Expert Rat Proofing Service provided by iQ Pest Control
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01280 811198
FOR RAPID RAT EXTERMINATION & RAT PROOFING
HOW CAN I STOP RATS FROM GETTING INTO MY HOME?
From the moment we arrive at your home to provide our rat removal service we will be investigating how rats have been able to find their way into your premises. Sometimes the rats entry point is obvious, perhaps a pipe has been removed from a redundant sink or bath and there is a gaping hole through the wall, other times the entry point is far less obvious which may indicate problems beneath your feet in the drain/sewer.
iQ Pest Control use state of the art techniques by utilising ultra violet tracking dust and gel, this is a very effective means to find the entry point or points as is often the case.
Once the rats have been caught and removed and entry point has been identified we can block the hole to prevent any further rat infestations. This step is actually by far the most important, if you do not block the holes the rats will be back!! Rat prevention is actually far more important than rat extermination.
RAT PROOFING
Once the rats entry point has been found iQ Pest Control will provide rat proofing. We will block any external holes such as broken air bricks or holes in walls or roofs which will often prevent any further infestation if there are no known issues with your drains.
DRAINAGE SURVEYS
All external holes have been blocked but you have still got rats in your property. This indicates potential issues with your drains. iQ Pest Control provide specialist drainage inspections this is done by passing CCTV cameras through your entire drainage system looking for faults. If there is a hole in a pipe, collapsed drain or redundant pipe this is where the rats will have burrowed up from to get under your home, rats can burrow a staggering 10 metres per day! If rats have burrowed under your house chances are they can get into the wall cavities this in turn will give rats access to your whole house, a scary thought!
Once the drainage inspection is complete we can advise of the next steps to make your home rat proof and provide a full installation service.
Call iQ Pest Control on 01280 811198 to arrange your drainage inspection
A BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RATS AND THE CAUSE OF INFESTATIONS
Sewer rats are opportunistic creatures, but are also very timid and would choose to spend their whole lives without ever seeing humans as they have all the water and food they could ever need in our drains and sewers.
EXTERNAL CAUSES OF RAT INFESTATIONS
Almost always when dealing with a rat infestations there is are external links or causes as to why the rats have come into your home.
A few examples of these external affects are
Drainage Problems
When the time line is traced back customers have realised that they have had a blocked drain and then a few days later rats have appeared. This is an indicator that the rat colony that was living in a relatively dry part of the sewer have been flooded out and have evacuated and are now in search of a new home.
Building works
Are you or your neighbour having an extension? The excavation may have disturbed a rat colony and they are now looking for a new home!
Derelict Buildings
Are you close to derelict or run down buildings? Unfortunately this may be where the main rat colony is harbouring and they are coming into your property to look for food, water or nesting material.
INTERNAL CAUSES OF RAT INFESTATIONS
There are also internal influences that that may have attracted the rats to your property in the first place.
Rats need three things to survive. FOOD, WATER & SHELTER so if one, two or three of these items are being provided in your home chances are they may be settling in and will setup home to live and breed if you do not do something about it.
Food Source
The rats food source is sometimes obvious, pet food stored in a shed, garage or under stairs cupboard, the tell tale hole in a bag where they have chewed their way in. Or do you or your neighbour feed wild birds or other wild animals in your gardens? Maybe somewhere in your street someone is keeping chickens or poultry? The spilt feed alone can be the food source the rats are living off which may be why they are now in your home?
Water Source
Mice can get all the water they need from the food they eat whereas rats require a daily source of water, the rats water source is often from drains but sometimes water put out for poultry or pets can be all they need to thrive.
Shelter
All of our homes are usually filled with the perfect materials to make a very comfortable rat nest. Soft fluffy warm insulation in our lofts and cavity walls give rats the perfect place to make a nest to harbour away from direct contact with humans.
If you have rats in or around your home you must act immediately, call iQ Pest Control 01280 811198 now or request a call back. We will book an appointment for a member of our rat removal team to get rid of rats for good.
Business owner? Why not book one of our operatives to inspect your premises for pests and provide a solution to your rat related issue? Let your problem become ours.
iQ Pest Control Provide Rat Extermination, Control and Proofing in Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire and the following towns and cities - Aylesbury, Banbury, Bedford, Bicester, Brackley, Buckingham, Coventry, Daventry, Kettering, Leamington Spa, Leighton Buzzard, Lutterworth, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Oxford, Rugby, Southam, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Wellingborough, Woodford Halse and their respective surrounding areas. Even if you are outside of this area please still pick up the phone and call us as we are rapidly expanding our service area - wherever you are and whatever pest issue you are having iQ Pest Control will keep your premises pest free!