Rodent control Perth to get rid of mice
We’ve had many calls for rodent control Perth to get rid of mice; the winter weather has driven these rodent vermin into buildings for shelter. Mice invade houses, shops, garages, garden sheds, offices, industrial units, green houses and storage units; they will take shelter wherever they can find it. Mice can squeeze in through small…
Read MoreRat pest control in Kinross
For rat pest control in Kinross, instead of baits & various traps that we normally use in houses, we had to use ferrets for a rat trapped in a bedroom today. The rat had gone to ground underneath the large bed and other pieces of heavy furniture. Our customer was having hysterics – well, wouldn’t…
Read MoreRat pest control in Pitlochry
Rat pest control in Pitlochry was called for urgently today for rats running round in broad daylight right next to a house. Our customer was watching rats right outside the window and she was absolutely terrified because they were so close, even though she was safely inside the house. She’d never actually seen a rat…
Read MoreFly pest control in Perth & Pitlochry
Fly pest control in Perth & Pitlochry is needed for pest flies this week. Cluster Flies, or Attic Flies, move into buildings in autumn to hibernate there until spring. The temperatures have dropped sharply overnight in Perth and Pitlochry this week so it’s been cold enough to give these flies the shivers and make them…
Read MoreMouse pest control in Perth
Mouse pest control in Perth has been keeping us busy this week because mice are moving into houses for the autumn and winter. Mice don’t like cold, wet weather because they get hypothermia (dangerously low body temperature) easily. This is because mice have a large skin area compared to their small body volume. When this…
Read MoreRabbit control in Perth
We use ferrets for our rabbit control work around Perth as well as other methods such as dog, gun, nets, traps, poison gas & rabbit-proof fencing. Here are some of the ferrets that won’t be out working just yet though. The six little ferrets, ‘kits’, in the basket are a late litter, just under 9…
Read MoreRat control in gardens in Perth
Rats in Perth were running riot in gardens in broad daylight this week – look at the mother rat sitting up on the garden bench! The whole family was out; mum, dad and youngsters, and very brazen too. Rats prefer to come out at night because they’re nocturnal by habit. But if there’s food to…
Read MoreBird control in Perth
We found this unconcerned bird nesting in Perth on a roof this week; it’s a collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto. A customer had been having problems with pigeons nesting in their chimneys and had asked us to do a bird control survey of the problem. When we got up onto the roof we found this collared…
Read MoreRestaurant closed for breaking Food Hygiene Laws
Environmental Health Officers closed a restaurant down this week after inspecting it because they found deficiencies in pest control in the restaurant; poison baits had been left out in the kitchens and dead mice were found in traps in food areas. The Officers issued an Emergency Prohibition Order and the restaurant owner had to appear…
Read MoreSwans cause road closure in Perth
A family of mute swans caused an emergency road closure in Perth yesterday when they decided to take a long rest in the middle of a street; the police were called in to make sure they they weren’t harmed by traffic. The mum, a female ‘pen’, and dad, a male ‘cob’ had been leading their…
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