Pest Control Addington

Pest Control in Addington

Addington sits on the eastern edge of Croydon, right where the suburban streets give way to open countryside and golf courses. It is split between the older village of Addington around the church and the large 1960s and 70s housing estates of New Addington up on the hill. The two halves have quite different pest profiles. Down in the village, the older cottages and farmhouses have stone walls, deep cellars and outbuildings that mice and rats have been using for generations. The fields and paddocks nearby support healthy numbers of field mice and when autumn arrives they head indoors looking for warmth. Our mouse control in Addington covers both the village and the newer estates.

New Addington up on the ridge was built quickly in the post-war years and the construction methods of that era left gaps in places that modern building standards would not allow. Mice get into cavity walls through unsealed service penetrations and travel along pipe runs between flats in the blocks. Rats are common around the garages and bin stores on the estates, feeding on waste and nesting in overgrown areas between buildings. The drainage on these estates is ageing too and cracked underground pipes give rats a direct route from the sewer into gardens and sometimes into properties themselves. We deal with rat problems across Addington regularly and always check the drains when there is ongoing activity indoors.

The green spaces around Addington, including the golf courses and Addington Hills, bring their own pest pressures. Grey squirrels move from the mature trees into lofts along the edge of the built-up area and wasps build nests in garden sheds, roof spaces and even in the ground on sloping banks. The chalky soil on the hillside makes ground-nesting wasps more common here than in many parts of Croydon. Our wasp removal service handles nests in all locations, including the harder-to-reach spots under decking and inside wall cavities.