WESTCOUNTRY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Pest Prevention & Control 0800 612 8430

Pest management is, in essence, a very simple business - monitor, control and eradicate where possible. However, all too often pest control companies get side-tracked by new developments at the expense of the fundamentals of the service that a good pest control company should provide.

The purpose of a routine visit, for example, is not just to check bait stations. Pest technicians should be taking a much more intelligentand observant approach, by looking for signs of pest activity and checking for the potential for pest harbourages and ingress.

After initial identification of the signs of infestation, Westcountry follow a simple process that adheres to three main principles: Exclusion, Restriction and Destruction. Customers can also take responsibility by adhering to the basic recommendations made by their Pest Control supplier in an effort to exclude and restrict pests.

While reducing costs is all well and good, the success of your pest control is based on the quality of the service that is on offer. Typically pest control will be a small element in an organisation’s expenditure, however there is the very real propensity for pest control, if not carried out properly, to cause trouble out of all proportion to its financial value.

No one wants pests of any description in their office, food processing plant or retail outlet. At best pests are a nuisance but more seriously, they carry diseases that can be transmitted to humans. Rodents will happily chew through electric, computer and telephone cabling and water pipes, and pigeons rapidly colonise buildings that they see as ideal replacements for their original habitat. Insects, Rodents and Birds bring with them millions of bacteria and a host of diseases from salmonella and listeria to E.Coli 0157. Damage, contamination, product loss and deteriorating staff relations can result. Prosecution under Food Safety, Public Health legislation or Health and Safety at Work legislation may follow, and journalists love a good pest control story. The ramifications are endless.

For more information about how Westcountry can help you, please contact us today.

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