Pest Control Norbiton

Pest Control in Norbiton

Norbiton is a residential area in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, sitting between Kingston town centre and the slopes leading up to Kingston Hill. The housing is a real mix here, from the Edwardian and Victorian terraces along the main roads to the larger council estates like the Cambridge Road Estate and the newer housing that is starting to replace parts of it. That variety of building types creates different pest situations across a small area. Mice are the most common call we get from Norbiton. The older terraced houses share party walls and mice travel through these cavities from one property to the next. In the larger estates, communal bin areas and shared service ducts give mice easy routes into individual flats. We deal with mouse problems across Norbiton year-round and the approach has to be tailored to the building type.

Rats are a serious concern too, especially in the streets closest to the Hogsmill River which runs through a green corridor just to the east. The river and its overgrown banks provide ideal rat habitat and from there they move into nearby gardens and properties. Drains are the other main route, with rats entering buildings through broken or damaged drainage below ground. A rat control job in Norbiton often involves a drain survey as part of working out how they are getting in.

Bed bugs have become more of an issue in this part of Kingston, especially in the flatted housing where turnover of residents can be high. They spread easily between units and are difficult to get rid of without professional treatment. A bed bug treatment done properly needs preparation from the occupant and usually requires at least two visits. Wasps are a seasonal problem too, with nests appearing in roof spaces, wall cavities and garden sheds every summer. The tree-lined streets and green spaces around Norbiton give wasps plenty of nesting options and we carry out wasp removal across the Kingston area throughout the warmer months.