Pest Control Rydens

Pest Control in Rydens

Rydens is a residential area in Walton-on-Thames, lying between the town centre and the River Thames. The streets here are a mix of inter-war semis and post-war houses, with Rydens Avenue and the roads off it forming the core of the neighbourhood. The proximity to the Thames and its flood plain has a direct bearing on pest activity. Rats are long-standing along the riverbank and in the drainage system and they follow these routes into the residential streets, especially during wet weather or when the river levels are high. We carry out rat control work in Rydens regularly and the streets closest to the river and the green spaces along the bank tend to see the most ongoing problems.

Mice are common across the area too. The 1930s and 1940s houses have cavity walls and plenty of small gaps where they can get in and mice move freely between adjoining properties through shared voids. It only takes one house in a row to have a gap under the back door or a cracked airbrick for mice to start working their way along the terrace. Our mouse control approach in Rydens always includes checking and proofing the entry points, because without that step the mice come straight back. Fleas are another job we get called to in this area, often in homes with pets but sometimes picked up from foxes that use the gardens as routes between the river and the open spaces inland.

Wasp nests crop up every summer in roof spaces, sheds and under the fascias of the older houses. The Rydens area also sits close to the Elmbridge Xcel leisure centre and the school playing fields and these open grassy spaces attract wasps that then nest in the nearby houses. Wasp removal is straightforward for us and we can usually treat a nest on the day you call. Rydens is a typical Thames-side neighbourhood where water, older housing and green spaces all contribute to a steady flow of pest problems throughout the year.