Summary
What's the best - and most humane - way to get rid of pests?
For some of us Tom and Jerry might be the sum total of our knowledge of the struggle between domestic life and unwanted rodents. But for listeners Colin and Mary, things are getting much more real! Colin wants to know if the plug-in devices he's seen that promise to deter rats and mice using ultrasonic actually work. Mary has caught mice and then released them back into the wild in nearby woodland, believing it's the more humane way to deal with the problem. But is it?
With the help of Natalie Bungay from the British Pest Control Association and Rob Young, Professor of Wildlife Conservation at the University of Salford, Greg Foot sets out to find the answers, hoping to nibble at the metaphorical cheese without getting caught in the figurative trap (or something).
All of the ideas for our investigations come from you, our listeners, and we're always on the lookout for more. If you have seen a wonder product that claims to make you happier, healthier or greener and want to know if it is SB or BS then please do send it over on email to [email protected] or drop us a message or voicenote on Whatsapp to 07543 306807
PRESENTER: GREG FOOT PRODUCER: SIMON HOBAN
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, podcast fan. |
| 0:03.0 | Consider this your invite to the UK's biggest podcasting party. |
| 0:06.7 | We're heading to Sheffield from the 4th to the 6th of July |
| 0:09.0 | for the BBC Sounds Fringe at the Crossed Wires Festival. |
| 0:12.8 | We'll be joined by some of the biggest names in podcasting, |
| 0:15.3 | including Sarah Cox, Charlie Hedges, Russell Kane, |
| 0:18.4 | and some bloke called Greg James doing his radio four show called Rewinder. |
| 0:23.2 | You can watch live shows of your favourite podcasts, |
| 0:25.3 | and the best part is free. |
| 0:28.0 | To book your free tickets, |
| 0:29.3 | go to crossedwires.orgive, forward slash fringe. |
| 0:34.1 | BBC Sounds, music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:44.0 | Hello, I'm Greg Foote and welcome to the show that investigates the wonder products |
| 0:48.1 | promising to make you happier, healthier or greener. |
| 0:51.4 | Each episode, I run one of your suggested wonder products through the evidence mill |
| 0:55.4 | to find out if it is indeed the best thing since sliced bread or marketing BS. And this week, |
| 1:01.1 | I'm joined by listener Colin George from London. Welcome, Colin. Thank you, Greg. Tell us the |
| 1:08.0 | wonder product that you'd like us to investigate today and why you would like to know |
| 1:11.2 | if it is SB or BS. Well, I'd be very interested to know whether any of the widely advertised |
| 1:18.1 | pest repellents, the sort that you plug in, actually work. And they suggest that they cure all kinds of |
| 1:25.7 | problems from rats and mice through to spiders and cockroaches. |
| 1:30.6 | Yes, I have seen these and I've got one in front of me here. So these actually plug into the wall, |
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