Pest Control Tudeley Hale

Pest Control in Tudeley Hale

Tudeley Hale is a small area near Tudeley in the low ground between Tonbridge and Paddock Wood. The "hale" in the name comes from the Old English for a corner or nook of land and this spot sits in the flat, damp ground near the streams that feed into the Medway. Farmland and orchards surround the handful of properties here and the wet conditions are exactly what rats favour. They burrow into the stream banks and use the ditches and hedgerows to travel between the farms and residential properties. The low-lying ground floods periodically, which can drive rats from their burrows and push them towards buildings on higher ground. Our rat control service covers Tudeley Hale and understands the particular pest pressures that come with living on low, wet ground.

Mice come into the houses during the colder months and the damp conditions around the buildings can make entry easier over time. Mortar erodes, timber swells and shrinks and the pointing between bricks breaks down faster in a damp environment. All of this creates gaps that mice exploit. We deliver mouse control that includes proofing the vulnerable areas to keep mice from returning through the same openings.

The damp ground around Tudeley Hale also supports fleas during warmer months. Dogs and cats that walk through the wet grass and ditchside vegetation pick them up easily and inside the house the warm, carpeted rooms provide perfect conditions for flea larvae to develop. A thorough flea treatment breaks the breeding cycle and clears the infestation. Wasps nest in the roof voids and outbuildings during summer, seeking the driest, most sheltered spots above the damp ground.