Some one said you re never more than a certain distance away from a rat. I can t remember what the distance was, or who actually said it, but I certainly don t like to think about it. Where ever you live, you can have trouble with pests and these infestations are becoming more and more common.
Your household insurance is likely to cover the damage which these pests cause, although you should check it out and find out just what you re covered for. Rats and mice chew away at things like pipes and wiring not because of hunger there s no calorific value in a piece of electrical cable, after all. Apparently they have dental problems, just like you and I. Their incisors just keep growing and they need to gnaw away at things to grind them down. This not only causes damage to wiring and plumbing, but has been known to cause electrical fires and flooding.
There have been so many insurance related problems caused by vermin that many insurers have introduced a new insurance product which covers the cost of getting rid of them. At one time a quick call to the rat man at the local council would bring a man in a van that would perform some sort of magic and get rid of your pests in no time, but councils are short of money and many of them have stopped offering this service. Those that do still offer help have very long waiting lists for the service and so people have turned to private pest extermination experts.
Depending on the degree of infestation, the British Pest Control Association reckons that for a typical rat problem, three treatments are likely to be needed, spread over two weeks. The charge would be around 100 pounds and would include a report detailing how they consider the problem began and what steps had been taken to prevent it recurring. Holes will be plugged up and there will be advice on how to prevent vermin in and around the home.
Insurance cover for getting rid of pests should cost around 25 pounds per year, to get rid of vermin from your home and garden. Moles are the chief offenders in our own garden and the tell tale bumps and piles of soil show where they re burrowing. The professionals don t seem to have any problem with efficiently removing them, but they re the bane of many a gardeners life.
Vermin proofing you home as much as possible makes sense. Check around the eaves and walls and place wire mesh in any holes. Mice can squeeze through unbelievably small holes where pipes go through walls, but vermin hate steel wool, so jam some in the holes to deter them. If you have a compost heap, stick to adding on only raw, uncooked fruit and vegetable peelings don t add any cooked food to it.
Keep sheds tidy and don t offer sheltering places for mice and rats. Generally tidy around the outside of the house and don t throw out great chunks of bread for the birds. Wild birds are best fed using special feeders that are designed for the purpose feed the birds, not the rats
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