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Pest Control Services

The Pest Control Service treats the following pests:

• 'Rats' and certain public health insects e.g. 'cockroaches' and bedbugs at domestic properties - free of charge
• 'Mice' in domestic properties - £55 for a maximum of 3 visits where necessary to control that infestation (this service may be suspended in times of high demand)
• Wasps and other disinfestations including animal 'fleas' - £55 (incl VAT) (this service may be suspended in times of high demand).

There is a 75% discount for all people in receipt of a means tested 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
• Flies
• Foxes - further advice visit www.thefoxwebsite.org
• Mink
• Moles
• Mosquito
• Pigeons
• Rabbits
• Squirrels
• Woodlice

We do treat:

• Mice
• Cockroaches
• Rats
• Fleas

Council Pest Control Officers only treat for pests of serious public health significance, such as rats and certain disease carrying insects.

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 at no charge to households. If there are rats in your house, we will try to get there to treat by the following working day.

If contacting the Council please try to indicate whether the rats are arising on your own land, over which you have control, or from another person's land, as the Pest Control Officer may need to gain access to these premises too.

Other pests causing concern are mice, wasps and animal fleas and these too may be dealt with for a fee. (Costs are specified below.) However, where there is a high demand on the officers' time to deal with high priority pests of public health significance, the services may be suspended.

Pest Control services can be arranged by telephoning 01789 267575 during normal working hours, where our staff will provide advice and will take details for an appointment. It is important that you are ready with a telephone number where our Pest Control Officer can contact you between 8am and 10am to arrange a visit. Alternatively you can contact us by email at pest.control@stratford-dc.gov.uk

Officers call by prior appointment and apply approved treatments. If, for any reason, the problem persists, they will return and make every effort to ensure the pest is eradicated.

Domestic Rodent and Insect Control

A free service is provided to domestic properties in Stratford-on-Avon District for rats and insects of public health concern such as cockroaches and bedbugs.

Mice, depending on service demands, may be treated for £55 incl. VAT for up to three visits where necessary to control that infestation.

Insects not of Public Health Concern

These may be treated depending on the service demands but are charged for.

Wasps may be treated for £55 incl. VAT

Farms, Agricultural Holdings and Commercial Operations

For commercial treatments you need to make contact with a private pest control company.

Outside Pest Control Companies may be found in the Yellow Pages under ´pest control´.

Methods of payment

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

Downloads:
Common Black Ant (46KB PDF) | Badger (42KB PDF) | Bat (34KB PDF) | Bee (41KB 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 (57KB PDF) | Cockroach (40KB PDF) | Flea (40KB PDF) | Help with PDFs

External links:
The Fox Website

See also:
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