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4th April 2020
The pest controller explained the problem well. He provided me with an important information sheet on bed bugs. He was friendly and helpful.

3rd April 2020
Generally I was happy with the job overall but I would have been happier if I had been kept up to date with changes to the installation etc dates.

2nd April 2020
Fast and effective, problem gone. I will recommend this service to others. Thanks Cliff.

2nd April 2020
Very quick at responding and always happy to help/explain things further.

2nd April 2020
Very polite and professional and followed-up as promised - great service.

12th March 2020
Excellent service from pest control guys, eradicating the problem immediately, professional services and highly recommend, David is a great person to use if you get him. All great with the situation now, thank you

9th March 2020
Quick service and thorough.

9th March 2020
Darren from PestControl.co.uk did a great job. The problem was sorted within three visits and he identified where the mice were coming from and blocked the hole. I would recommend PestControl!

8th March 2020
Cliff the person that came to my assistance was very personable and friendly and seemingly knowledgeable about his trade. I would wholeheartedly recommend him and the company to other future customers....thanks for the excellent service.

3rd March 2020
Excellent. Attention to detail could not have been better.

28th February 2020
James is friendly and very knowledgeable. The service he has given us with our problem has been excellent.

25th February 2020
Excellent service. It took almost 2 hrs to catch the thing but got it in the end. If my two sons had left him to it, he probably would have caught it with the first 10 minutes. Money well spent and would definitely use the company again but hope not needed.

24th February 2020
Quick to attend/survey, great aftercare response/follow-up and effective results in a short time.

21st February 2020
Very efficient and helpful.

21st February 2020
Piers was friendly, informative, reassuring and professional. He explained what he was doing, the traps / treatments he was using to get rid of the critters, and even showed - me the evidence (droppings) in the loft!! Highly recommended - the problem has goneaway.

18th February 2020
First class service, attended promptly and kept me informed every step of the way. Sent photographs of progress as I don't live locally and the property was empty.

17th February 2020
Quick, thorough service at a very reasonable price

12th February 2020
Very friendly and professional advice. Would defiantly recommend and reuse pest control although I hope I don't need to!

11th February 2020
Darren has been a real help in dealing with the problem of having firstly having a dead rat in my loft and the attendant smell and then the subsequent treatment to avoid any further issues.

10th February 2020
Arranged by phone and came when they said and completed the jo

9th February 2020
Amazing, efficient, friendly and most important it’s worked 😊

31st January 2020
Excellent service. Prompt response and good advice on how to react to rodent problem

29th January 2020
Good professional service. Clear advice about source of problem. Was able to deal with situation quickly.

29th January 2020
Very prompt. Friendly. Gave good advice and re assurance. Really pleased with the result.

28th January 2020
Good work. A bit pricey, but I trust this pigeon proofing will be a worthwhile long term investment. Fitted in obligingly with solar panel maintainer's operations.

28th January 2020
So satisfied with the service. Problem completely solved.

28th January 2020
Very good service, quick easy and good value. I'd recommend.

27th January 2020
The gentleman who came out to visit was very patient & kind. There have been no further problems.

27th January 2020
Piers was very helpful and knowledgeable and pretty well solved my problem, though a couple of times subsequently the pigeons have got in between the top of the bay window and the parapet round the sides, so if that keeps happening (it hasn't for the last few weeks) I may need another session and more spikes. He did go off with my box of rags though - no doubt by mistake!!

27th January 2020
Came out same day

27th January 2020
David Lines is one of the easiest to work with contractor i have ever had the pleasure of working with, quick response time, gives great feedback for our landlord and all round nice guy.

27th January 2020
I was very pleased with the service overall. David was helpful in terms of providing information about the treatment which would be required. He was sensitive towards the needs of my client and reliable.

27th January 2020
Professional and thorough

27th January 2020
Polite and helpful

27th January 2020
A swift, polite and efficient service. I hope I won't have the same problem again, but if I do, they will be my first port of call.

27th January 2020
I have used Cliff sever times for pest control and he always responds promptly and looks at the problem properly and provides good solutions. Very pleased with him and will use PestControl again when required.

29th December 2019
We had Darren come out and take a look at our rat problem. He was very informative and helpful at trying to deal with our problem.

27th December 2019
David was so professional and thorough - and everything was beautifully clean and tidy when he had finished woodworming the house. I would recommend him highly to any future customer.

19th December 2019
Fast service and very helpful and informative and only comes when needed so no wasted money on unnecessary visits

18th December 2019
very professional. excellent result.

18th December 2019
Darren certainly knows his job and was very efficient and knowledgeable. We still have a mouse or two unfortunately.

18th December 2019
Good service, resolved the problem quickly, but a little too expensive, perhaps a lower rate would be fairer , but thanks for a professional and friendly service

13th December 2019
Very professional, helpful and explained what the procedure would be. Thank you.

9th December 2019
Great service. Very friendly and easy to ask questions and get a sensible and practical solution

9th December 2019
We are only part way through the treatment, but are immensely impressed by Bruce's expertise and the way he deals with us. We feel confident that the end result will be to our complete satisfaction.

2nd December 2019
Liam was very efficient in how he dealt with my wasp problem. Very friendly chap. Would definitely recommend this company.

2nd December 2019
Service was very efficient,took a week till wasps disappeared as told but after that all was ok thanks

26th November 2019
Rapid response, efficient polite Thank yoi

26th November 2019
I was upset at first when the wasp problem continued, but Darren responded and came out a second time to clear another nest. He was very clear and fair and let me know at the outset that there was no extra charge. Thankfully now free of wasps.

25th November 2019
Problem with flies, have one or two who are determined but generally gone now. Service prompt and informative. Will use again as I'm sure they will be back! It' an annual thing.

24th November 2019
very quick service and hopefully the problem has been resolved

24th November 2019
Quick and effective recommended

21st November 2019
Great service, nothing a problem.

21st November 2019
Gigantic wasps nest dealt with fuss free! Great friendly service - would highly recommend. Thank you

20th November 2019
Very helpful and very satisfied with the job they did and it got sorted out thanks for ur help

19th November 2019
Brilliant job done.

16th November 2019
Came out immediately and investigated. Good manner. Contacted us for second visit which proved fruitful. Would recommend

12th November 2019
Great service and advice. Dealt with the problem promptly.

11th November 2019
Your operative, Piers Jinks, was exceptionally good. He was efficient and had an excellent, capable and polite working ethic. Much appreciated and I passed his details to my neighbour who was pleased with his approach too.

10th November 2019
Very thorough and professional work. David explained things very careful and was very helpful.

10th November 2019
Darren was very efficient, prompt and good communication throughout.

8th November 2019
The man who came was very professional and sorted the problem. You cannot ask for anymore.

6th November 2019
Friendly and efficient. More importantly they sorted the problem very quickly

4th November 2019
David was professional, knowledgeable and helpful and the work was carried out on the day scheduled and with minimum disruption to us. We wont really know if the seagulls have been prevented from nesting until next Spring but they are not landing on the roof anymore. The structure is far less intrusive than I imagined it would be too.

3rd November 2019
Very friendly, efficient, and explained ken great detail. Would use again.

1st November 2019
Although we have used PestControl.co.uk on only one occasion, we were impressed by the efficiency in carrying out the work and their knowledge of pest control. Highly recommended.

1st November 2019
Arrived on time, knew his stuff. Fixed the problem

31st October 2019
Very happy with work carried out. Piers very polite and professional.

30th October 2019
Nice service

28th October 2019
Very friendly and efficient service. Would definitely use them again

27th October 2019
The gentleman attended within a couple of hours to catch a life squirrel that my cat brought in and I had managed to trap it in my bedroom. Well done

24th October 2019
Rodent problem solved promptly. Thanks James - excellent work.

24th October 2019
Efficient, effective, prompt, and polite service

24th October 2019
Would highly recommend this company. Guy was great. Treatment fully worked. Was very quick to complete the job.

22nd October 2019
Quick, efficient service

21st October 2019
Rang Darren and an appointment was made for the same day, brilliant quick service not had any trouble since he was in first time, thank you Darren.

19th October 2019
Fantastic service, very friendly and really quick response to come out and clear a wasps nest.

17th October 2019
Very pleased with the prompt friendly service. Will recommend to friends.

15th October 2019
We were very pleased with the prompt service, we was explained everything clearly. Very good service.

15th October 2019
Prompt service.

14th October 2019
I called James late afternoon and he booked me in for the next morning. He arrived on time and got rid of the problem, a wasps nest in the loft. Excellent service I would highly recommend.

14th October 2019
Friendly and effective service. No more problems since this action

14th October 2019
Quick and efficient. Came day after call. Very reassuring.

11th October 2019
Very recommend, really nice people and a very quick friendly service

11th October 2019
Excellent service. Quick response and knowledgeable, effective action.

10th October 2019
Quick and effective response to dealing with my two wasp nests.

8th October 2019
David was very knowledgable and helpful. Would not hesitate to recommend. Thank you.

8th October 2019
The company carried out an emergency infestation treatment with great care and speed in difficult circumstances. I was very impressed and results were excellent. I thoroughly recommend them .

7th October 2019
Very pleased, As soon as the problem was established, Bruce was on the case, it was great to hear back from the company to make sure there were no further issues a few weeks after.

5th October 2019
We called Pest Control as we had a wasps nest in the loft. The operative (Piers) called us back within 30 minuets and made an appointment for the following day. The visit was made punctually and Piers treated the entrance where the wasps were gaining external access. Within one hour there was not a wasp to be seen outside or inside the loft. We would not hesitate to recommend Pest Control

Home > Bird Control & Proofing > Optical Bird Gel

Optical Bird Gel

Optical Bird Gel is a discreet and effective deterrent to urban birds such as pigeons and seagulls. It is a kind of bird scarer, in that it creates a psychological barrier to the birds rather than a physical one. That's because, although the gel simply looks orange to humans, it creates the illusion that the building is on fire to birds because they can see in the UV spectrum.

Bird Deterrents

All forms of bird control offered by PestControl.co.uk are bird deterrents. It is not practical (nor ethical, many would say) to eradicate an infestation of birds. Instead, bird deterrents are used to keep them away from landing on your property in the first place.

Pest control techniques for birds sometimes means creating physical barriers, preventing them from perching or nesting on your property. Others, such as the Optical Bird Gel, create psychological barriers by taking advantage of the way that birds experience the world. These have been found to be just as effective as physical barriers and often less intrusive aesthetically.

How Optical Bird Gel Works

As mentioned, Optical Bird Gel works by making birds think that the building is on fire. It does this by making use of the fact that birds can see UV light, so the gel is constructed in such a way as to make it appear that the gel is producing flames in the UV spectrum.

In addition to this, special herbal oils are used which are abhorrent to pigeons' and seagulls' sense of taste and smell. All of this in combination means that birds will be deterred from landing on or coming near your property.

Advantages of Optical Bird Gel

All of the pest control methods used as bird deterrents have their own specific advantages. When it comes to Optical Bird Gel, the main ones are:

Discretion. The Optical Bird Gel is only about 1cm high, so if it is put on a roof it will not be visible from ground level.
Indoors or outdoors. This is a bird deterrent which is ideal for use inside or outside. It has been proven to stand up to extreme weather conditions, including the heat and rain in Singapore and the extremely cold winters in Korea.
Long-lasting. The manufactures say that, if it is left undisturbed, then even in the most extreme weather conditions it will last for at least 2 years.