We treat a variety of pests. See the information below for details on how to identify the pest and the treatment we offer.
Rodent pests
Find out how to identify, treat and prevent different rodents.
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We treat a variety of pests. See the information below for details on how to identify the pest and the treatment we offer.
Find out how to identify, treat and prevent different rodents.
Typically, rats:
An adult must be present throughout each visit. Treatments typically involve:
To prevent rats from entering your home, you must:
Noises coming from the loft are often caused by squirrels or birds, rather than rats or mice.
Typically, mice:
An adult must be present throughout each visit. Treatments in your home typically involve:
Contact us if you need your home treated for mice. We also offer advice on preparing for a treatment.
Prepare your home against mice:
Dead mice can be put in a plastic bag and then in the bin.
If you are worried about a squirrel infestation, please contact us to find out how we can help you to treat them.
Find out how to identify, treat and prevent crawling pests.
Contact us if you need home treatment for black ants. We also offer advice on preparing for a treatment.
Black garden ants are:
Pharaoh ants are:
The nest is usually found outside a property but they can get inside buildings through the tiniest of gaps to forage for food scraps, this is why they are usually found in the kitchen. During the late summer the nest produces winged ants, often called flying ants.
An adult must be present throughout each visit. Treatments in your home involve:
The most effective method of control is to find and destroy the nest. Look outside next to exterior walls on the south side of the house under paths or slabs.
Often ants will emerge in buildings from interior walls, giving the impression that the nest is inside the building. The ants often follow electrical wiring or plumbing along the length of the wall through the cavity or under the skirting boards.
If you cannot find the nest, use ant powder as a temporary solution to prevent them entering your property. Put the powder in any cracks:
Lift the edge of carpets and apply powder along skirting boards.
We provide pest control treatment for bedbugs and have also produced advice if you think you may have an infestation or are preparing for a treatment.
Adult bedbugs are oval shaped, flattened and about 6mm long. When unfed they are pale brown in colour, but become reddish brown to mahogany when full of blood. Young bugs are nearly colourless, becoming brown as they mature.
You can often find bedbugs:
Note. Their droppings look like black dots, which can also be a tell-tale sign. If you have no bites above the knee, the cause is more likely to be fleas.
An adult must be present throughout each visit. Treatments in your home involve:
Before the treatment you should:
Before the first and second visit any clothes or bed linen must be either be:
If you wish to get a new bed, do not do so until the infestation is completely eradicated (which normally takes a minimum of two weeks and sometimes longer).
If you have an infestation of beetles, contact us to find out how we can help you to treat them.
Contact us if you need your home treated for cockroaches. We also offer advice on preparing for a treatment.
Brent is commonly affected by Oriental or German cockroaches which are:
An adult must be present throughout each visit. Treatments in your home typically involve:
You can prevent cockroaches from entering you home by:
Contact us if you need your home treated for fleas. We also offer advice on preparing for a treatment.
Fleas:
Bites from fleas are usually restricted to below the knees, bites more evenly distributed on the human body are more frequently caused by bedbugs.
An adult must be present throughout each visit. Treatments in your home typically involve:
To prepare your home before we arrive:
All treated areas should not be cleaned, polished or vacuumed for two weeks after the treatment.
Find out how to identify, treat and prevent flying pests.
Contact us if your home needs treatment for clothes moths. We also offer advice on preparing for a treatment.
The clothes moth is the most common fabric moth.
Because these moths are weak flyers and not attracted to light, you can find them close to the infested items, such as in dark areas of closets.
The larva is the damaging stage of the clothes moth and feeds on:
Damages usually appear in hidden areas of your clothes such as:
An adult must be present before we start the treatment. You will have to leave your property during the treatment and return at least three hours later. Treatments in your home involve:
We may not be able to treat your home if you do not carryout the following:
Before the treatment you should:
The above steps will also need to be repeated for the second visit.
Clothes moths may hide on woollen garments or scraps stored for long periods. In order to prevent clothes moths ensure your clothes are:
Brushing destroys eggs and exposes larvae. Larvae are strongly repelled by light and will fall from clothing when they cannot find protection.
We also offer advice on preparing for a treatment.
Typically, wasps:
Note. Bees are rounder, fatter, slower moving and hairier than wasps. The rear legs are fat and they have duller coloration. They only feed on pollen, so they are often found near flowers and plants.
We only offer this treatment from 1 April to 31 October.
An adult must be present throughout each visit. Treatments in your home involve:
The nest will be dead in one or two days after the treatment.
Find out what it will cost, the treatment duration and the number of days needed between visits.
Our prices are given to you upfront. There are no hidden costs so you can have peace of mind.
Pests | Standard Fee | Saturday or Premium Service Fee | Number of visits | Days between visits |
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Wasps | £75 | £95 | 1 | n/a |
Fleas | £250 | £275 | 2 | 14 to 21 |
Garden ants (black ants) | £99 | £120 | 1 | n/a |
Cockroaches | £180 | £199 | 2 | n/a |
Mice | £150 | £175 | 3 | 7 to 10 |
Rats | £150 | £175 | 3 | 7 to 10 |
Clothes moths (1-4 rooms) | £270 | £299 | 2 | 14 to 21 |
Clothes moths (4-8 rooms) | £295 | £330 | 2 | 14 to 21 |
Squirrels | £150 | £175 | 3 | 7 to 10 |
Pharaoh ants (yellow ants) | £250 | £270 | 2 | 21 to 28 |
Bedbugs (1-4 rooms) | £270 | £299 | 2 | 14 to 16 |
Bedbugs (5-8 rooms) | £295 | £330 | 2 | 14 to 16 |
Combined bedbugs and cockroaches | £385 | £385 | 2 | 21 to 28 |
Combined mice and cockroaches | £280 | £299 | 3 | 7 to 10 |
Combined rats and cockroaches | £280 | £299 | 3 | 7 to 10 |
Combined rats/mice and bedbugs | £355 | £355 | 3 | 7 to 10 |
Find information on pests we do not currently provide a service to deal with.
To arrange a treatment and to discuss any pest issues you may have:
Council tenants must contact Brent Housing Management on 020 8937 2400 if they have an infestation of mice, rats or cockroaches.