You have moved to a new home, but after some months, discover you have a pest issue. Did the seller know there was a pest issue? What can you do? For years the law use to be caveat emptor (buyer beware) - putting the onus on the buyer to do due diligence when buying a property. However, the law changed in 2013, so selling a property now falls under the Consumer Protection Against [...]
Rats during Winter Also read - https://mgpestcontrol.co.uk/2017/02/28/rat-or-mouse-droppings/ If you are seeing rats this winter, day or night...don't ignore it. They may start to come in, especially with winter not far off. Now the nights are longer, and it's getting colder rats look for warmth. They are looking for warmth - now the summer has gone, and they've reached their [...]
Trouble with mice droppings See also - https://mgpestcontrol.co.uk/2017/02/28/rat-or-mouse-droppings/Not that long ago Asda was fined £664,000 for mice in one of their bakeries - Park Royal, west London. Asda were also forced to close the affected store for 10 days, for the issue to be resolved. A Poundworld shop in Croydon was fined £1.1m for mice a few years ago. If you are [...]
Bees Wasps Guide. See - https://mgpestcontrol.co.uk/2014/06/20/mr-holmes-wasps/Spring to early summer we get lots of calls about wasps. The thing is it is still early for wasps. Most of the time, the issue is in fact relating to bees, not wasps. Bees are mostly pretty harmless. There are over 250 types of bee in the UK, mostly solitary bees. They are great for the garden, helping [...]
Plug for Mice Also read - https://mgpestcontrol.co.uk/2018/01/25/rat-and-mouse-droppings/There is a big variety of plugs out there for mice, rats and insects - that claim to repel them. BUT - do they work? When we are called to treat a pest issue at a home (or business) - whether Hornchurch, Romford, Upminster, Chelmsford - wherever in London, Essex or Kent - we so often see pest plugs have [...]
Got Rat or Mouse droppings? See - https://mgpestcontrol.co.uk/2017/01/23/the-best-way-to-control-pest-mice/ And see - https://mgpestcontrol.co.uk/2016/11/30/seeing-rat-burrows/ Also see - https://mgpestcontrol.co.uk/2017/01/04/good-quality-pest-control/The droppings you have found - are they mice or rats? See the pictures to give you a better idea as to what they are. Mouse droppings Bit[...]
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Bee Wasp ID Guide. See - https://mgpestcontrol.co.uk/2014/06/20/mr-holmes-wasps/Spring to early summer we get calls about wasps. The thing is it is still early for wasps. Most of the time, the issue is in fact relating to bees, not wasps. Bees are mostly pretty harmless. There are over 250 types of bee in the UK, mostly solitary bees. They are great for the garden, helping pollinate [...]
Rat Mouse Droppings? See - https://mgpestcontrol.co.uk/2017/01/23/the-best-way-to-control-pest-mice/ And see - https://mgpestcontrol.co.uk/2016/11/30/seeing-rat-burrows/ Also see - https://mgpestcontrol.co.uk/2017/01/04/good-quality-pest-control/The droppings you have found - are they mice or rats? See the pictures to gain a better idea. Mouse droppings Bit smaller than rice grains [...]
