Pest Control Alton

Pest Control in Alton

Alton is a market town in East Hampshire sitting at the source of the River Wey, where the chalk downs give way to greensand and clay. The town has a long high street lined with buildings from the sixteenth century onward and behind those frontages the housing spreads out through estates built in every decade since the war. The older buildings in the town centre bring the most varied pest problems. Rats and mice both exploit the cellars, vaulted storage areas and worn brickwork of properties along the High Street and Normandy Street. The river springs keep the ground wet and provide drinking water for rats that live in the banks and move between gardens. Our rat control in Alton covers both the town centre and the residential streets around it.

Mice are the single most common pest call we get from Alton. The mix of housing types means the entry points vary from property to property, but the result is the same: mice in the kitchen, in the airing cupboard and sometimes scratching in the walls at night. The older cottages and terraces near the centre have gaps around their original features that are hard to seal without specialist knowledge, while the newer estates see mice coming in around meter boxes and service penetrations. We provide mouse control across Alton and always spend time identifying how the mice are getting in before starting any treatment.

The farmland and woodland surrounding Alton, especially the hangers to the south along the road toward Selborne, bring grey squirrels into the properties on the outskirts. These animals cause real damage in loft spaces and properties with trees close to the roofline are most at risk. Wasp nests appear throughout the town each summer, from the loft spaces of the older houses to the garden sheds on the newer estates. Our wasp removal in Alton is usually same-day and we also deal with the occasional bed bug case in the town, typically linked to holiday travel or second-hand furniture.