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Why have a Pest Control Audit?
We know about pest control. It's our job. It's our living. A pest control audit could save you money.

We examine:

  • Did you have all your scheduled visits from your pest control company last year? If not you may be entitled to some money back.
  • When did you last review your contract? Are you paying for services that you no longer require?
  • When was the fly killer last serviced? Did you know that the tubes should be changed every year?
  • Is your report book/folder up to date? Would it demonstrate due dilligence in the event of a prosecution?
  • Is you current contractor making recommendations on hygiene and proofing issues? Are they highlighting action points for you to work on? Make Pest Control work with you and for you.
"50-70% of rats carry Weils disease.
The symptoms are similar to influenza.
The victim suffers acute headache, combined with muscular pains and a general feeling of weakness."

RODENTS

The word rodent comes from the latin rodere which means to gnaw. Their incisor teeth grow continually giving them the need to gnaw to keep them to a manageable size. They have a very strong bite and can penetrate all types of wood as well as soft metals.

The two most common pest species are commensal, that is they live in close association with man. They are:

THE BROWN RAT (Rattus norvegicus)
This did not originate in Norway as its name might suggest. It was thought to have been introduced from Russia in the early 18th century. It occurs both indoors and outdoors and is the species often found in sewer systems.

One of its characteristics is Neophobia – it has a fear of new things. This can cause difficulty when trying to establish a control program.

THE HOUSE MOUSE (Mus domesticus)
These arrived somewhat earlier to Britain with evidence to suggest there appearance around the 10th century BC. Although mainly a house dweller it may live outdoors for part or all of the year.One of its characteristics is the kinaesthetic memory. This is where patterns of movement around objects becomes so ingrained that even if the object is removed the mouse will still run around the space as if the object were still there. It creates an advantage to the pest controller in that established runs ensure good bait placement will have success.

I’VE GOT MICE/RATS HELP!
First of all do not panic! If you have found loads of droppings then you must realise that rats produce about 40 droppings a day and mice produce in the region of 80. The droppings may be old – there is no way of telling how recent they are. However we can tell if you do have a current infestation and we can control the activity. We place bait boxes in strategic places where the mice are likely to be and the mice eat the poison and generally go back to their nests and die. Thus saving you any further anguish.

For rats the control is a little more technical but very much achievable. With their fear of new things it is important to ensure that they will feed on the bait put in place. External bait boxes are an excellent long term solution to feed the rats at source.

BE AFRAID…
Having said don’t panic it is important that you do take action. Rats do carry disease.

  • 50-70% of rats carry Weils disease. The symptoms are similar to influenza. The victim suffers acute headache, combined with muscular pains and a general feeling of weakness. Currently around 15% of Weils disease victims die.
  • Food Poisoning. Their droppings harbour organisms such as Salmonella bacteria.
  • They also cause damage. The need to gnaw causes potential damage to woodwork pipes and electric cables.
  • Contamination of foodstuffs can cause more damage than physical gnawing…

 

 

 
Advice about wasps...

 

"DIY efforts can lead to disaster so call in the professionals..."

You may not agree with this but wasps can be regarded as beneficial insects. The workers collect insect larvae as well as scraps of meat to feed to larvae and therefore control insect pests and clear carcasses!

Having responded many times to the piercing screams of family members I am well aware of the nuisance value of wasps. The fact that wasps share our devotion to all things sweet and jammy does not make it a friend. The adage of "if you stand still it won’t sting you" is probably not the best advice. However, how far do you run?

So what do we do?

  • If you know where the nest is then it can be destroyed. DIY efforts can lead to disaster so call in the professionals.
  • If you can’t find the nest then it is difficult if not impossible to stop the odd wasp from entering the house and the garden is never going to be a safe haven.
  • You can install screens to the windows and doors and whilst being very effective they provide no guarantee of a wasp free zone.

If you have found an old wasp nest be assured that the wasps will not return to it the following summer. They always build a new nest. It is best to remove the old nest as it provides the perfect habitat for numerous insect pests.