Pest Control

Domestic Pest Control Treatments

Stratford-on-Avon District Council offers pest control services that treat numerous pests. Our officers are highly qualified, experienced, friendly and adhere to high standards of Health and Safety.

The service treats the following pests:

• rats: £100
• mice: £100
• animal fleas: £100
• squirrels: £100
• carpet beetles: £100
• clothes moths: £100
• bedbugs: £100
• cockroaches: £100
• garden ants £100 - Please note, this excludes flying ants
• bird control - price on application
• wasps: £75 - single treatment with free revisit for the same nest within two weeks, if the original treatment was unsuccessful
• hornets: £75 - single treatment with free revisit for the same nest within two weeks, if the original treatment was unsuccessful
• flies: £75 - single treatment with free revisit for the same nest within two weeks, if the original treatment was unsuccessful
• advice visits or aborted call-outs: £31 for visits where our advice is requested or where, for example, we have been called out to treat one of the above pests, but it transpires that the pest is not one of those listed above

The payment covers up to three visits, apart for wasps, hornets and flies.

Once payment has been received one of our pest control officers will endeavour to call on the same day or before 09:00 the next working day to book an appointment. Treatments for vermin or insects coming into your premises can only be undertaken on your land. We cannot go onto your neighbour's land without their permission.

We do not treat bees for environmental reasons. If you experience a swarm of honey bees at your property please contact Stratford-upon-Avon Beekeepers Association who can safely remove them. Please note that the Stratford-upon-Avon Beekeepers Association cannot remove bumble bees.

If you require flea or bedbug treatment, please refer to the attached pre-treatment guidance to prepare you for your pest control visit.

Commercial Pest Control Treatments

Charges for commercial premises are generally consistent with those for domestic premises. However, for a particularly large premises, you will be quoted individually.

Pest Control Contracts

We offer pest control contracts for farms, commercial premises and large warehouses. This service only covers the treatment of rats and mice. Prices start at £515 + 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. We do offer contracts for 12 visits per year but these are charged at a higher rate.

The basic £515 + 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 01789 260835.

To pay a pest control invoice please contact 01789 260979 or pay online.

Booking Treatments

Book your treatment online and one of our pest control advisers will be endeavour to contact you on the same day or before 09:00 on the next working day to book an appointment.

You can also email envhealth@stratford-dc.gov.uk or telephone 01789 260814 between 09:00 and 17:00 Monday to Friday, where our staff will take payment for the visit.