The brown rat is one of the most common pests found in businesses and in people homes across Essex, it’s said you’re never more than 6 feet away from a rat, with an estimated 10 million rats in the UK it’s no surprise that here at Wildthings Pest Solutions getting rid of rats is one of the most common issues we come across.
Read More...Rodents love to gnaw, especially rats. The reason for this is their two front incisors never stop growing, so without gnawing away at different materials they could not keep those teeth at an acceptable size to eat and groom themselves. The incisors have a very hard enamel coating, this allows them to chew through even hard materials such as lead, aluminium, and soft concrete. The gnawing habit can cause damage to internal wiring of homes and businesses, which could be a potential fire risk, or cut off the power to light and electrics.
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When there is noise coming from the loft space, especially at night times it is normally one of two things - rats or squirrels. Mice are not big enough to make any real disturbance and after having them in mine own loft they would have gone undetected if I had not gone up there to find their droppings everywhere.
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The cat flea, ctenocephalides felis, is one of the most abundant and widespread species of flea on earth. Adults range from 1-2mm long and are usually a reddish- brown colour. The cat flea is compressed laterally perfectly suited for clinging and climbing through the host’s fur. The cat flea's primary host is the domestic cat, but the cat flea is also the primary flea infesting dogs in most of the world.
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A recent customer based in Ingatestone keeps about 5 free range hens. This has become a very popular thing among many urban dwellers now and it's lovely to be able to collect their fresh eggs, but there are problems that can arise and that's rats taking full advantage of a regular food source, especially in winter when food can be lean elsewhere.
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