Pest Control Bethersden

Pest Control in Bethersden

Bethersden is a scattered village in the Low Weald of Kent, spread out along the lanes between Ashford and Tenterden. The parish covers a wide area of flat, heavy clay farmland with the properties dotted among fields, orchards and patches of woodland. The village centre around the green has a cluster of older Kentish cottages and houses, while farms and smaller holdings are spread across the wider parish. The farming landscape drives the pest picture. Brown rats are drawn to grain stores, livestock and the field margins and they move into residential gardens and outbuildings when food is available. Our rat control in Bethersden covers both the village and the outlying properties.

Mice follow the seasons, heading indoors from October as the fields empty and the temperature drops. The older cottages have walls of local brick and ragstone with lime mortar that has eroded over the years and mice find gaps without difficulty. Even the newer houses in the village are not immune, with meter boxes and service entries providing access points. Once inside, mice nest in wall cavities, under floors and in loft insulation and their numbers can build surprisingly quickly through the winter. We carry out mouse control across Bethersden with proofing to give a lasting result.

The orchards in this part of Kent attract wasps in large numbers during late summer and nests in nearby buildings grow fast when there is so much food available. Roof spaces, garden sheds and outbuildings are the main nesting sites, but ground nests turn up in the clay banks and slopes too. Our wasp removal service runs throughout the season and covers the whole Bethersden parish.