Recent work : Ants, Carpet Moths, Wasp Prevention and more!

It’s been another busy couple of months for our pest technicians.

As the weather is warming up, the insect kingdom is waking up so do keep an eye out for things like wasps and ants.

Ant activity in a kitchen

One of our customers in Felpham had noticed ants in her kitchen. She wasn’t sure how they were getting in so called us and Kieran was able to survey the property and found a small hole in the seal around the patio doors. He advised the customer to buy some ant baiting stations, and as a precaution he sprayed the boundaries to ensure no ants could access the property in the short term.

A pest technician wearing a mask and spraying the boundaries on a house to prevent ants entering the property.

The customer was delighted and has reported since that no ants have returned indoors.

Rodent proofing works.

Luke and Connor have been busy carrying out some rodent proofing works in Bosham. They installed a rodent-proof mesh to prevent them burrowing beneath the property, and sealed up any potential entry points.

Laying concrete at the bottom of an exterior wall where it meets a flower bed on a house. A 6" wide section of concrete laid over mesh to prevent rodents entering the house.

A shelf of weld mesh was installed beneath the soil 150mm from the wall of the building. This meets the wall and forms an L shape to bridge any gaps beneath the render. The mesh is held in place below ground level with a shallow concrete bed, and all gaps around the pipework were filled with concrete.

Box moth caterpillars

It’s that time of the year again when box moth caterpillars become active and if you don’t spot them early then they can quickly munch through your garden.

Tim spotted some box moth caterpillars feeding on the young shoots of a box plant. If left alone the caterpillars will soon defoliate the plants and hedges. Early treatment will prevent further damage and if needed we can treat again in a couple of months to keep on top of things.

Closeup of a hand holding a box hedge with small box hedge caterpillar on one of its leaves.

Wasp prevention for restaurants and other businesses

We provide regular pest control for many local businesses including pubs, cafes and restaurants. Here is a local restaurant where we installed wasp domes, hanging them up outside and they are really effective during the warmer months. They look pretty and attract wasps, keeping customers and staff safe from harm.

A wooden verandah with orange wasp domes hanging from the roof to attract wasps.

We can also supply and fit electric fly killers in restaurant kitchens. We will replace the bulbs when needed as well as the sticky boards.

An electric fly killer with two blue bulbs which attract flies in commercial kitchens.

An electric fly killer with white cover and blue light emitting from the back.

Carpet moth treatment

Kieran recently carried out a carpet moth treatment in East Wittering. Luckily we caught it early so not much of the carpet was ruined, despite the high moth activity. It’s really hard to spot the larvae sometimes, but if you see what looks like grains of rice on your carpet then it could be a cocoon.

Here are some photos from this job which show how tiny the moths are and how hard they are to spot on a beige carpet!