus has imposed restric...
Our Ecological Woodworm Service is 50% deductible by means of a Tax Credit provided by the “Bonus Casa”. How can I get the 50% Tax ...
Rodents are known to be vectors of many diseases, we have often talked about them in our blog. During this pandemic you will certainly have wondered...
Sardinia is one of the regions most affected by Termites, specifically by Reticulitermes Lucifugus. Every day we receive calls in which we are asked...
2020 was a year of news for us, some we have presented to you, others will be unveiled soon! The Heat Chamber used for carrying out the Ecological Woodworm Ser...
Good news regarding the transmission of Covid-19 by Mosquitoes! In recent days, the results of an experimental study conducted by a team of entomologists and v...
June 6 is a very important date for the sector in which we operate, in fact it is World Pest Day. In 2018 the Pest Control associations of the various continen...
Finally the time has come when Italy stands up after more than two months of total closure, many activities have reopened their doors after the great epidemic of Covid-1...
Gallura Disinfestazioni, during its 26 years of life, has faced many difficult hygiene and health situations and fought in the front line the serious epidemics that have...
Known as Musophobia (or Murophobia) it is that particular type of phobia which consists in fear towards mice or rodents in general. According to evolutionary t...
In this moment of emergency it is very easy to run into disinfection services of doubtful validity and effectiveness. Not all methods of intervention and not all product...
Following the approval of the "Cura Italia" Law Decree of 16/03/20, we want to bring to your attention the important incentive for environmental sanitation as better spe...
Among the services offered by Gallura Disinfestazioni we can also include the environmental disinfection service. The Coronavirus emergency has also affected o...
The Migratory locust, Orthoptera insect of the Acrididae family, is invading Africa! These insects, which can have a size of up to 50 mm, have a white appearan...
The news spoke about it, the newspapers wrote about it and we too have had our say on the dreaded Coronavirus. None or very few, and rarely, deal with the issu...
The news coming from China these days is not at all positive. Out of 4,000 confirmed cases of infection, 106 coronavirus victims are reported. But what are th...
Today for us in Gallura Disinfestazioni is the second-last working day of the year. 2019 was our 25th year of activity, full of projects and ideas that we will...
The woodworm removal service is perhaps the one we talked about most in our blog. The woodworm removal service it exploits the potential of high temperatures ...
Since autumn began in many areas of northern Italy, a massive presence of the Asian bug has been reported. We had already addressed this topic in our blog, ana...
In recent years there has been an increasing insistence on the environment and its protection. The young Greta Thunberg, with her battles for sustainable development and...
Although reference is made to cleanliness as a clear and intuitive concept, very often we simply use terms such as "cleaning", "sanitization" and "disinfection" as synon...
"What would you say is the most dangerous animal on Earth? Snakes? Sharks? None of these. They are mosquitoes." With this quote we introduce the topic of our a...
Very often we see gardens, lawns and green areas that give the impression of being abandoned. This happens due to poor maintenance of the green which makes som...
Last month we compiled our usual 2019 summer pest ranking, undoubtedly dominated by the woodworm mite. With the very high temperatures of this summer the prese...
As per tradition we have arrived at the annual appointment with our usual ranking of the pests that are most prevalent in this summer 2019. At the...
The field of Environmental Hygiene contains various types of activities and it is not always easy for those who are not of the profession to catalog certain types of ser...
For the past 2 years, June 6 has been the "World Pest Awareness Day". The establishment of the "World Pest Day" is aimed at raising public awarenes...
In 2019 traveling, communicating, exporting and importing is very simple! All this certainly has many positive aspects, but also some negatives! Th...
Today for us of Gallura Disinfestazioni is a very special day. Exactly 25 years ago, on April 16, 1994, Gallura Disinfestazioni was born. Every day o...
Today we talk about the very important HACCP system. The foods and consequently all the places where they are present become places of interest for different t...
Since the return of the holidays to today we have recorded countless calls due to large mice and rats infestations in the Olbia area. The areas affected by the...
The Gallura Disinfestazioni carries out in all of Sardinia the innovative Ecological Heat Treatment Woodworm Removal Service. As already widely described in ou...
At this beginning of autumn there was a recurrence of the presence of some outbreaks of West Nile Virus in the territory of Northern Sardinia. The West Nile vi...
Today we want to talk about the serious repercussions that poor hygiene in intensive animal farms can cause on our consumers' health. A recent TG2 (italian tv ...
In recent weeks there have been several reports of significant infestations of “Velutina” wasp throughout Northern Sardinia. “ Velutina” wasp commonly ...
They are among the weeds we talked about most often on our blog. They are very feared because of the structural damage they can cause inside homes. We are talking about ...
Lately there are numerous reports concerning the presence of weeds that cause annoying bites and consequent severe itching. The extent of these weeds is never well defin...
As usual we arrived at the annual appointment with our usual ranking of weeds that are most raging in this summer 2018. In the first place we find...
In the summer with increasing temperatures and humidity all plants are particularly exposed to the attacks of parasites that seek nourishment from them. This i...
Our company, Gallura Disinfestazioni, operates in an active way in the north-east of Sardinia. In the last period we have carried out various free consultatio...
The focal point for carrying out our activity is to identify and learn about insects. We have already talked about entomology, a branch of zoology that is ded...
The annual execution of a rat catching service is the best method to contain the infestations of mice and rats and to prevent their re-occurrence. The rat catc...
It has often happened to give space in our blog to articles about termites. We have described the main methods of struggle, the characteristics that differenti...
In our blog we have spoken very often about woodworms, the damage they can cause and the methods of struggle. Today we focus on the various species of this fea...
We have spoken of termite several times in our blog, highlighting its characteristics, the damage they cause and the methods of struggle. Today we want to focu...
Today we are talking about an aspect closely related to the execution of disinfestation interventions essential for the success of the service. The "Pest Proof...
After the outbreaks started by Bari Sardo around mid-August continue the blue tongue cases in Sardinia. In just over a month there are hundreds of dead animals...
If you have a garden with a beautiful lawn, in addition to taking care of it with proper maintenance, you must pay attention to the "Mythimna unipuncta" commonly known a...
Among the main weeds that benefit from the hot and scorching climate are termites. Not to be confused with winged ants, the termites shun light and free air, ...
In the previous article of our blog we have compiled a list of the main pests active this summer. As you may have noticed in the first place we find the mite ...
This year, the summer season started earlier than expected, bringing infestations of all kinds. Like every year, we draw up a ranking of those that are the we...
It is now very little left to the arrival of summer but the high temperatures of these last days have given life to the insect that historically dominates the summer sea...
Today, 6 June 2017, is the "World Day of Raising Awareness", called to remind us how the professionals of Disinfestation help to protect the quality of our li...
We have already talked about the damage that can cause the birds' dejections, both on a corrosive and sanitary level, but today we want to dwell on the damage that can b...
Today the Giro d'Italia number 100 started. On the occasion of this anniversary, which we remember will bring the "pink race" in our Sardinia with three stages, we of Ga...
As reported by most meteorologists, the month of April will bring with it a summer advance. In this period of the year in Costa Smeralda as well as in all of ...
In the Aeronautic field, the term Wildlife Strike indicates the violent impact between aircraft and bird. This type of accidents can have more or less serious consequenc...
Absurd! A ladybug can not bring bad luck! And yet it is just like that! His name is Harlequin Ladybug, of Asian origin, he made his firs...
Today we are talking about Lymantria, a lethal insect for the woods. This moth, Lymantria dispar, occurs in the larval stage as a small caterpillar with hairs...
We have talked in recent months about the differences between the mouse and the rat. Today the rodents return to the pages of our blog inspired by the recent news regard...
In our blog we have often talked about the bugs, focusing mainly on bed bugs. In this last period the topic is back for another species of bugs, which are commonly calle...
Present in the Mediterranean regions, termites are xilophagous insects, that is wood-eaters. Equipped with robust jaws with which they destroy the woody mass,...
They populate our cities, our squares, our houses and our terraces. We are talking about pigeons. These animals create problems of hygiene and, with their deje...
We return to talk about the Zika virus seen the recent event of the just concluded Olympic Games that took place in Brazil, the country in which it has spread more. ...
Even in Sardinia it is not uncommon to run into unpleasant encounters with reptiles, the scariest ones are those with snakes, also called ophidians. The most c...
In August, the infestations of mice and rats continue. To be able to intervene in a targeted way in order to remedy an infestation, Gallura Disinfestazioni, before perfo...
The requests for intervention against bed bugs are constantly increasing, annoying parasites that, as the name implies, lurk above all in the beds and sofas, disturbing ...
Today we talk about the Woodworm removal Treatments schematically listing the main differences between the chemical treatment and the ecological treatment with heat. ...
Every year, every summer, they differ from one another and this brings diversity year by year of the pests on the territory. According to the requests for inte...
Entomology is the branch of the biological sciences that deals with the study of insects, the largest class of the animal kingdom that, among the various groups of anima...
During the summer it often happens to come across insects such as wasps and bees. Equally often these insects are confused with each other. It is therefore use...
With the arrival of summer, the rise in temperatures and the high humidity in the city sewage pipes, make the inhabitants of the latter, the Oriental cockroach and the P...
Yesterday, 31/05/16, in the Sardinian newspapers there was talk of a topic already treated by Gallura Disinfestazioni in previous posts: the African swine fever. At the ...
We have spoken very often in our blog of the Zika virus, highlighting the characteristics and methods of transmission. Today we return to this theme, however, ...
They have existed for 300 million years and all this time was not enough to cause a change in their predilection for darkness, heat and humidity. We are talkin...
The IX edition of the National Disinfection Conference promoted by A.N.I.D. (National Association of Disinfection Companies) was held in Parma on March 15th and 16th. ...
Fleas are insects of the order of the Sifonacteria, whose main characteristic is the adaptability to live on the pelami or on the feathers of warm-blooded animals. ...
The Zika virus is a virus of the family Flaviviridae which takes its name from the Ugandan forest "Zika", place where it was isolated in a primate in 1947. This virus is...
Rhynchophorus ferrugineu commonly known as Red Weevil is a parasite native to Asia. Appeared for the first time in Europe in 1994, specifically in Spain, the Red Weevil ...
The African Swine Fever is a highly contagious disease of domestic swine and wild boar caused by a virus from the Asfaviridae family, genus Asfivirus. The main feature o...
When there is an ongoing attack by common furniture beetles, more and more often one receives painful bites on the skin, followed by a rash that is sometimes itchy, and ...
Ticks are bloodsucking vertebrate ectoparasites, belong to the order Acarina. There are over 870 species of, ticks divided mainly into "soft ticks" and "hard ticks". Sof...
Mosquitoes are small Diptera (3-7 mm. in length), with a marked sexual bimorphism: males have showy, feathery antennas (palps), while females have shorter antennas cover...
SPECIES: Termite (infraorder Isoptera) (from Greek iso = equal, and ptera = wings) COMMON NAME: Termite LIFECYCLE: generally from August to October; ...
Woodworms are insects that feed on wood and, more specifically, cellulose and belong to the order of Coleoptera. The woodworm's mouthparts can chew through most types of...
Ants (order Hymenoptera) are known as social insects because they live in colonies, in ant nests. A colony consists of one or more fertile females (queens), and many sma...
Scale insects are part of the order Hemiptera, which includes aphids. Among the most widespread species are Icerya purchasi, Saissetia oleae (with rigid outer shield, of...
Cockroaches, (order Blattodea) are also commonly known as roaches. They have a very flattened body with a small head, with a large, shield-like prothorax. Dimensions var...