Vermin Control in The South East Region

If you are having to deal with the effects of unwanted vermin at your house or place of work in the Peterborough area then rest assured the Pest Professionals can help. We can assist with instant recommendations to help get rid of any vermin problem in two very convenient and effective steps:

The no obligation phone consultation applies to both domestic and business customers in the Peterborough area. No vermin control job is too large or too small for us to look at. Where applicable we are able to advise on immediate action 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 cost and also advise on the likely costs of any vermin removal work should it be necessary.

The Control of Vermin

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

Rats were of course responsible for the Black Death or bubonic plague, or to be precise 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 through contact with surfaces of water contaminated, for example, with rat urine, it can result in 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 significant pest on tree plantations, where it strips back bark and causes acute harm to young trees. Grey squirrels also tend to get into loft spaces in residential properties where they will cause all manner of damage, including to electrical cables.

Rabbits aren’t strictly speaking vermin, but they do cause all manner of problems for the agricultural industry. It’s estimated that wild rabbits caused upwards of � 50millon in damages to agricultural crops in the UK every year, and sometimes there is no choice but to control them either with exclusion to extermination techniques. Indeed UK landowners have a legal requirement 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 consultation.

Rats

Carries leptospirosis which can be passed to human beings via its urine and which can cause the potentially fatal Weil’s Disease.

Mice

Attracted to houses by the potential of food and shelter. Cause destruction to properties by chewing through walls and often are the cause of fire hazards by chewing through wiring.

Moles

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

Grey Squirrels

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

If you need sound advice or a speedy solution to a vermin problem anywhere in the South East’s cities, towns or villages – speak to us.