Professional Pest Control Services in Durham

Environmental pest control are practices run by professionals to help preserve a healthy and clean environment, minimising environmental impact due to the focus on repairing work and pest behaviour monitoring, as a method to eliminate, or at least reduce as much as possible, the damage caused by pests.

The most common methods for pest control are Chemical, Biological and Mechanical, the first method is based on the use of chemicals to eradicate the pest causing the problem, either killing them or hindering reproduction. Biological methods use natural predators of the species causing the problem, alternatively parasites affecting such species are used in some cases. Finally, mechanical methods involve using different devices to stop pests from entering buildings and other properties.

Pest control professionals normally use growth regulators to interfere with flea's lifecycle, eggs, larvae and adults can be afterwards removed using a powerful vacuum.

You have to be very careful when dealing with birds. All bird species in the UK are by default protected by law. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs releases a new 'general licence' annually that states what action can be taken with regards to certain bird species. If the bird species is not on the list, it or its nests cannot be tampered in any way. Even birds appearing on the general licence can fall into several different categories. We will be able to advise what action can be taken if you are having a problem with birds.

If you use poison to deal with rats and a rat dies in your home then yes, there is likely to be a smell, often followed by flies unless the body can be found and removed. However, the approach to rodent control that Greenway takes is more focused on prevention and trapping. Prevention is always the most important factor because if rodents cannot enter a home, there will be no need for treatment in the future. If a pest controller comes to your home and just puts poison down, they are not fixing the problem! They are just masking it. The problem is that rodents can find ways into your home and this is what needs to be fixed to ensure a rodent free home in the future. Through thorough building inspections, good proofing and trapping to remove any rats still inside, we can fix your problem for good, often without the use of any rodenticide chemicals whatsoever.