Pest Control Alresford

Pest Control in Alresford

Alresford, known locally as New Alresford to distinguish it from the smaller Old Alresford just up the road, is a handsome Georgian market town in Hampshire fed by the headwaters of the River Itchen. The river and its chalk streams run right through the town, with watercress beds and water meadows filling the valley floor. All that water makes this one of the most rat-active areas we cover in Hampshire. Brown rats thrive along the riverbanks and ditches and they move into the gardens and buildings closest to the water year-round. The properties along Broad Street and down toward the river are particularly affected, with older foundations and outbuildings providing easy access. Our rat control in Alresford takes the waterside environment into account, using methods that are effective without harming the river ecosystem.

The Georgian and Victorian properties that line Broad Street and West Street are beautiful, but their age means there are plenty of gaps where mice get in. Worn flagstone floors, crumbling lime mortar around window frames and original sash windows with loose-fitting frames all let mice through. The shops and restaurants along the main street add food sources that keep mice in the area even when individual properties are well maintained. We carry out mouse control across Alresford for both homes and businesses and proofing the entry points is always a key part of the job.

The countryside around Alresford is classic chalk downland and the combination of farmland, woodland and hedgerows supports grey squirrels that regularly get into roof spaces in the houses on the edge of town. Wasps nest in the roof voids and behind the wooden soffits of the older buildings every summer and the watercress beds nearby mean there are always plenty of flying insects in the area. Our wasp removal service covers the whole Alresford area and we also see a fair number of calls about flea treatments from homes with pets that pick up fleas on walks through the water meadows.