Pest Control Petteridge

Pest Control in Petteridge

Petteridge is a small hamlet near Brenchley in the Kent Weald, a quiet spot of scattered houses and farms surrounded by orchards, hop gardens and woodland. The agricultural landscape here is the main influence on pest activity. Rats move between the farms, orchards and domestic gardens along the hedgerows and drainage channels and they are attracted by the food sources that come with rural life. Stored fruit, bird feeders, compost heaps and chicken runs all draw them in. We carry out rat control across the Brenchley and Paddock Wood area and understand the ongoing challenge of managing rats in an agricultural setting.

Mice move indoors from the surrounding fields as autumn arrives and the older cottages and farmhouses around Petteridge have plenty of gaps for them to get through. Aging brickwork, timber frames and tile-hung walls all develop cracks over time and mice need barely any space. Once inside they nest in wall cavities, loft insulation and under floorboards. A proper mouse control job in this kind of rural property means finding and sealing every entry point as well as removing the mice already inside.

Wasps nest in the outbuildings, barns, garden sheds and loft spaces around Petteridge every summer. The orchards and fruit gardens in the area attract wasps in large numbers once fruit begins to ripen and fall and nests in quiet outbuildings can grow to a serious size before anyone notices them. We handle wasp removal and can treat the nest in a single visit. Squirrels get into the roof spaces of properties near the woodland areas and the damage they cause to wiring makes squirrel control worth dealing with promptly.