Vermin Control in The Kettering & Corby Area

If you are having to deal with the effects of unwanted vermin at your residence or place of work in the Kettering & Corby area then rest assured the Pest Professionals can help. We can provide support to you with immediate advice to help eradicate any vermin problem in two very convenient and practical steps:

The no obligation phone consultation service applies to both residential and business customers in the Kettering & Corby area. No vermin control job is too large or too small for us to look into. Where applicable we can advise on any immediate steps required to protect your health, property or possessions prior to a visit. If a visit is called for we let you know if there will be a call out cost and also advise on the likely rates of any vermin removal work should it be necessary.

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 impacts on people by spreading diseases or harming crops and livestock.

Rats were of course responsible for the Black Death or bubonic plague, or to be precise 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 instance, with rat urine, it can cause 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 significant pest on tree plantations, where it strips back bark and creates severe damage to young trees. Grey squirrels also tend to get into loft spaces in houses where they will cause much damage, including to electrical cables.

Rabbits aren’t strictly speaking vermin, but they do create various problems for the agricultural sector. It’s estimated that wild rabbits caused upwards of £50millon in damages to crops in the UK every year, and at times there is no choice but to control them either with exclusion or extermination methods. 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 passed to people via its urine and which can cause the potentially fatal Weil’s Disease.

Mice

Attracted to properties by the potential of food and shelter. Cause damage to buildings by chewing through walls and often cause fire hazards by chewing through electrical circuitry.

Moles

A real problem where clear, flat, turf surfaces are desired such as lawns, golf courses, formal and domestic gardens, bowling greens, racecourses and cricket pitches.

Grey Squirrels

A serious pest on tree plantations and typically causes significant damage when in domestic loft spaces.

If you need sound advice or a swift solution to a vermin problem anywhere in Kettering & Corby or the surrounding towns and villages – get in touch.