Pudsey's old stone terraces and its inter-war and post-war estates give cockroaches different places to hide, so treatment starts with working out where they really live.
Stone terraces left over from the mill years tend to have thick walls, old pipe runs and gaps round skirting and floorboards, and cockroaches use all of them. In an inter-war or post-war house the hiding places are different: the cavity behind a fitted kitchen, the void under a bath panel, the boxing around a boiler pipe. Either way the first job is a proper look, with a torch and monitoring traps, to see how far they have spread.
A treatment only works where the insects will meet it, so we put gel bait into the cracks they actually travel through rather than spraying open surfaces. Expect a second visit to read the traps and see whether young ones are still hatching from egg cases. Our technicians are fully insured and trained, and the price of the job will reflect how big the problem turns out to be, with a free quote before we start.
Mostly at night. They are nocturnal and stay hidden while the lights are on, so seeing one in daylight often means a crowded hiding place. Finding droppings that look like ground pepper, shed skins or a musty smell under the sink is more reliable than waiting to spot them.
We will ask you to clear the areas being treated, mainly under the sink and in base units, and to keep food covered or put away. The technician explains beforehand what needs moving so that bait can be placed in the cracks where cockroaches shelter.
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Prompt,pleasant and knowledgeable staff member carried out the removal of 3 wasp infestation in 3 adjoining properties. He explained every step of the process. Very good value compaired to other quotes. JanetJanet Walsh11 September 2018
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