Pest Control Newyears Green

Pest Control in Newyears Green

Newyears Green is a small rural pocket on the western edge of the London Borough of Hillingdon, right on the border with Buckinghamshire. Despite being inside the M25, it has a surprisingly countryside feel with farms, paddocks and open fields. That rural character brings pest pressures more typical of a village than a London suburb. Rats are common here, drawn by the agricultural activity and the food sources that come with it. Stables, smallholdings and livestock all attract rodents and the hedgerows and field margins give rats covered routes between food sources and shelter. We deal with rat control in this part of the UB area regularly and the approach often involves looking at what is attracting them on the land as much as dealing with the rats themselves.

Mice move indoors through autumn and winter and the older properties around Newyears Green are the most vulnerable. Farmhouses, barns and converted outbuildings have the kind of gaps in brickwork, around door frames and under eaves that mice exploit easily. Even more modern homes nearby are not immune, especially where gardens back onto open land. A thorough mouse control visit here always includes checking the building for entry points and advising on proofing work to keep them out for good.

Wasps nest in the outbuildings, sheds and roof spaces of properties around Newyears Green every summer and the undisturbed nature of many of the buildings here means nests can grow large before anyone realises they are there. We handle wasp removal quickly and can usually treat the nest in a single visit. Squirrels are also a problem in this area, with grey squirrels getting into loft spaces from the mature trees that surround many of the properties. The damage they cause to wiring and woodwork makes early treatment worthwhile.