Rats on the rise in Essex, there is no doubt we have seen the biggest number of public and commercial pest controls call outs since my records began well over 13 years ago for rats and mice in Essex.
No doubt at all, rat control has become somewhat of a challenge to pest control ,with rodents now showing a resistance to a number of products in the South East of England.
So, as a customer asking a Pest Control company “what can you do to remove my rodent problem” there are still many products that will eliminate the Norway rat.
My motto still stand in this industry “prevention is better than cure” and I will stand by this all my working life.
In this case the Norway rat “big brown thing running around your home making loads of noise”….Had to get in somehow.
I go to call after call where client’s had another company in to resolve the rat problem & all they did was come along and throw a load of bait down, kill the thing and offer NO service or advice on stopping the next “big rat from coming along and moving in”
A Pest Controller should be offering this advice as standard, yet sadly, it’s a basic principle that gets left behind with his unused bait and the daily targets set by greediness.
Everybody at some point in their lives will come across a stray rodent, and in all cases I would strongly advise using a Professional pest company to help with this unwanted vermin removal.
If this does happen, challenge the Pest Controller to show you how they may have got into your home.
Make a point of asking for this information on the job sheet, and then this way, the Pest Controller will have to look around the property to satisfy your wishes.
Keep a note of your rodent’s activity; this will assist the Pest Controller in his job.