Pest Control Dover
A working port, a lot of freight, and terraced housing on a very steep hill.
Pest Control in Dover
Dover is a port town, and a port is a place where things arrive. That is true of freight, of vehicles, and occasionally of insects that were not on the manifest.
It is also a town of steep terraces, Victorian seafront property and a good deal of housing that has been divided into flats, which is a separate set of problems from the port one.
A port town
Things That Arrive, and Buildings on a Hill
The port side. Premises handling freight, storage and haulage see hitchhiker problems that inland premises do not - cockroaches in consignments, stored product insects in pallets, and the occasional thing that nobody local recognises. If you run that kind of premises, the useful habit is keeping an example of whatever you find rather than describing it, because identification changes the treatment entirely.
The housing side. Dover's terraces climb, and a stepped terrace on a slope has a feature that a flat one does not: the drainage runs downhill through everybody, and a defect at the top of the row is felt at the bottom of it. Retaining walls, steps and the voids under raised front paths all give cover right against the building.
And the conversions. A lot of larger Victorian property here is now flats, which means shared roof voids, shared risers and a communal bin area that belongs to nobody. There is a separate article on flats and blocks because it comes up so often.
What we cover
Every Service, in Dover
Each one links to its own Dover page.
Wasp Nest Removal
Nests in eaves, lofts, cavities, sheds and hedges. Treated same or next day for one fixed price.
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Rat Control
Baiting, trapping and — the part that matters — finding and closing how they are getting in.
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Mice Control
A mouse gets through a gap the width of a pencil. Treatment plus proofing, not one without the other.
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Bed Bug Control
Beds, frames, headboards and the room around them. Always more than one visit — nothing kills unhatched eggs.
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Flea Control
Carpets, upholstery and pet bedding. Works properly only alongside current treatment from your vet.
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Ant Control
Gel bait taken back to the nest rather than a spray that kills the ones you can see and nothing else.
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Cockroach Control
German and Oriental cockroaches in kitchens, flats and food premises. Discreet and documented.
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Moth Removal
Carpet and clothes moths in wool carpets, rugs, wardrobes and under furniture that never gets moved.
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Carpet Beetle
Often mistaken for moth damage. The larvae — "woolly bears" — do the eating, and they hide in the underlay.
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Squirrel Control
Grey squirrels in lofts and roof spaces, where they chew cables and lift insulation. Legally handled.
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Commercial Pest Control
Pubs, shops, kitchens, schools, care homes, warehouses and farms. Out of hours, with the paperwork.
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Pest Control
Not sure which of these you have got? Start here, or send a photo and we will tell you.
Find out more →Dover — Common Questions
We run a haulage or storage business. Can you help?
Yes - commercial contracts with out-of-hours attendance and a written record. Keep a specimen of anything unusual; it changes the treatment.
I found an insect I do not recognise. What should I do?
Keep it in a pot or photograph it against something for scale, and ring us. That conversation is free and it is worth having before anybody treats anything.
Do you cover Aycliffe, River and Whitfield?
Yes, and the villages out towards Deal and Folkestone.
Going further
Advice Worth Reading First
What Happens On A First Visit
Nobody enjoys booking this. Here is exactly what it involves, so there are no surprises on the day.
Read more ›What It Costs, And What Changes It
One published price, and an honest account of why everything else is quoted instead of listed.
Read more ›Pests In A Rented Home: Who Is Responsible?
General information rather than legal advice, and the short answer is that it usually turns on how they got in.
Read more ›Pest Control And Your Food Hygiene Rating
The treatment is half of it. The paperwork is the half that gets scored.
Read more ›Preparing For A Treatment
Some of this genuinely changes the result. Some of it just saves time. Both are worth doing.
Read more ›Which Trade Does What
We would rather tell you it is somebody else’s job than take the money and leave you with it.
Read more ›One-Off Treatment Or A Contract?
Contracts suit some premises and are a waste of money for others. Here is the honest test.
Read more ›Wildlife Law, And What Cannot Be Treated
Some of the things people ring about are protected, and a firm that offers to deal with them anyway is offering to break the law on your behalf.
Read more ›Pests When Buying Or Selling A House
It comes up more often than people expect, usually at the worst possible moment in the chain.
Read more ›Pest Control In A Flat Or A Block
The hardest part is rarely the pest. It is that the part of the building causing it is not yours.
Read more ›Areas We Cover
We cover the whole county, with no travel charge and no different pricing depending on where you are.
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