Pest control in Northwich, Middlewich and Weaverham 2010
Pest Control in Cheshire, Lancashire and Manchester has seen a lively start (2010) which is unexpected given the relatively cold winter of 2009/10.
Pest controllers were kept occupied with the usual city centre rat problems all thoughout the winter of course, but the relatively cold early spring has already provided some ant infestations coming in.
The fairly wet summers of 2008 and 2009 were not to the liking of the hymenoptera (wasps, bees and ants) but 2010 looks like it is going to be a active year for ant work.
Usually ants make 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 troublesome as they produce winged males and winged queens which then mate on the wing.
The appearance of thousands of these winged ants inside homes can be horrific indeed.
A somewhat new pest was quite troublesome in the Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire area last year, the Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci).
It was not common for pest controllers in Lancashire, Manchester and Cheshire to meet these pests until lately but they seemed to arrive from nowhere in 2008 and already this season has seen reports of these insects in unprecedented numbers.
Having a similar life cycle to moths their larvae, known as woolly bears devour natural fibres and can do substantial damage to carpets and any fabrics. They are a difficult and tricky pest to get rid of.
Bed Bugs are carrying on their return in the the North West area, frequently arriving as stowaways in the suitcases of home-coming holiday makers.
Regularly the first reaction of those unfortunates who realise that they are infested with these revolting,blood-sucking pests is to get rid of the old beds and buy new.
This is an expensive error as despite their name bed bugs don’t just live in beds and in an infested bedroom will be found everywhere within up to five yards of the bed, in cupboards, drawers etc, even in electrical sockets and the new beds are rapidly re-infested.
Many people mix up bed bugs with dust mites which are not visible to the naked eye.
They dine just on blood which they syphon from their sleeping hosts. People usually associate bed bugs with dirty conditions but nothing could be less true, they do not need grime, they eat you!
Up to the end of April 2010 Harrier & Manchester Pest Control are offering a twenty-five percent reduction on their guaranteed ant treatment.
This revolutionary treatment which is guaranteed for three years, extendable indefinitely in further three year chunks by a simple re-treatment every three years, can be carried out on most houses subject to satisfactory,free
For the summer of 2010 Harrier Pest Control are offering 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 details on 0800 019 8382 or 0161 930 8814
