Domestic Pest Control is a Serious Business


Domestic pest control is a serious business. Having pests in your house can be a stressful situation: not to mention dangerously unhygenic if you have children around. The pest control services of London know that the best strategy to deal with domestic pests is two-fold; prevention and control.

The best way to stop an infestation is to get it before it develops in the first place. Here, preventative methods and early detection methodologies play the most important part. Even if they discover there is already an infestation in your house, catching it early means the pest control service London can nip it in the bud before it gets out of control.

Sadly, most calls recieved by pest control London are from homeowners who already have pests entrenched in their house. Few people outside of the pest control service are likely to pay any attention to the odd ant scuttling across the kitchen floor. Once you have contacted the pest control services, they will act fast to help. London’s pest control services understand it is a distressing situation and should usually be able to offer an immediate quotation. Where possible, the first visit and initial treatment will be conducted on the day of your call or the next. Unfortunately, but most infestations require a number of treatments in order to get rid of them.

Exactly how quickly a quotation and strategy can be devised depends very much on which pest is causing you the problem. If you have an infestation of moths, then the pest control services will need to carry out an inspection to assess the level of the problem before they can quote you a price. Reputable pest control services will offer this service for free.

It is generally simpler to predict the cost of dealing other pests, although an inspection will still be necessary. This includes all manner of common pests, including rats, fleas and garden ants. After the inspection but before any work is carried out, the technician will complete and deliver to you a report. This will lay out in precise terms the exact nature and extent of the pest problem. It will also include the recommended action to be taken by both the pest control services and yourself.

Some services may demand further expense in addition to the main charge, but the pest control services will speak to you before they implement this additional work. Many smaller, initial services ARE covered by the initial quotation, like the plugging up of any gaps or openings in your residense which might allow unwanted pests in. This is a very simple, efficient and necessary treatment. In urban environments like London, it is out of the question to completely wipe out unwanted pests such as mice and pigeons (many people have tried without success). The most efficient method is to prevent the pests getting in and then to eradicate any creatures already in the property.

Most pest control services in London will not require you to purchase further products. Rather, the cost of the prevention and removal is met in the initial quotation. With help so near at hand and so inexpensively, you know there is a reputable London pest control service with which you can do business.