Pest Control Strawberry Hill

Pest Control in Strawberry Hill

Strawberry Hill is a small area in the Wealden countryside of Kent, one of many named spots along the lanes where a few houses cluster together between the larger villages. The landscape here is typical of the Low Weald, with heavy clay soils, mixed farmland and ancient hedgerows that have been in place for centuries. The clay holds water and the ground stays damp through much of the year, which creates good conditions for rats. They travel through the drainage ditches and along the hedge banks that cross the farmland and properties with outbuildings, stored feed or compost attract them in close. Our rat control service is built for this kind of rural environment where rats have easy access to cover and food.

Mice are a given in the older houses around Strawberry Hill. The traditional Wealden buildings with tile-hung walls, timber frames and clay roof tiles have gaps that mice have been using for generations. These are not faults in the building so much as features of its age and they need professional attention if you want to stop mice coming back every autumn. We provide mouse control that combines treatment with proofing to give a longer-lasting result.

The sheltered spots in sheds, barns and roof spaces provide perfect nesting sites for wasps during the warmer months. A wasp nest can grow to the size of a football by August and becomes more aggressive as the season goes on. The damp Wealden clay also suits flea numbers and homes with pets that roam the fields and hedgerows often find fleas become a summer problem indoors. Getting treatment early stops the cycle from building up in carpets and soft furnishings.