Rat Pest Control Specialist
Pride Pest Control provide rat pest control services throughout the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire areas.
Our knowledge and understanding of the habits of potential problem species enables us to deliver fast and efficient solutions, and also to provide advice and longer-term support with ensuring that a return of the issue is avoided.
Whether related to domestic or commercial property infestations can develop quickly and cause significant damage and distress which, when coupled with their known disease carrying capabilities, makes rats a high priority for treatment.
The first step in rat control is always proofing, potentially preventing a problem before it can occur. Proofing your property for rats should be based upon surveying the building structure for defects, this may be as simple as a hole in brick work around pipes, broken air bricks or poorly fitted doors and the like. Sometimes rats may enter from under the building via drainpipes or old land drains.
Signs of Rat Activity:
- Burrows
- Droppings (12mm long cylindrical pointed at one or both ends)
- Smear marks/grease marks left by fur when regularly running along same pathways
- Runs-pathways left by constant travel back and forth to food/harbourage point
- Footprint / tail swipes
Problems Rats Can Cause:
- Infection & Contamination. Rats spread and carry several diseases Inc. Weil’s Disease through contact, droppings & urine
- Damage to stock, assets, property and infrastructure through gnawing, chewing & nesting
- Damage to reputation & possible legal action
- Loss of revenue
Rat Prevention:
- Inc. Drain traps
- Environmental management Inc. removal of harbourage
- Active monitoring
- Trapping
- Poisoning
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