Serving the Mouse with the Eviction Papers This study follows on from our look at how mice can initially gain access to your home and the proofing measures we employ to prevent this. This article looks at how we can eradicate an infestation once mice have gained access to your household. How do mice travel [...]
Although mice can be a problem to the householder at any time of the year, it’s winter that sees the demand for our services to attend mouse infestations increase. Being such a small creature it is imperative for the mouse to be inside buildings where it can more readily maintain its body temperature. With [...]
Where Are the Rats Coming From? Did you know that a rat can collapse its body to the size of its skull? Rats in drainage systems can often be the cause of household infestations. Around the UK a lot of sewer systems are no longer on regular council baiting programmes it has caused [...]
Many domestic households are currently having problems with rodents! Across the UK, particularly in the North there has been a drastic change in the weather. Due to the colder temperature and rising river levels we have noticed a steep increase in the amount of domestic rodent issues affecting our rural towns and villages including Harrogate, [...]
The Country cover clothing items were purchased from this year’s Great Yorkshire show in Harrogate. The amount of waterproof clothes I have purchased in the past is ridiculous and was finding myself working in torn, uncomfortable clothing. One of the items on the show's purchase list was some new winter clothing and I decided to visit a couple of the store holders to ask advice on various items.
We were contacted by the owner of a 2000 acre estate with a growing population of squirrels causing damage to its arboretum and woodlands. Dealing with a squirrel issue on this scale takes some strategic planning. We needed to divide the estate into zones, working out the hot spots and where the greys where migrating [...]
A cracking day was had by all as the AgriPest team headed deep into the North Yorkshire countryside. With so much fun had by everyone and we even see the beginning of a clay shooting team formulating! On a serious note, it's a fantastic way to see the team spirit we have within the AgriPest ranks. Well [...]
Grey squirrels have been causing damage to ancient trees and arboretums. AgriPest have undertaken trapping treatments over the last year with fantastic results. We encountered some resistance from a few wise squirrels so have been forced to employ some creative methods and trapping techniques to clear the last few.
Rabbit control & vermin survey We have recently conducted rabbit control on a shooting estate in North Yorkshire. This is a renowned grouse and pheasant shoot with 5000 acres of moorland, woodland, grassland, farmland and several farms.
Barley store clean down Cereal crop stores are ideal breading grounds for: Saw toothed grain beetle Rust red grain beetle Grain weevil Flour mite Brown house moth White shoulder house moth We have carried out a full clean down from roof to floor. This was followed up by a residual insecticidal spray treatment. It’s incredible [...]
