Hounslow Pest Control News:
Rats in Hounslow by paulg on 02/05/2012 |
A nice long leisurely walk in the park on a lovely sunny day, when we get them, is the last place you want to come across a colony of rats. But that is what local residents in some parks of Enfield have been reporting lately. Despite many park users knowing about these colonies, the Council knew nothing about it until a Pest Control company were called and passed the information on to the council. It seems that grounds workers that look after the parks had either not noticed the problem or had not reported them. The rats in the parks have now been dealt with and are gone, but they may have spread into surrounding gardens and houses of nearby tenants. Leaflets have been circulated, supplied by Hounslow council Pest Control, describing ways of how to deal with rats and mice. Rats breed in great numbers and spread quickly, so if you see any rats please inform Pest Control as soon as possible. There are some things you can do yourself to help prevent the spread of rats in your area. The first and most important thing to do is make sure you always clean up. Don’t leave any discarded food rubbish in the open. This includes food cartons as well as food itself, as the scent alone will attract rodents. If possible, try not to leave your household waste out overnight as rats are nocturnal and will do most of their foraging at around two to three o’clock in the morning when it is quietest. If you have a large family and find that you have to leave your rubbish out, try to store it in metal bins as rats can’t chew through metal and don’t over fill your bins so you can’t put the lids on securely. |