Vermin Control in The Cambridge Area

If you are suffering from the effects of uninvited vermin at your residence or place of work in the Cambridge area then rest assured the Pest Professionals can help. We can provide support to you with instant advice to help remove any vermin problem in two extremely convenient and practical steps:

The no obligation phone consultation service applies to both domestic and business customers in the Cambridge area. No vermin control job is too big or too small for us to consider. Where applicable we are able to advise on immediate steps required to safeguard your well being, property or belongings prior to a visit. If a visit is called for we let you know if there will be a call out charge and also advise on the likely rates of any vermin removal work should it be required.

The Control of Vermin

Many of us think of rats when we hear the term ‘vermin’, however in actual fact it applies to any pest or nuisance wild animal that affects people by spreading diseases or harming crops and livestock.

Rats were of course responsible for the Black Death or bubonic plague, or to be exact it was in fact the rat flea that initially transmitted it. To this day rodents carry a micro-organism that causes leptospirosis. The micro-organism lives in the rat without causing illness, but if passed onto humans either by direct contact or by means of contact with surfaces of water contaminated, for example, with rat urine, it can bring about the potentially fatal form of leptospirosis known at Weil’s Disease.

The introduced North American grey squirrel is in fact a rodent and is a serious pest on tree plantations, where it strips back bark and creates acute harm to young trees. Grey squirrels also tend to get into loft spaces in houses where they will create much damage, including to power cables.

Rabbits aren’t strictly speaking vermin, but they do create all manner of issues for the farming industry. It’s estimated that wild rabbits caused upwards of � 50millon in damage to agricultural crops in the UK each year, and at times there is no choice but to control them either with exclusion to extermination techniques. Indeed UK landowners have a legal liability to control them.

There are many approaches to vermin control, each of which is unique to the problem pest. Call one of our Pest Professionals for a free, no obligation discussion.

Rats

Carries leptospirosis which can be spread to individuals via its urine and can cause the potentially deadly Weil’s Disease.

Mice

Attracted to houses by the potential of food and shelter. Cause destruction to buildings by chewing through walls and often are the cause of fire hazards by chewing through wiring.

Moles

A real problem where clear, flat, grass surface areas are required such as lawns, golf courses, formal and domestic gardens, bowling greens, racecourses and cricket pitches.

Grey Squirrels

A major pest on tree plantations and commonly causes significant damage when in domestic loft spaces.

If you need sound advice or a rapid solution to a vermin problem anywhere in Cambridge or the surrounding towns and villages – get in touch.