RABBITS

Farm, garden or golf course, the rabbit has the ability to spoil anywhere it decides to live, when it invades the sports field or golf course the added onus of health and safety comes into play, and the owner has the responsibility to protect its users of personal damage caused by falling into rabbit diggings.

We have many ways in which to deal with rabbits and the circumstances dictate the best one to choose.

MOLES

Since the use of strychnine was banned a few years ago, moles have become a real problem.

They have come from farm land onto sports fields, golf courses and into gardens where they can do vast damage to a well maintained lawn, and with current health and safety laws both sports and golf courses have a responsibility to their users that they won't get hurt from mole runs collapsing under foot. The only two ways to get rid of moles are by gas or trapping, gas is not the best method, as sometimes it can be as good as useless, we prefer to trap, although this is a time consuming job it is by far the best method.

RATS

Once again we have a pest that is increasing in number, but this one has the ability to spread life threatening diseases - typhoid and especially Weil’s disease. Rats can also damage homes and property and have been responsible for many fires as they have a nasty habit of gnawing electric cables.

MICE

There’s nothing worse than entering a property that smells of rodents, and very often the resident has got used to this smell, but mice have a terrible habit of urinating as they walk along leaving trails of urine almost everywhere, this also aids the spread of diseases as well as spoiling food and property.

SQUIRRELS

One of the most destructive pests to get in your property, especially if they gain access to the loft area where they chew the plastic off electric cables, not only is this a major fire hazard but the cost of rewiring can run to hundreds of pounds.

The grey squirrel is a major pest and if trapped it is illegal to release it back into the wild.

FOXES

The urban fox is becoming more of a pest than the rural one seems to be, we can devise a plan for removing foxes from almost any situation, as always with any animal we deal with, the most humane method is always given first priority.