Pestcatcher offer a full rodent exclusion and treatment service, unlike councils who will only place poison during there visit we provide a full service that includes surveying the property and identifying entry points and providing treatment and full proofing of the property. We also provide sewer inspections using our sewer camera and if a problem is found then we can use Non Return valves on the sewer outlet pipes to prevent access (Please see picture below).

Unlike other common household pests, rats and mice are mammals, belonging to the group known as rodents. This name refers to their gnawing habit which is necessary to control the size of their front incisor teeth. These animals are well adapted to living in very close association with humans, sharing food and shelter. Why are they a major pest?

Eating and contamination of stored food:

Rats and mice cause major losses in stored food through either consumption or contamination with urine, faeces and hair.

Physical Damage:

The gnawing habits of rodents can cause considerable damage. Buildings, furniture, books, equipment and machinery are not immune to this sort of damage. Rodents can even gnaw electrical cables causing short-circuits and even electrical fires.

Disease Transmission:

Rats and mice play a role in disease transmission. Diseases include the Black Death (bubonic plague), Salmonella food poisoning, Murine typhus fever, Weil’s disease and Trichinosis. Diseases are transmitted in a number of ways including urine and faeces, scratching and biting, other parasites (e.g. fleas), via pets or other indirect means.

What can be done?

Control for rodents comprises four main approaches:

  1. Sanitation – reducing the food and shelter available for rodent activity
  2. Rodent-proofing – alter the building structurally so that rodents cannot gain entry.
  3. Trapping – using traps to physically capture rodents
  4. Chemical Control – covers a wide variety of techniques including baiting, use of tracking powders and gels and in some cases, fumigants.

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