Rat and Mice Control Service
Same day / next day service
Guaranteed to solve your rat or mice problem
Fully qualified & experienced rat and mice pest controllers
Smart and polite
Keeping you safe
For the best rat and mice control telephone James Ostler now on
0845 8380634 (24 hours)
Testimonials
Excellent service provided by Steve who dealt with the (rat) problem effectively and in a helpful and pleasant manner. Many thanks.
N Hubble, Droitwich
For our application to the Council’s Trader Register, Rosemary Brown rated the service provided by Positive Environmental as ‘excellent’.
R Brown, Hereford
‘Within minutes of posting my e-mail I was contacted regarding my enquiry (rat infestation). In booking the appointment I stressed the urgency and was offered an appointment the same day. The Officer turned up on time and was extremely courteous and professional. Excellent service at the right price.’
Mr Brettle, Bromsgrove.
"We made contact with Positive Environmental to provide a service to eradicate a rat infestation and provide an ongoing monitoring programme at our livery yard. We have been truly impressed with their professionalism, commitment and quality of work from the original enquiry through to the on site service provided.”
RJ Wood, Bromyard
Emailed on the Sunday, had a call back the same day and they came out on the Monday. Very polite, very prompt. Couldn`t be happier with the service given (mice treatment). Reasonable cost too. Thanks very much! Best regards
Helen Donovan, Cheltenham
Steven Canny from Malvern provided the following ratings for our (mice) treatment:
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| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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‘Fantastic service (mice treatment) and would definitely recommend. A bit more expensive than others but it was worth paying for a 10/10 service. Would definitely use you again if ever needed to. Thank you so much.’
Fiona Jeffs, Redditch
"Positive Environmental provide a pest management programme in the catering facility at our school. They are contracted to undertake 8 routine visits a year and to respond to call outs as required. After only the first routine visit they found evidence of an infestation. Additional bait was laid and further visits carried out until the infestation was cleared. I have every confidence in Positive Environmental’s pest management programme and their commitment to client service.”
Tina, Catering Manager, Worcester
For the best rat and mice control telephone James Ostler now on
0845 8380634 (24 hours)
Here is some more detail about our rat and mice pest control services.
Inspection
An initial detailed inspection is essential to work out the extent and cause of the rat or mice problem. We look for entry points, damage caused and to determine how heavy the rat or mice infestation is.
Treatment
We then design the best method of eradicating the mouse or rat problem. This is usually with baits, taking care to ensure sufficient bait points are positioned in the correct places around the property.
We revisit to top up the bait, to see if the infestation is being controlled and to remove any dead rodents. 2-3 visits are usually sufficient to eradicate a rat or mouse problem.
At the end of the treatment we remove all remaining bait and bait stations.
Proofing
We will identify access points the rats and mice have used to enter your property. We are able to undertake the necessary works to repair these building defects.
Attic clean ups
Contamination left by rats and mice – droppings, urine, bad smells and damaged loft insulation all need to cleaned up and removed. Rats and mice carry infectious diseases, therefore protective clothing is essential, the attic needs to be vacuumed with a heap filter before being sanitised and deodorised.
Mouse and rat repeller
Once the rats and mice have been eradicated use a Green Shield unit to keep them away.
The secret to Green Shield's mouse repellent powers is a complex and ingenious collection of electronics, expertly developed and specifically designed to produce an electromagnetic field that extends throughout the home's local electrical wiring, causing enough of an irritation that mice and other rodents will begin to give your house a wide berth.
It's completely undetectable by humans and normal household pets like cats and dogs, but works at a range that means it's very effective as a mouse repeller, leaving them feeling uncomfortable enough that they'll break any habits and regular path-following, avoid nesting and will soon find themselves another location to frequent
For the best rat and mice control telephone James Ostler now on
0845 8380634 (24 hours)
Mouse facts
Why are they a problem
Mice carry diseases that can be transmitted to man, including salmonellosis and tetanus. They also carry parasites such as ticks, mites and ringworm.
Mice cause structural damage through gnawing, electrical wiring frequently being attacked and presenting a serious fire risk. The damage is often hidden away in walls and under floors, making repairs difficult and expensive.
Mice damage growing crops and stored food. They usually destroy more than they eat because of their wasteful habit of discarding partially eaten food and due to contamination by their faeces, urine and hairs.
Food, clothing, bedding, furniture, books and many other household items are contaminated by their droppings and urine, or damaged by their gnawing.
Feeding
The house mouse is omnivorous. Seeds are the preferred food but mice also like foods high in fat and protein such as butter, bacon, meat and sweets. Mice feed at multiple sites, often 20-30 different sites each day, taking a small amount of food at each. Mice do not travel far from their nest, about 12 to 20 feet.
A typical mouse will consume about 3 gm of food each day, about 10% of its body weight. Mice prefer to live in buildings and other dry areas often close to human food supplies. Mice are nibblers. They do small amounts of damage to many food items in the "home range", rather than doing extensive damage to any one item. They have two main feeding periods, at dusk and just before dawn.
There is a definite social ranking among mice that is linked to protection of individual territories that are scent marked with urine.
Subordinate mice tend to feed and be sexually active when the dominant males are inactive, generally during the day. Unrelated males are highly aggressive towards each other. Males tend to have larger territories than females and each mouse will travel its entire territory daily to investigate any changes that may have occurred.
Characteristics
Mice have poor vision, hence their activity patterns rely heavily on smell, taste, touch, and hearing. Mice use the long sensitive whiskers near the nose and hairs on the body as tactile sensors. The whiskers and hairs enable the mouse to travel in the dark, adjacent to walls in burrows.
Mice also have an excellent sense of balance, enabling them to walk along telephone wires, ropes and similar thin objects. They are excellent jumpers, capable of leaping at least 12 inches vertically. Mice can jump against a flat vertical surface using it as a spring board to gain additional height.
They can run up almost any vertical surface; wood, brick, weathered sheet metal, cables, etc. They can easily travel for some distance hanging upside down.
Although they are good swimmers, mice tend to take to water only if left with no other alternative.
Mice are basically nocturnal in nature.
Mice do not have bladders, as a consequence they urinate anywhere at any time.
Mice can enter a building through a hole as small as 6mm in diameter
Life Cycle
Mice are prolific breeders and under ideal conditions will breed year round. Mice begin to breed at about 6 weeks of age and the female will have an average of eight litters per year each with an average of six pups. It is not unusual for a female to be lactating and, at the same time, be pregnant with a new litter. The gestation period is 21 days. Pups are born bald, deaf and blind. Their eyes open at around 3 days and they have fur by 10 days. House mice have 5 pairs of nipples. Most mice live anywhere from 15 to 18 months.
They make their nests out of the same types of soft materials as rats, and as many as 3 females may use the same nest.
For the best rat and mice control telephone James Ostler now on
0845 8380634 (24 hours)
Rat facts
Why are rats a problem?
They contaminate everything they encounter with droppings, urine and hairs. They carry a wide range of diseases and parasites that are potentially harmful to humans and animals. Leptospirosis, or Weil’s disease, can be fatal to humans. Other diseases, such as Toxoplasmosis and Salmonella, affect both humans and animals.
Another significant problem is the considerable structural damage that can occur due to the gnawing and burrowing behaviour of rats. Problems can range from minor holes in walls and doors and gnawed materials to structural collapse, flooding, electrical faults and fire. These risks should not be underestimated.
Behaviour
Except when there are a lot of rats, or food is scarce, they will only come out at night, and daylight sightings are unlikely. Rats are suspicious of new objects or food, and some rats will dominate others and grab the best food.
As a rat’s teeth grow continually, gnawing is a necessary behaviour. Almost any kind of material may be gnawed ie. electrical cable, water pipes. Rats burrow into grassy banks, underneath sheds and if given access can exploit cavities in walls and roof spaces of buildings that they use for harbourage, to store food and often nest. Rats prefer to live close to sources of both food and water.
Rats are also good climbers and can climb vertical walls if the surface is sufficiently rough. They can also climb along fences and up bird tables to access food. Rats are good swimmers and are often found near rivers and also in sewers.
Rats often move to buildings in autumn and winter for shelter and food, and return to the open countryside in the summer to feed on growing vegetation
Population growth
Rats can breed even more efficiently than rabbits and large infestations can quickly develop if not controlled. Rats are capable of reproducing at about 3 months of age. After mating, pregnancy lasts for 21-24 days and averaging 6-11 young rats in a litter. 5 litters a year is typical.
Prevention
To prevent a rodent infestion:
- Keep gardens clean and tidy, cutting back overgrown areas to minimise harbourage.
- If feeding wild birds, store food in containers, ensuring rats cannot reach the food. Any uneaten food will encourage rats to your garden.
- Inspect your property ensuring that there are no entry holes for rats to gain access into your home, ie. around waste pipes from the kitchen and bathrooms, central heating pipes and air vents.
- Ensure drains are covered and that manholes are intact ie. no rat holes are present in the near vicinity of the manhole.
- Ensure all household waste is enclosed in a rat proof container, eg wheelie bin.
- Keep doors closed to prevent access.
Control
Methods of control include trapping and chemical control using fumigants or rodenticide baits. Please remember that rodenticides are also poisonous to humans, livestock, pets and wildlife and therefore should only be used by a ‘competent’ person and in accordance with Think wildlife code of practice. Rats behavioural characteristics must be taken into account to achieve effective control. Control should always be carried out together with preventative measures otherwise the underlying causes of the infestation remain and re-infestation will inevitably occur.
For the best rat and mice control telephone James Ostler now on
0845 8380634 (24 hours)
Rat and mice control in the West Midlands.
By town and county:
Herefordshire: Hereford, Ross, Ledbury ,Leominster, Bromyard, Hay, Tenbury, Ludlow and Kington.
Worcestershire: Worcester, Kidderminster, Malvern, Evesham, Pershore, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Stourport and Bewdley
Gloucestershire: Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Bishops Cleeve, Newent, Brockworth, Charlton Kings, Winchcombe
Shropshire: Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ludlow,
West Midlands: Dudley, Stourbridge, Kingswinford, West Bromwich, Birmingham, Edgbaston, Bourneville, Kings Norton, Wombourne, Cradley, Halesowen, and Hagley
By Postcode: B, HR, WR, SY7-8, LD8, DY, GL1-4, GL17-20, GL50-51
For the best rat and mice control telephone James Ostler now on
0845 8380634 (24 hours)
