Pest control in Stretford, Urmston and Flixton 2011
Pest and vermin control in Lancashire, Manchester and Cheshire has seen a relatively early (2010) which is surprising given the relatively cold winter of 2009/10.
Pest and Vermin controllers were kept busy with the usual town centre rodent infestations throughout the winter of course, but the relatively cold early part of the year has already seen some ant problems coming in.
The fairly wet summers of 2008 and 2009 were not to the benefit of the hymenoptera (wasps, bees and ants) but 2010 looks like it is going to be a active year for ant problems.
Usually ants nest under the floors of homes 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 troublesome as they release winged males and queens which then mate in flight.
The appearance of thousands of these flying ants inside homes can be horrible indeed.
A relatively new pest was very prevalant in the Lancashire, Manchester and Cheshire area last year, the Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci).
It was not common for pest controllers in Lancashire, Manchester and Cheshire to encounter these pests until recent times but they seemed to appear from nowhere in 2008 and already this spring has seen reports of varied carpet beetle in substantial numbers.
They have a similar life cycle to moths their larvae, called woolly bears devour natural fibres and can do substantial damage to carpets and any fabrics. They can be a difficult and tricky pest to get rid of.
Bed Bugs are continuing their return in the Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire area, regularly arriving as hitch-hikers in the suitcases of home-coming holiday makers.
Often the first reaction of those unlucky ones who realise that they have been infested with these horrific,blood-sucking insects is to get rid of the old beds and get.
This is a costly mistake as despite their name bed bugs do not just live in beds and in an infested room will be found anywhere within up to fifteen feet of the bed, in cupboards, drawers etc, even in electrical sockets and the new beds will be quickly re-infested.
Many people mix up bed bugs with dust mites which are not visible to the naked eye.
They dine only on blood which they drink from their sleeping victims. People regularly associate bed bugs with unhygienic conditions but nothing could be less accurate, they do not need grime, their food is you!
Up to April 30th 2010 Harrier & Manchester Pest Control are offering a 25% reduction on their guaranteed ant treatment.
This revolutionary new treatment which is guaranteed for three years, extendable indefinitely in further three year chunks by a affordable re-treatment every three years, can be carried out in most homes subject to free site survey
For the summer of 2010 Harrier Pest Control are guaranteeing a fixed price for destroying wasps nests in the Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire area of just thirty two pounds.
Contact Manchester Pest Control for further details on 0800 019 8382 or 0161 930 8814
