Pest Control Nottingham

How many stars have you got?

'Scores on the Doors' is here! The Food Standard Agency are currently testing a hygiene rating system for food premises in the UK. This will allow customers to get an idea about how well a food business did on its last inspection by clicking here.

We would be pleased to help your food business get that exclusive five star rating.
Please contact us.

Forthcoming Courses:

We have a number of Level 2 food hygiene and also health and safety courses running throughout the year. These are generally based in Ashby, Coalville and Rotherham. Please contact us for more information or if you would prefer us to deliver a course more convenient or appropriate to your circumstances.

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We are receiving an increase in bedbugs problems, due to people travelling more in their work and socially. Ring to discuss any problems you may have, remember this is not an indication of cleanliness of your home or personnel hygiene.

Paul Toplass - 22nd March 2010

We're close to finishing our busiest time of the year, and we've been taken aback by the numbers of businesses talking about their 'Scores on the Doors' and how many stars they've got. Some Councils have been running a star rating system for a while now and it is starting to hit home to some businesses now how important their reputation is. This seems to become more of an issue when a local newspaper runs a Freedom of Information request form a Council to find the best and worst premises. I'll be doing a talk on the impact of the Scores on the Doors next month in Loughborough. In the mean time, if any business would like our help to get the best star rating then please ring me on 07976 366510.

John Machin - 21st March 2010

Dealing with Mice, 24/7 in Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire

The House Mouse, and sometimes the Long-Tailed Field Mouse, seek the warmth and shelter of buildings for nesting sites and food. Their presence is usually detected from their dark-coloured droppings or damage to stored foods in the larder, packaging or woodwork.

Mice become sexually mature in eight to ten weeks, and a pair may produce eight litters, each of 16 young, in a year. Multiply those and you arrive at a horrifying number of mice! They climb well and can squeeze through very small gaps.

These nibbling nuisances have a compulsive need to gnaw in order to keep their incisor teeth worn down to a constant length. Electric cables, water and gas pipes, packaging and woodwork may all be seriously damaged by mice - many instances of electrical fires and floods have been attributed to them. They contaminate far more food than they consume and they are capable of carrying many diseases, particularly food poisoning. The average mouse deposits 70 droppings in 24 hours and urinates frequently to mark its territory.

Mice are erratic, sporadic feeders, nibbling at many sources of food rather than taking repeated meals from any one item. They do not need free water to drink as they normally obtain sufficient moisture from their food.

REMEDY: Because of their habits, traditional baiting techniques and trapping frequently do not work, and a combination of rodenticides may be necessary - in addition to mouse-proofing, as far as possible, all means of entry e.g. by blocking holes with wire wool embedded in quick-setting cement, or by fitting metal strips to damaged wooden doors. We can do this for you if required.

For many years, the most widely used and effective rodenticide was warfarin. This is an anti-coagulant drug which prevents vital blood clotting. Mice feed on it, without suspicion of growing weaker, until they die. The disadvantage of warfarin-based and 2 nd generation baits is that they take several days to work and depend on repeated feeding by the mice.

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