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Pest control in Wirral and Liverpool

Pest Control in Liverpool and Wirral has seen a brisk start this year which is rather surprising given the somewhat colder (weather of this last winter|winter of 2009/10}.

Pest controllers were kept busy with the usual town centre rat infestations during the winter of 2009/10, but the relatively cold early spring has already seen some ant calls coming in.

The wet summers of the last few years were not to the taste of the hymenoptera (sawflies, wasps, ants & bees) but this year looks like it will turn out to be a busy year for flying ant work.

Regularly ants build nests under the floors of buildings and inside cavity walls causing a large number of foraging ants to enter kitchens and food cupboards.

However it is at the mating time when they can be most annoying as they release winged queens and males which then fly off to mate.

The emergence of several thousands of these winged ants inside your home can be horrible in the extreme.

A relatively new pest was especially numerous in the Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire area last season, the Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci).

It was rare for pest operatives in Cheshire, Lancashire and Manchester to encounter these pests until recent times but they seemed to appear from nowhere in recent years and already this year has seen sightings of these beetles in unprecedented numbers.

They have a similar life cycle to moths their larvae, known as woolly bears eat natural fibres and can do great damage to carpets and natural fabrics. They can be a difficult and persistent pest to get rid of.

Those who are involved in pest control have noted that Bed Bugs are carrying on their return in the Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire area, frequently arriving as stowaways in the suitcases of home-coming holiday makers.

Often the first reaction of unlucky people who realise that they have been infested with these horrible,blood-sucking pests is to get rid of the old beds and get.

This is an expensive error as despite their name bed bugs not only live in beds and in an infested room will be found everywhere within about five metres of the bed, in cupboards, drawers etc, even in electrical and telephone sockets and the new beds will be instantly re-infested.

Most people mix up bed bugs with dust mites which are not visible to the naked eye.They both need a different method of pest control

They dine exclusively on blood which they syphon from their sleeping victims. People usually associate bed bugs with dirty conditions but nothing could be further from the truth, they do not require grime, their food is you!

Up to April 30th 2010 Harrier & Liverpool Pest Control are offering a 25% reduction on their guaranteed ant treatment.

The revolutionary treatment which is guaranteed for three years, extendable indefinitely in additional three year chunks by a affordable re-treatment every three years, can be carried out on most properties subject to free site survey

For the summer of 2010 Harrier Pest Control are providing a fixed price for getting rid of wasps nests in the Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire area of just thirty two pounds.

Contact Harrier Pest control for more information on 0800 019 8382 or 0151 471 8660

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Wasp Nest Removal in Rainford

Wherever you are situated in Lancashire, Merseyside, Manchester or Cheshire we operate in your area. Just phone 0800 019 8382 or 0161 930 8814 or 01925 670375 for quick same day service at a guaranteed price.

During the Summer Wasps Season of 2010   Wasps Nest Removal Fishpool will be giving a fixed price of just 32.00 to deal with a wasps nest or 44.50 for postcodes L, CH & CW

Wasps Nest in the Liverpool Area has seen a brisk start this year which is unexpected given the relatively cold (weather of this last winter|winter of 2010/11}.

Pest and Vermin controllers were kept working with the usual city centre rodent calls throughout the winter of course, but the relatively cold early part of the year has already seen ant problems coming in.

The fairly wet summers of the last few years were not to the liking of the hymenoptera (sawflies, wasps, ants & bees) but this year looks like it will be a hectic year for ant calls.

Frequently ants build nests under the floors of buildings and inside cavity walls causing an army of foraging ants to visit food store areas.

However it is at mating time when they are at their most annoying as they release winged queens and males which then mate on the wing.

The emergence of several thousands of these flying ants inside homes can be horrible indeed.

A relatively new pest was quite prevalant in the Cheshire, Lancashire and Manchester area last season, the Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci).

It was not common for pest controllers in the North West to meet these pests until lately but they seemed to appear from nowhere in recent times and already this spring has seen reports of these beetles in large numbers.

They have a similar life cycle to moths their larvae, called woolly bears eat natural fibres and can do great damage to carpets and all fabrics. They are a difficult and persistent pest to remove.

Those who work in in Wasps Nest note that Bed Bugs are continuing their renaissance in the Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire area, regularly arriving as stowaways in the suitcases of returning holiday makers.

Very often the first reaction of those unfortunates who realise that they are infested with these hideous,blood-sucking pests is to destroy the old beds and get.

This can be a costly mistake as despite their name bed bugs don’t just hide in beds and in an infested bedroom will be found everywhere within about fifteen feet of the bed, in cupboards, drawers etc, even in electrical sockets and the new beds will be instantly re-infested.

Most people mistake bed bugs with dust mites which cannot be seen by the naked eye. They both a different type of Wasps Nest.

They dine just on blood which they drink from their sleeping victims. People often associate bed bugs with dirty living conditions but nothing could be less true, they do not require squalor, their food is your blood!

Up to the end of June 2011Cheshire & Gatley Wasps Nest are giving a twenty-five percent discount on their three year guaranteed ant prevention treatment.

The revolutionary new treatment which is guaranteed for three years, extendable indefinitely in additional three year chunks by a simple re-treatment every 3 years, can be carried out in most houses subject to satisfactory free site survey

For the summer of 2011   Wasps Nest Removal Horwich are offering a fixed price for getting rid of wasps nests in the the North West area of just thirty two pounds.

Contact   Wasps Nest Removal Hoylake for details on 0800 019 8382 or 0161 930 8814 or 01925 670375

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How to prevent bed bugs

Amongst the most detested and least understood pests identified by man is the bedbug (Cimex lectularius). What number of us dropped off to sleep in bed as young ones with the words of our dads and moms in our ears “sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite”?

Bed Bugs most probably started to feed on man at about the period we moved into caves, the bat bugs Cimex pilosellus and C pipistrella mainly fed on bats and it is likely that bat feeding species of bed bugs evolved to feast upon man when our ancestors started staying in bat infested caves.

Until the arrival of DDT during the early 20th century bed bugs were common stowaways in most low quality homes.

The later part of the 20th century saw pest operatives called out to very few bed bug infestations indeed, their presence being generally restricted to budget holiday hotels and student accomadation etc.

A lot of people mistake dust mites, which cannot be seen by the naked, with bed bugs which certainly.
Adult bedbugs are reddy-brown, about a few milemetres in size and engorged after dining on human blood.

Bed bugs typically feed on a target’s blood every week or so, emerging in the early hours of the morning and homing in on their target by sniffing the exhaled carbon dioxide from human breath and once close in on their target, the heat from the body of their intended target.

In the absence of an acceptable human meal to dine on they might stay in a period of dormancy for periods of up to a year or more.

Signs of a bed bug problem are spots of blood on sheets and on the base of mattresses and a lot of people can react badly to bed bug bites.

The early part of this century has seen bed bug numbers expoding across the earth, the easy availability of overseas and economic migration have both been argued as reasons for the resurgence.

What is known is that they are now making a real fightback not only in slum quality property but top class hotels, schools and also hospitals.

One London borough reported a doubling of bed bug bites reports on a yearly basis from 1995 to 2001.

One evening away in an infested hotel is all it requires, they catch a ride in your suitcases or bags.

Pest control businesses are also now confirming cases of transport related bed bug infestations on transport of all kinds so a simple ride to work on an infested tube or train may be sufficient to bring bed bugs to your home.

They are an tricky pest to deal with as despite popular opinion they do not just live in beds. They hide in any nook and cranny anywhere close to a sleeping target, beds, electrical sockets, televisions, bed side telephones etc and dealing with them is both difficult and time consuming. They have even been discovered found living under the toe-nails of infirm people and in the creases of flesh on flabby people.

They are not a pest that can be tackled by a beginner and a pest control professional will quite definitely be essential.