Richmond upon Thames Insect Pest Control

Bees often enter onto properties from nearby parks or apiaries to form new hives, and this often leads to infestations in human residences in the Richmond area.

Our consultation will allow you to decide whether you feel at ease living in close proximity to a hive, but it is usually best to have it removed to avoid the potential for aggravating the hive. Since bees usually react best to non-destructive removal techniques, we try to remove the bees and the hive without damaging them in one clean manoeuvre. Both customers and technicians find this to be preferable to chemical-heavy methods.

Wasps are quick to react when threatened, attacking in mass, and as such they are a tricky species to deal with, capable of proving a real menace to any humans they share a space with. Hives are often built in hard to reach areas, and trying to reach a high-up nest can be just as dangerous as the swarm itself, as many people are often startled and knocked down by the sheer aggressiveness of the wasps’ retaliation.

Unlike bees, removing the wasp nest and its inhabitants intact is rarely an option, and we find that customers prefer us to be as uncompromising as possible when dealing with their hives, so we apply a very intense substance called Bendiocarb to the nest, eradicating any wasps inside.

Hornets are very tough insects, able withstand chemicals that other insects cannot, so an understanding of the insect itself is necessary to deal with them completely.

Our technicians will explain the dangers posed by hornets, and we always try to be methodical when dealing with them, as failure to destroy a hornet population in one go will leave numerous aggravated survivors. Not only is the Bendiocarb treatment for hornets is even more intensive than that we use for wasps, but the precautions we take are even more comprehensive.

Human homes are extremely attractive to cluster flies – they are warm, they are full of cracks and crevices to hide in, and many houses have loft spaces that are rarely visited or disturbed.

Should you find cluster flies dwelling in your house, it is always best to have a professional deal with them. Our technicians deploy an insecticidal fog spray that will eliminate their presence very quickly, before they have the chance to attract any more cluster flies to their chosen nesting point.

Bed bugs are a challenge for home-owners and exterminators alike, as they are uniquely resistant to all but the most comprehensive treatments. Preventative measures like mattress protectors rarely make an impact, since many bed bugs live in fabrics, crevices and furniture, and leave eggs all over a property.

Richmond-Upon-Thames Bed bug Control’s treatment concentrates on permanently stopping infestations, targeting their ability to breed and reproduce with a special growth regulator.

Our technicians are aware that treating bed bugs requires operating tactfully in a home environment, and they are trained to co-ordinate their efforts with residents, as well as using natural substances like Diatomaceous earth, which people are often more comfortable with than treatments that depend solely on chemicals.

Leaving flea populations unchecked can be dangerous and expensive, particularly for pet owners, as fleas carry diseases that affect both humans and animals.

As with bed bugs, people often underestimate the flea presence in their home, and fleas leave not only bite marks, but also a trail of eggs and droppings.

Our technicians use a multi-part treatment programme similar to that used with bed bugs, and we will always encourage you to use your own preferred anti-flea hair products and cleaning regimens to work alongside our treatment.

You may not instantly recognise a silverfish infestation, or even know what silverfish are until the signs of their presence cause you to seek professional help.

Silverfish live off of sugars contained in everyday products like paper and fabrics, and eat into all manner of objects around the home. If you have a silverfish problem, or notice the symptoms of an infestation, it is best to contact us, since silverfish are small, nocturnal and very good at hiding from humans.

Our technicians are able to identify their presence in a home and will locate them, applying insecticides and leaving Diatomaceous earth around their hiding places to ensure they are all destroyed.

Cockroaches typically come in Oriental, German and American varieties, but they are all just as big a nuisance and they are all just as difficult to eliminate. They are one of the toughest insects to get rid of, changing hiding places when threatened and avoiding insecticides laid out for them.

Richmond-Upon-Thames Cockroach Control operates an extremely aggressive policy when dealing with cockroaches, applying lethal insecticides that only our accredited personel are able to use directly to cockroach hiding places, and our intense programme gives the insects no time to escape to new hiding places and breed again.

Warnings of poisonous spiders in England and the UK have been on the rise, as have calls to our offices at Richmond-Upon-Thames Insect Control.

Almost all spider species in England are harmless, but should a spider infestation prove to be genuinely dangerous, or even just unpleasant, we are always ready to remove it for you in a timely, convenient manner.

Our consultation service is designed for this very sort of situation, providing you with the information you need to make a decision on your spider problem.

Many species of ant in England will build colonies in human homes, and a single nest in a loft or basements can send ants crawling over your entire house.

We deal with ants both inside and out of doors, but we find that indoor hives often prove the most troublesome, and so we always make sure our technicians are trained to locate the nest (or sometimes nests) inside a house.

Even when they are lodged between walls or underneath floorboards, we can deliver a targeted insecticidal payload that will reach them no matter where they are.