Pest Control In East Sussex

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We Provide a High Quality Pest Control Service at Very Competitive Prices Throughout East Sussex.

The Proprietor is an Associate of the Royal Society of Health with over 30 years experience in Pest Control, qualified to DIP RSH Level 2 Standard (Royal Society of Health Diploma) and is experienced in controlling all the common pests found in and around homes, factories, offices, farms, restaurants, hotels, etc.

A personal and reliable service is assured.

• No charge for call-outs.
• Using only approved poisons and insecticides, care is taken to prevent damage to occupants of homes and businesses, as well as being aware of any pets on site and mindful of not potentially causing harm to non target species.
• COSHH Regulations adhered to – Health & Safety Data sheets are left on site.
• Work is guaranteed to be carried out in a safe and efficient manner.
• Routine contract work undertaken.
• We charge the same rates throughout East Sussex regardless of location – no mileage charges.
• We do not leave a mess behind!

Number of Visits Required

The number of visits required during typical treatments are as follows:

• Rodents, including squirrels – three visits.
• Bed bugs and cockroaches – minimum of three visits.
• Wasps and hornets one visit only required.
• Fleas, flies, ants and woodlice – typically one visit.
• Moths and spiders are surveyed and customer advised as to likelihood of repeats being necessary.
• Please call on our Freephone number to make an appointment for a visit.

Typical Pest Control Case Studies

Mice

Mice are dealt with most every week of the year in many different property’s and places of work throughout East Sussex.

They are dealt with when indoors and not deliberately targeted in a garden as rats might be. The prevalence of mice makes garden baiting a lost cause.

Every pest controller dealing with mice will normally look at the attic regardless of any other areas the householder may be concerned about. The attic should always be viewed. If this is left out then the treatment will probably not be successfully concluded.

Where as rats are neophobic (wary of new objects). Mice are neophile, they enjoy investigating new objects and are fairly easy to deal with as long as bait of significant worth and amount is placed at intervals throughout the affected area.

Most rodent activity will be found in the Autumn / Winter, but incidences of mice and rats will occur during the rest of the year.

The significant concern with mice is the speed at which electrical wiring may be chewed, I myself on occasion have been called to properties following small fires caused by the actions of mice, with apparently no one being aware of their presence until the worst happened. Holiday homes/lets are particularly susceptible, having sporadic occupation.

Over the years many alarm systems, terminals etc. have been eaten by mice, generally speaking as soon as something is heard and/or small black droppings are found then act upon it.

Mouse traps have been around a long time and are useful for dealing with the occasional visitor in a garage or shed, but as with rats, poison is the only realistic option.

A good pest controller will have an array of baits in differing forms and should be able to gain control for the home owner fairly quickly.

As mentioned mice are a commonly dealt with pests and have been found in many different situations over the years, on one notable occasion I was called to a church, the church organ was no longer making the appropriate sounds as mice had eaten the leather ‘stop’ within. This was somewhat unique, yet by placing a suitable bait within damage was stopped, expensive damage at that.

Another occasion saw damage being done to parked cars at a car showroom notably to the electrics as the vehicles were stationary for most of the time. I was able to place baits within the engine bays and get quick results, saving the garage a lot of trouble and cost.

There is currently an array of poisons available to the public from different outlets, usually in small packets and always of a weak form so as to be suitable to sell for ‘amateur use’.

A pest controller has something better available in differing forms and sensible quantities and rodents should never be under-baited. Once they have taken sufficient quantities of bait, time is all that’s needed to see an end to the problem.

Rats

These are the number one public health pest in East Sussex and should be dealt with as soon as found, they are impressive opportunists and subject to a lot of ridiculous myths and notions.

Over nearly thirty years I have dealt with thousands of rat infestations covering many situations, undoubtedly some stick in the memory.

Most domestic call-outs for rats follow a sighting of them in the garden, although of course they do enter houses, particularly attics, but nowhere near as frequently as mice.

The prescence of a well stocked bird table will attract and hold them in an area, if water is nearby then a problem can develop as rats may ‘dig in’ and produce their own burrow system on or near the premises. Compost bins are another attraction.

On one occasion I was called out to deal with a hotel undergoing refurbishments and was asked to view a basement area as rats were thought to be present, they certainly were present and this basement area had been neglected while all efforts of improvement were going on elsewhere.

This area held a number of rats although it should be borne in mind that they are not found in the hundreds of animals scale rather a small colony (family).

This basement area smelt bad, there were droppings everywhere and a lot of damage to floors and skirting boards following initial heavy baiting and several follow-up visits using good quality rodenticide, results were attained. Holes in the outside wall were filled and made good and all finally settled. The costs and time involved would have been significantly less if I had been called sooner, clearly the rats had been present for some time.

Poison is in reality the only option, while some people advocate the use of traps the chances of eradicating an infestation are remote.

Another particular case saw rats running around a rear garden and feeding on and beneath a bird table and entering and foraging across several neighbouring gardens as is often the case. They had dug a burrow system directly beneath the bird table so clearly there was a standing stock on site, rats will also shelter beneath piles of wood and rubbish, sheds etc. but if a ‘burrow system’ is on site then they have really set up home.

Several visits here using approved bait containers for exterior use while the home owner removed all bird food for the duration, saw a positive result shortly afterwards.

Cockroaches

Cockroaches can be found in a domestic setting and I’ve certainly dealt with a few over the years, although usually calls of this pest originate from hotels and catering establishments or from people who live near such places most of the time.

Both German and oriental cockroaches are prevalent in East Sussex and require a systematic thorough approach. They are not a DIY proposition and require trade chemicals, gels etc. to be used by a qualified operator.

Cockroaches can and do live in filth, have disease implications and are bad news for any business premises.

Many years ago on a restaurant call out cockroaches were found on floors and walls behind pictures and clocks (this is normal behaviour). This was a serious case but had been left neglected for a while, no one wants to spend money unnecessarily but really in a commercial setting there is no excuse.

Many people are in the frustrating position of living above a catering outlet that has cockroaches that have made their way into the fabric of the building. These pests start at ground level and move up so obviously should be treated at source.

Often the catering outlet may have a substantial problem and flats above are suffering because of it. It is a difficult position for a pest controller to deal with as the ‘source’ may not want any intrusion to their business, ultimately access will be needed if any kind of order is to be restored.

Perimeter band spraying and crack and crevice treatment possibly with additional gel baits will eventually bring matters to a close.

There are no cheap insecticides these days so expect to pay a reasonable amount for control of this pest.

The loss of reputation for a business costs more in the long run.

Some people in a domestic premises believe they have a cockroach problem when in reality what they have is a harmless ‘Devils Coach Horse’ beetle, these don’t need dealing with in anyway, they are harmless.

We provide a professional pest control service covering all the towns and villages in East Sussex including the following:

• Arlington, Alciston, Alfriston
• Brede, Blackboys, Burwash, Bishopstone, Bodle Street Green, Battle, Bexhil, Buxted
• Chiddingly, Crowhurst, Cooden, Cooksbridge, Chalvington, Crowborough, Chelwood Gate
• Danehill
• Eastbourne, East Dean, East Hoathly, Etchingham
• Falmer, Folkington, Firle, Forest Row, Framfield
• Glynde
• Heathfield, Horam, Horsted-Keynes, Hellingly, Horsebridge, Herstmonceux, Hooe, Halland, Hastings
• Little Common, Lewes, Lower Dicker, Laughton
• Mayfield, Maynards Green
• Newhaven, Ninfield
• Polegate, Peasmarsh, Plumpton, Piddinghoe, Pevensey, Pevensey Bay, Punnetts Town
• Rodmell, Rotherfield, Ringmer, Robertsbridge, Rottingdean, Rushlake Green, Rye, Ripe
• Selmeston, Saltdean, Seaford, Stone Cross, Stonegate
• Ticehurst
• Uckfield, Upper Dicker
• Windmill Hill,Willingdon, Wannock, Wadhurst, Wilmington, Wartling, Westham, Warbleton, Winchelsea

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