Vermin Control in The North West

If you are having to deal with the effects of unwanted vermin at your residence or workplace in the North West area then rest assured that Pest Professionals can help. We can assist with instant advice to help remove any vermin problem in two extremely convenient and practical steps:

The no obligation phone consultation service applies to both residential and business customers in the North West area. No vermin control job is too large or too small for us to take a look at. Where appropriate we can advise on any immediate steps required to protect your health, property or possessions prior to a visit. If a visit is called for we let you know if there will be a call out fee and also advise on the likely rates of any vermin removal work should it be called for.

The Control of Vermin

Many of us picture rats when we hear the term ‘vermin’, but in actual fact it applies to any pest or nuisance animal that affects humans by spreading diseases or harming crops and livestock.

Rats were of course responsible for the Black Death or bubonic plague, or to be exact it was in fact the rat flea that initially transmitted it. To this day rodents carry a micro-organism that causes leptospirosis. The micro-organism lives in the rat without causing illness, but if passed onto humans either by direct contact or by means of contact with surfaces of water contaminated, for instance, with rat urine, it can bring about the potentially fatal form of leptospirosis known at Weil’s Disease.

The introduced North American grey squirrel is in fact a rodent and is a serious pest on tree plantations, where it strips back bark and creates severe harm to young trees. Grey squirrels also tend to get into loft spaces in residential properties where they will cause much damage, including to electrical cables.

Rabbits aren’t strictly speaking vermin, but they do create various problems for the farming sector. It’s estimated that wild rabbits caused upwards of � 50millon in damages to crops in the UK each year, and at times there is no choice but to control them either through exclusion to extermination techniques. Indeed UK landowners have a legal liability to control them.

There are many approaches to vermin control, each of which is bespoke to the problem pest. Call one of our Pest Professionals for a free, no obligation discussion.

Rats

Carries leptospirosis which may be spread to human beings via its urine and can lead to the potentially deadly Weil’s Disease.

Mice

Drawn in to properties by availability of food and shelter. Cause destruction to properties by chewing through walls and often create fire risks by chewing through electrical wiring.

Moles

A serious problem where clear, flat, turf surface areas are required such as lawns, golf courses, formal and domestic gardens, bowling greens, racecourses and cricket pitches etc.

Grey Squirrels

A serious pest on tree plantations and also typically causes significant damage when in residential loft spaces.

If you need sound advice or a swift solution to a vermin problem anywhere in North West’s towns, villages or cities – get in touch.