Pest Control Hale Street

Pest Control in Hale Street

Hale Street is a small settlement in the Low Weald of Kent, sitting among the farmland and orchards that stretch between the larger villages. The hamlet is connected to its neighbours by the narrow, winding lanes that are so characteristic of this part of Kent and the properties here are mainly older houses and farm buildings surrounded by fields and hedgerows. The heavy clay soils of the Low Weald hold moisture well and the ditches and streams that drain the land keep the ground damp through much of the year. These wet conditions suit rats, which travel along water channels and establish burrows in the soft ground along field boundaries. Rat control is a regular part of our work across this stretch of the Weald.

The traditional buildings around Hale Street, built from brick, timber and Kent peg tiles, have the kind of construction that develops gaps over the centuries. Mortar crumbles, timbers shift and tiles move, creating openings that mice can squeeze through with ease. A house mouse only needs a gap of about six millimetres and the joins between old and newer parts of a building are common weak spots. Our technicians carry out mouse control in Hale Street that goes beyond just setting traps. We survey the property to find out how the mice are getting in and advise on proofing measures that will keep them out.

Summer in the Weald means wasps and the warm roof spaces and outbuildings around Hale Street are reliable nesting sites. A colony that gets going early in the season can reach a formidable size by late summer and wasps become more aggressive as autumn approaches and their food sources change. Early treatment is always the best course of action. Wasp removal is a routine job for our trained teams and we can usually reach Hale Street within a few hours of your call. We also provide flea treatments for homes where pets have brought these pests indoors from the surrounding countryside.