They look cute and fluffy and a lot of people enjoy watching them in the garden but, grey squirrels are classed legally as vermin by The Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981. There are good reasons for this, including recent, physical attacks by squirrels on some Welsh villagers – ASBO squirrels! Grey squirrels damage homes and…

Rat control for rat infestations has been keeping us very busy indeed – this seems to be the Year of the Rat! Rats in gardens in Perth & Kinross are common in the winter. The rats find shelter under compost bins, decking and sheds and will even burrow in to flower beds.  Rats at the…

Fleas are becoming a pest flea problem this winter. Lots of pets were outdoors and picking up fleas in the hot summer we’ve just had and the hot weather helped the fleas breed too. Now the weather is getting cooler and the heating is on in houses, encouraging fleas to breed indoors and  causing a…

Mole control and mole control in lawns is a specialist area of pest control. Customers often tell us they have tried mole pest control themselves, either with mole traps or with a variety of methods they have found on the internet. They will have had one molehill, then a couple more, and then, suddenly, a…

Are you hearing noises in the attic and walls at night? The noises are a bit unnerving aren’t they! This is a common pest problem at this time of year. Rodent vermin are normally the cause of noises in the roof and walls at night. This is because mice and rats are nocturnal, sleeping in…

Rodent control is not needed for this little mouse sitting out in the garden. Very soon though, this mouse, and many others, will start moving in to houses, sheds, garages and buildings for shelter from the autumn and winter weather and, very soon, rodent control in Perth will be needed to get rid of mice.…

A wasp nest is normally a grey/cream colour because it is made of wood scrapings that are pulped to a papery substance by the wasps. Sometimes there will be shades of wood stain mixed in, with hints of blue, red, green and brown. A wasp nest is a rounded shape and starts off the size…

Wasps at the windows and wasps in the house have been bothering customers recently. These are queen wasps that have been hibernating in the house or roof space over the winter and are waking up now that spring is here properly. The wasps go to the window because they are attracted to the daylight –…

Do you control ant in Perth & Kinross?  That is a question many people are asking us because they need ant pest control in houses, in shops, on doorsteps and patios and many other places.  The commonest ant in Perth & Kinross that we have to use ant control for is the Garden Ant or Black Ant. Garden…

Noises in the roof at this customer’s property turned out to be mice in the attic. The mice had been busy chewing the pipe insulation, which is not what you want when temperatures are dropping so far below freezing. Mice can chew 6 times every second, nibbling at everything they find to see if it…