Pest control in Atherton, Leigh and Tyldesley 2010
Pest Control in the North West has seen a lively start (2010) which is somewhat unexpected given the relatively cold winter of 2009/10.
Pest and Vermin controllers were kept occupied with the usual city centre rat infestations throughout the winter of 2009/10, but the relatively cold early part of the year has already seen ant infestation reported.
The fairly wet summers of 2008 and 2009 were not to the taste of the hymenoptera (sawflies, wasps, ants & bees) but 2010 looks like it will be a busy year for flying ant work.
Usually ants make nests under the floors of houses and inside cavity walls causing a large number of foraging ants to enter kitchens and food cupboards.
However it is at their mating time when they can be most annoying as they create winged males and winged queens which then fly off to mate.
The release of several thousands of these flying ants inside houses can be traumatic indeed.
A relatively new pest was very troublesome in the the North West area last season, the Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci).
It was not common for pest controllers in Lancashire, Manchester and Cheshire to deal with these pests until lately but they seemed to appear from nowhere in 2008 and already this spring has seen reports of varied carpet beetle in large numbers.
Having a similar life cycle to moths their larvae, known as woolly bears can eat natural fibres and can do substantial damage to carpets and all fabrics. They are a difficult and tricky pest to get rid of.
Bed Bugs are continuing their resurgence in the Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire area, frequently arriving as stowaways in the suitcases of returning travellers.
Regularly the first reaction of unfortunate people who realise that they have been infested with these horrific,blood-sucking creatures is to get rid of the old beds and purchase.
This is an unneccesary mistake as despite their name bed bugs don’t just live in beds and in an infested bedroom will be found everywhere within about five yards of the bed, in cupboards, drawers etc, even in electrical and telephone sockets and the new beds become quickly re-infested.
Many people confuse bed bugs with dust mites which are not visible to the naked eye.
They dine solely on blood which they drink from their sleeping victims. People often associate bed bugs with unhygienic conditions but nothing could be less accurate, they do not require grime, their food is you!
Until the end of April 2010 Harrier & Manchester Pest Control are offering a twenty-five percent reduction on their guaranteed ant treatment.
The revolutionary new treatment which is guaranteed for three years, extendable indefinitely in additional three year chunks by a simple re-treatment every three years, can be carried out in most houses subject to free site survey
For the summer of 2010 Harrier Pest Control are giving a fixed price for destroying wasps nests in the Cheshire, Lancashire and Manchester area of just thirty two pounds.
Contact Harrier Pest control for details on 0800 019 8382 or 0161 930 8814
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