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Pest Control Services (From 1st April 2011)

Please note you will be asked to pay for any treatment that incurs a charge at the time of reporting it.

The Pest Control Service treats the following pests:

• Rats - £80 + VAT where outside your house eg in your garden but free if the rats are inside your home
• Mice - £80 + VAT for domestic premises. This is for a maximum of 3 visits, where necessary, to control that infestation
• Wasps - £81 + VAT
• Animal Fleas in domestic premises - £81 + VAT
• Flies in domestic house lofts only - £81 + VAT
• Squirrels in domestic house lofts only - £80 + VAT
• Carpet Beetles in domestic premises - £81 + VAT
• Clothes Moths in domestic premises - £81 + VAT
• Certain insects of public health significance such as bedbugs and cockroaches in domestic premises will be treated free of charge

There is a callout fee of £25 + VAT for abortive visits that do not fall within the above parameters. This also applies to 'advise only' visits.

All of the above charges (with the exception of squirrel treatments) are reduced to £30 + VAT for persons in receipt of benefit.

We do not treat the following 'pests'. However if you click on the appropriate link an advice leaflet is available to download. (these 'pests' may be treated by outside pest control companies whose telephone numbers may be found in either local papers or the 'Yellow Pages'):

• Ants
• Badgers
• Bats - for advice please contact the Bat Conservation Trust on 0845 1300228
• Bees - If a swarm contact the Swarm Liaison Officer on 01789 731745
• Booklice
• Foxes - further advice visit www.thefoxwebsite.org
• Mink
• Moles
• Mosquito
• Pigeons
• Rabbits
• Woodlice

Rats can be particularly unsettling due to their possible transmission of diseases. In the case of rats and insects of public health significance, the Council will normally deal with these pests within 10 working days. If there are rats in your house, we will try to get there to treat by the following working day.

Treatments for vermin or insects coming into your premises can only be undertaken on your land. We may not go onto your neighbours land without their permission.

Commercial Premises

Rats - £80 + VAT per treatment visit.

Rodent control contracts for rats and mice on farms and other commercial premises or large warehouses start at £450 + VAT for 10 visits per year. The 10 regular visits are carried out between September and June each year to check and lay bait as necessary to ensure you are infestation free. If a problem develops you can call us and we will visit and deal with it without a charge.

The basic £450 + VAT contract is normally suitable for shops, small warehouses and small to medium sized farms.

If you would like to discuss a contract please telephone Brett Ashford, Senior Environmental Health Officer, on 01789 260902.

How to Book Pest Control Services

Book Online

You can book pest control service online. Simply complete our simple online form and somebody will be in touch to make an appointment.

Book by Phone

Pest Control services can be arranged by telephoning 01789 260814 between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday, where our staff will provide advice and will take details for a visit. Alternatively you can contact us by email at pest.control@stratford-dc.gov.uk

Downloads:
Badger (42KB PDF) | Bat (34KB PDF) | Booklice (51KB PDF) | Fox (53KB PDF) | Mink (48KB PDF) | Mole (55KB PDF) | Feral Pigeon (47KB PDF) | Rabbit (57KB PDF) | Woodlice (42KB PDF) | Mosquitoes (22KB PDF) | Mouse (34KB PDF) | Rat (99KB PDF) | Cockroach (40KB PDF) | Fleas (28KB PDF) | Help with PDFs

External links:
The Fox Website

See also:
Pest Control Form

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