How to keep pests at bay

7 min read

PESTS ON BOARD

How to keep pests at bay

Infestations of insects and other unwanted vi

This article is from...

Practical Boat Owner Magazine

25 September, 2025

Read this article and 8000+ more magazines and newspapers on Readly

Yachting Monthly

Skippers’ tips & your questions answered

Send your questions to our experts at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com ...

Yachting Monthly

Letters

We’d love to hear from you. Write to us at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com or by post at Yachting Monthly , Future PLC, 121-141 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London W2 6JR

Motor Boat & Yachting

Close encounters

Rick Channnon heads off grid for a restorative dose of carnage

Yachting Monthly

‘water had got in through the filler cap’

Pinning down the cause of the recurrent engine trouble that affected multiple cruises took patience and perseverance for Justin Morton

Yachting Monthly

The confessional

OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS

Sea Angler

Smooth operators

Dave Lewis looks at how to target the early packs of smoothhounds which begin reappearing inshore in March and bring welcome rod-bending action

Yachting Monthly

Skippers’ tips & your questions answered

Send your questions to our experts at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com ...

Yachting Monthly

Letters

We’d love to hear from you. Write to us at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com or by post at Yachting Monthly , Future PLC, 121-141 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London W2 6JR

Motor Boat & Yachting

Close encounters

Rick Channnon heads off grid for a restorative dose of carnage

Yachting Monthly

‘water had got in through the filler cap’

Pinning down the cause of the recurrent engine trouble that affected multiple cruises took patience and perseverance for Justin Morton

Yachting Monthly

The confessional

OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS

Sea Angler

Smooth operators

Dave Lewis looks at how to target the early packs of smoothhounds which begin reappearing inshore in March and bring welcome rod-bending action