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We provide specialized winterization services to safeguard your pool during the off-season, and when spring arrives, we handle the thorough opening process.
A Professional Pest Control Company
Experts in Pest Control
Domestic & Commercial
Experts in Pest Control
Domestic & Commercial
Rats have been with us for centuries and live wherever humans have settled. Although there are many species of rat, the black rat and brown rat are the two main rat pests in the UK. The black rat is believed to have been brought over to the UK from around the first century AD. The brown rat, which is more adapted to cooler climes and larger than the black rat is now more common. However, both still exist in London.
Rats are much larger than mice, with brown rats being up to 28cm long and a tail slightly shorter.
Rats make great climbers and are very intelligent. They also have an acute sense of hearing and smell. They can jump and squeeze their bodies through small spaces due to their physiology. This means rats can get under doors if the gap is big enough.
Being rodents, they need to continuously gnaw to keep their teeth size down. Apart from the damage to your property and food they can also spread bacteria and disease as they move around. Another risk is fire and flooding due to their persistent chewing.
Rats are omnivorous although cereals form the main part of their diet. They also need access to water.
The brown rat’s gestation period is 21 days and a single rat can have up to 14 young. One rat can produce 5 litters a year.
Once you have a rat infestation it can be very challenging to remove them.
Inspection: Our Certified Rat Expert will attend your property and gather all the information from you about Rat activity that you might know and then the Technician will carry out a thorough Inspection of the Property to establish the Activity Level and find out How they Get inside the property. In most of the Properties Rat’s activity starts from the kitchen but not all the properties are the same infestation can vary from property to property. The technician will check under the kitchen units behind the Fridge, Washing Machine, Dishwasher, etc. to get all the information about the Rat infestation you might have on your property.
Treatment: After careful inspection, Rat expert from RapidKill Pest Control will decide the best possible plan to eradicate Rats from your Residential or Commercial property.
Our Treatments are usually Strong Bait (Approved Rat Poison), Strong Spring Traps (Traps kill rats in a few seconds), and come back in few weeks to remove dead Rats and closing all the entry points but it all depends on the Rat activity, Treatment plan etc.
Sometimes our Rat expert uses an Air Gun to shoot Rats if possible to reduce population and same-day rat removal from the property.
As with a mice infestation, you find gnaw marks around the home. Things to look for are gnawed or even ripped food packaging, cardboard, clothing, plastic and wooden items and newspapers or magazines. They will chew anything including wires and pipework.
You spot fresh dark brown longish droppings about the size of Coffee bean where the rats have been. This can be both indoors and outdoors as rats are known to nest under garden sheds and near compost bins too.
As rats are nocturnal you may also hear them moving about at night. Sounds to listen out for are them scrabbling or scratching. The sounds may come from under floorboards, in the attic and in partition walls or ceilings.
Rats will tend to nest in between walls, in attics, boxed in places and anywhere they get reasonably easy access to food, shelter and water.
Rats will create a strong ammonia smell from their urine. If a rat dies you will notice a very unpleasant smell as the body decomposes.Rats can cause severe damage to your property just in few days if they are not dealt as soon as you find out that Rats are in your loft space. They can Chew through Electrical Cables, Water Pipes which can become fire hazards. They also contaminate food if you have stored in loft and spread diseases such as Leptospirosis and Salmonella
If you find that rats have invaded your loft then it is very important to act very quick. Best way to Get rid of Rats is use strong Traps and strong poisons. If you cannot handle situation by your self then you should call a professional pest control company like RapidKill Pest Control to eradicate rats from your property. Because our Rat control Experts are fully trained to handle any situation safely and quickly.
