How Can You Tell Fleas From Other Small Biting Insects in Peterborough?

The best evidence you can have is the insect itself. Peterborough has everything from city-centre flats and shared houses to new estates and commercial premises, and wherever you are, the same approach to identification works: catch it, photograph it, and note where you found it.

How to Collect a Specimen

1. Press a piece of clear sticky tape over the insect, or onto the dark specks, and fold it over to seal it.
2. Alternatively put it in a small jar with a lid, or in the freezer for a few hours inside a sealed bag.
3. Take a close photograph against a plain white background, with a coin for scale.
4. Write down the room, date and time of day.

What You Are Comparing It With

Living in Flats and Shared Properties

In a block of flats or a house split into rooms, an insect can come from a neighbouring unit as easily as from your own. Fleas travel along shared floor voids and on people's clothing, and bed bugs can move through gaps in walls and along pipes. So a specimen that is identified quickly also tells a landlord or managing agent what they are dealing with. In a rented property, tell the landlord promptly, since responsibility for pest treatment depends on the tenancy and the cause.

Next Step

A clear photograph from a Peterborough property also lets us say whether a visit is needed at all, which saves you a call-out you do not require. Fleas, in particular, are easy to recognise once you can see the shape.

If the sample or photograph is inconclusive, a pest inspection and survey at £120 fixed cost identifies the pest and its extent. Flea treatment through our flea control service is £220 for the first room and £60 for each extra room, and the flea treatment cost guide explains it all. Bed bugs are £220 for the first room and £80 for each additional room. We guarantee all treatments for 14 days.

Commercial and Shared Premises

Offices, shops and takeaways in Peterborough can also have bites reported by staff, often from fleas carried in on clothing or from a pet bed kept behind a counter. The same rules apply. Identify the insect, find where it is concentrated, and keep a note of which staff were affected and when.

If you have a photograph from a Peterborough property, call 01223 902388 or send it by WhatsApp and we will tell you what we think it shows.