Pest Control Rosherville

Pest Control in Rosherville

Rosherville is the northern part of Gravesend, stretching from the town centre down to the Thames waterfront where the old Rosherville Gardens once drew Victorian pleasure-seekers from London. Today the area is a mix of older terraced housing, converted industrial buildings and some newer waterfront development. The proximity to the Thames is the dominant factor in pest control here. The river, the old canal basin and the drainage buildings and drainage that serves this low-lying ground all support a healthy brown rat population. Rats move between the waterfront, the commercial areas and the residential streets with ease and rat control is one of our busiest services in this part of Gravesend.

The Victorian terraces that make up much of Rosherville's residential core are typical of Thames-side Kent towns. Shared walls, cellar voids and the interconnected roof spaces of mid-terrace houses mean that a mouse problem in one home can easily be connected to what is happening next door. Mice travel through these shared cavities and effective treatment sometimes means thinking about the whole terrace rather than just one property. The older construction also provides plenty of nesting opportunities within the building fabric itself.

Gulls are a visible presence along the waterfront and around the town centre, nesting on flat commercial roofs and scavenging from waste bins and takeaway litter. The food businesses along the main roads through Rosherville generate waste that attracts both rats and gulls and managing that waste is a key part of keeping numbers down. Wasp nests appear in the roof voids and wall cavities of the older houses and we deal with a steady stream of calls through the summer. Our technicians cover Rosherville as part of our wider Gravesend service area and know the particular challenges of this riverside neighbourhood well.