Rodent Control

Baiting alone only manages the current population — lasting control comes from combining baiting with exclusion (sealing entry points) and removing food and harbourage. Our technicians do all three as part of a rodent treatment.

Yes. We use tamper-resistant bait stations placed away from areas children and pets access, and advise on placement for your specific property. We'll talk you through the safety measures before we start.

Rats and mice move indoors for warmth, food and shelter — especially as the weather cools, or when nearby land is cleared or developed. Sealing entry points and removing food sources is key to keeping them out.

Usually yes, and sooner is a much smaller job. Mice breed quickly, so one mouse in the kitchen is rarely one mouse a few weeks later, and by the time droppings are turning up in more than one cupboard there is a nest in a cavity somewhere. If you have seen one, tell us where and what else you have noticed.

Size and location. Mouse droppings are small and dark, roughly the size of a grain of rice, and they turn up inside cupboards, drawers, pantry shelves and behind appliances. Rat droppings are noticeably larger and tend to follow a run — along skirting boards, in the roof void or the subfloor. Mice are also more likely to be heard inside a wall than overhead in the ceiling.

Because they catch what comes out, not what is nesting. The population lives in the roof void, subfloor and wall cavities, and retail products rarely get placed where the rodents actually travel. We treat the harbourage and the travel routes, then tell you which entry points and food sources to close off so it does not simply refill.

Rodent pressure is seasonal — they push indoors as it cools in autumn and winter, so a property that had them once is a candidate again. That is why we give you advice on entry points, food sources and harbourage, and why many properties choose a treatment every 6 to 12 months rather than waiting for the scratching to start again.