At this time of year, when the temperatures fall and daylength decreases, we receive calls from concerned customers about large numbers of flies appearing in their homes and businesses. These flies are called cluster flies and take up residence in properties at this time of year to overwinter.
Rats and mice cause significant contamination of loft insulation and stored goods when they enter our loft spaces. This article looks at our loft clearance and disinfection services that we provide to our customers following a rodent infestation.
We understand that not all our customers want us to attend their properties in vehicles advertising the fact that pest control operations are being carried out. At Kestrel Pest Management we use vehicles that are not sign written, which gives our customers the confidence that...
This article looks at the importance of pest control in maintaining public health and food safety during the Covid-19 pandemic.
This article looks at how the recent floods in the Doncaster and South Yorkshire areas will cause rats to be displaced from both their external habitats and the sewage systems. This further exacerbates the risk of rats seeking out refuges and thus infesting our homes and businesses.
Fleas can make life unbearable when they infest our homes and businesses. Flea infestations can happen at any time of year, but are most prolific during late Summer. The warm and humid weather is ideal and allows fleas to complete their life cycle in a much shorter period. This blog provides some good advice on what to do when fleas invade our properties.
Common clothes moths (Tineola bisselliella) are a common pest of textiles such as wool, fur, silk, hair and feathers. Clothes moth can cause serious damage to a range of textiles and there has been a huge increase in this cloth-eating pest over the last few years. This article looks at the signs of a clothes moth infestation and how this pest can be eradicated.
Carpet beetles are small beetles that feed on natural materials such as wool, fur, felt, silk and leather. This article looks at how a carpet beetle infestation can become established and the damage caused by the infestation.
Ants are now awaking from their Winter slumber and the foraging activity of ants will bring them into our homes and businesses. This is an ideal time to get your ant control in place to prevent having large numbers of ants ruining your Summer.
As Autumn progresses, we at Kestrel Pest Management receive many calls concerning large numbers of flies being discovered in peoples lofts and roof spaces. These flies are called cluster flies, which is an umbrella term for species of flies that enter buildings in large numbers to overwinter.
