Pest Control Northfleet

Pest Control in Northfleet

Northfleet is a town on the south bank of the Thames in north Kent, right next to Gravesend and with a long industrial history tied to cement making and the river. The Thames frontage and the old industrial sites along it are a major factor in pest activity. Rats thrive along the river and in the brownfield land where factories and wharves once stood. Some of these sites are being redeveloped, but disturbed ground during construction pushes rats into the surrounding residential streets. The older housing around the town centre and along the roads towards Rosherville has Victorian and Edwardian terraces with the cellars, cavity walls and interconnected roof spaces that rats and mice have used for generations. We carry out rat control across Northfleet regularly and the streets nearest the river and the old industrial sites see the most activity.

Mice are a constant here too. The terraced streets share party walls and mice travel through these from one property to the next. Loft spaces in rows of terraces are often separated only by thin partitions that mice gnaw through easily, so a mouse problem in one house can quickly become a problem for the whole street. We take a thorough approach to mouse control in these situations, looking at the wider picture and advising on proofing that can help contain the issue.

Wasps are a summer problem across Northfleet, nesting in loft spaces, wall cavities, garden sheds and in the banks and borders around the parks and open spaces in the area. We handle wasp removal and can usually treat a nest the same day. The newer housing developments on the riverside are not immune to pests either, with mice finding gaps around utility entries and rats moving in from the waterfront. Fleas come up regularly too, often in homes with pets and a proper flea treatment has to target the whole life cycle to get a lasting result.