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A dead mouse inside an electrical socket, killed by the live red wire.  We found this when we were asked to get rid of mice in Dundee. If this mouse had had a chance to chew the cables then it could have started a house fire – and a mouse can chew 6 times every…

Carpet moths, also known as clothes moths, have damaged this lovely rug. The pile at the edge of the rug is gone. Do moths eat clothes and carpets? – well, the moths themselves do not feed but the clothes moths larvae eat soft, protein fibres like wool, silk, fur and feathers, causing moth damage with…

Noises in the attic and walls at night? Do you think you are imagining them or are they very real and loud? They are a bit unnerving aren’t they, but noises in the walls and roof are a very common pest problem at this time of year. The commonest causes of noises in the wall…

There are so many rats in Perth at the moment that we find rat droppings scattered on the public pavements – can you see them in the pink marker rings? This is  a clean and tidy walkway with little to attract the rats, but still the signs of rats are there. See rats out in…

Ants and flying ants in the house and outside needing ant control in Perth & Kinross will be seen these next few days. This is because it is the ant swarming season, with ants most likely to swarm in hot, humid weather – and it is certainly going to be that this coming week! It…

Wasp control in Perth & Kinross is keeping us on our toes at the moment. The recent spell of hot weather has encouraged more wasp activity  – as it did in 2018 – and wasp nests are getting big very quickly now. Wasp control can be done by wasp nest removal and by treating the…

This is a question we get asked a lot during the nesting season because of the problems gulls cause. Gulls are very loud and their noise is very disturbing, especially when the gulls are on a house roof. Their droppings are dirty. They are aggressive too, especially when chicks have hatched. Gull attacks on people…

Wasp nests in vents and roofs, bumble bees in vents and even Honey Bee hives in vents and roofs  are common during the summer. There is another bee though, the harmless Masonry Bee, that is often seen at vents and roofs. It is important to be sure which bee or wasp is in the vents…

Now that sunny spring is here we are getting calls asking if we control ant in Perth & Kinross?  The warm sunshine makes ants more active and they are being seen much more often so customers need ant pest control in houses, in shops, on doorsteps and patios and many other places. The Black Ant,…

Two of our five-strong mole pest control team in Perth & Kinross, Dundee and Fife: Andy Law and James Law – and helpers! Mole control in Perth & Kinross, Dundee and Fife makes for busy work for us at this time of year because moles in lawns and fields and moles in golf courses and…