Essex & Herts Pest Control eradicates rats from homes and businesses throughout the Barr Hall area.
Most rat problems are sorted with one treatment and on completion of a survey, the correct pest control solution will be implemented and then monitored using the latest pest control technologies. In keeping with the highest standards in pest control, all our work is guaranteed.
We aim to identify how rodents are gaining access into your building and we may recommend a sewer/drain survey be carried out. This is normally a free service.
For long term prevention and control we provide annual pest control contracts to both residential and commercial premises throughout the Barr Hall area.
We protect and promote business reputation by ensuring compliance with current pest control legislative requirements. Staff are RSPH/BPCA accredited and DBS security checked, ensuring you are safe professional hands at all times.
We take an environmental approach to pest control management, always prioritising solutions which have least impact to wildlife, promoting the environment and work to best codes of practice.
Long established and family run, the hallmark of our ongoing success is delivering first class customer service.
Control
Firstly, a thorough survey must be carried out. In addition to baiting there may well be other options to help eradicate your rodent problem.
We will likely make recommendations with regard to internal/external proofing and internal/external house keeping and give a better understanding as to why you have a rodent problem.
If there has been a history of ongoing rodent problems, we may ask you contact you water provider in order they carry out a sewer/drain survey. This is normally carried out as a free service. Damaged sewer/drainage pipes are a common entry point for brown rats, and until this fault can be identified and repaired, in this instance, rodent problems are likely to intermittently continue.
Habitat
Externally, brown rat burrows are quite recognisable. Burrow entry points are usually tennis ball sized and can be found on sloping grounds of banks and rivers or beneath some form of cover such as drains, tree roots or pavements. The brown rat can also be found inside in loft spaces and cavity walls, normally indicated by droppings and tunnels through insulation. They require free access to water and feed on a wide range of food sources. Entry into a building can be via an opened toilet, sewage or drainage pipes and even open doorways.
Importance
The brown rat, can carry diseases such as Leptospirosis more commonly known as Weil's disease, E.Coli, Lymphocytic Chroiomeningitis, Tularemia, Salmonella, Typhoid, Bartonellosis, Arenaviruses, Hantavirus, Toxoplasmosis, The Plauge and Rat Tapeworm. It is essential that any contact with rats such as stored items, worktops, cupboards, floors etc to be cleaned thoroughly with disinfectant and all droppings cleared.
Rodent droppings can trigger allergies and transmit food borne illnesses. Fire risk, damage to property and goods. Damage and contamination to food stuffs.