Pest Control in Andover

Andover sits in the valley of the River Anton in north Hampshire, a town that has been transformed by post-war growth into one of the area's largest centres. The old town around the High Street and the Guildhall has a handful of older buildings, but the real character of Andover today comes from the large housing estates that were built from the 1960s onwards as part of the London overspill programme.

The River Anton flows through the centre of town and is an important chalk stream, which means the water is clear and the banks are relatively well maintained. Even so, rats use the river corridor and the town centre drainage system to move around and the areas near the river in the Town Mills area see regular rat activity. The large distribution centres and commercial premises on the industrial estates at Walworth, Portway and Andover Business Park also attract rats and workers and business owners call us for rat control in Andover just as often as householders do.

Andover is surrounded by chalk downland and arable farmland and the military presence at nearby bases contributes to the area's character. The newer developments at Picket Twenty and East Anton have been built on former farmland and the homes on the edges of these estates are right up against the fields. Wasp nests are a regular problem across all the housing types in Andover during summer and the chalk soil in the area makes it easy for ground-nesting wasps to establish themselves in lawns and garden borders.