Pest Control Broadstone

Pest Control in Broadstone

Broadstone is a residential area on the northern edge of Poole, sitting on higher ground between the heathland of Canford Heath and the urban spread of the Poole and Bournemouth conurbation. The housing is mostly 1930s to 1960s detached and semi-detached homes with good-sized gardens and the area has a suburban feel with tree-lined streets and plenty of green space. That greenery is part of what makes Broadstone pleasant to live in, but it also provides habitat and cover for pests. Squirrels are one of the most common calls we get from this area. The mature trees in gardens and along the roads give grey squirrels easy access to rooflines and once they find a way into a loft they chew through wiring, strip insulation and cause real damage. Squirrel removal in Broadstone often needs to include cutting back overhanging branches alongside sealing entry points.

Rats and mice are both active across Broadstone. The proximity to heathland and the network of gardens and back fences give rodents routes to move through the area and the older houses from the 1930s onwards have the kinds of gaps around airbricks, under garage doors and where pipes enter walls that rodents exploit. We deal with rat control and mouse problems here throughout the year, with activity peaking in autumn and winter when the temperature drops and food becomes scarcer outdoors. The heathland to the south supports a range of wildlife including foxes and deer and foxes regularly come into gardens overnight, denning under sheds and bringing fleas with them.

Wasps do well in Broadstone. The large gardens, garden sheds and older rooflines give queen wasps plenty of sheltered spots to start nests in spring and by August a colony in a wall cavity or under tiles can be a real problem. The sandy, well-drained soil in this part of Dorset also suits ground-nesting wasps and mining bees, which can alarm people even though the bees are usually harmless.