Contents

Preface: My house is my home – it’s their home too, though, apparently

I         Introduction: Our first big mistake was coming down out of the trees

II       The attractions of home: Shelter, food and respite – it’s the formula for success

III     Shelter: Stored supplies, in the warehouse, the cellar, the larder and the pantry

IV     Making a mess everywhere: Maggots, dirt, filth and droppings everywhere

V       Eating us out of house and home: Warehouse, larder and pantry

VI     Eating the house and the home: Woodworm, clothes moths and carpet beetles – the end of civilisation as we know it

VII   They’re after us: Bloodsuckers

VIII  Hangers on: Forgotten friends, casual visitors and a rag-tag of other uninvited callers

IX     To live and let live? Or squish ’em? How to deal with your own visitors

X       Appendix: Rogues gallery and identification guide

References

Acknowledgements

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