What Does a Pest Controller Check During an Inspection in March?

A pest controller inspecting a property in March works from the outside edges inward. The town has older terraces near the centre and newer estates around it, and many gardens back onto open land, so what lies beyond the fence line often shapes what ends up inside.

A Practical March Example

A family in an estate house at the edge of March keeps hearing scratching near the garage. The inspector walks the back fence, finds a gap beneath the gate and a pile of old timber against the garage wall, and then traces entry points into the roof space. In the end the advice is as much about tidying the boundary as it is about any treatment. People are often surprised by how much of the answer lies outdoors.

We would rather tell you that than sell you something you do not need.

The Boundary

We start with where the garden stops. Hedges, ditches, long grass, stacked pallets, old sheds and neglected corners all offer shelter. Fences and gates that do not meet the ground leave gaps that rodents use without effort. This part of the visit is about the route from outside to the house, and it is also where owners can often act quickly themselves.

The Building Envelope

• Airbricks and vents
• Gaps around the pipes, cables and meter boxes
• Door thresholds, particularly rear doors and garage doors
• Roofline, eaves and any plant touching the walls
• Rear extensions and conservatories, where the join with the original wall can open up

Inside

We then check the places the evidence suggests. Kitchens and utility rooms for droppings and gnawing, lofts for nesting and movement, and bedrooms or soft furnishings if the concern is insects. Whatever the species, we try to locate where it is actually living, because the place you noticed it is rarely the centre of the problem.

What You Are Given

1. A written report of what was found and what it indicates
2. The species, where it can be established
3. The likely harbourage and the entry points
4. Photographs where there is something worth showing
5. Recommendations, with the order we would do them in

Limits

An inspection is a snapshot. In March, as anywhere, we cannot promise a property stays clear because activity can change with the seasons and with what neighbours do. It also cannot reach inside sealed structure. The report is straightforward about what was and was not seen.

The March inspection and survey is £120 fixed, no call-out fee, with the price agreed first. The cost guide explains the detail and the inspection page covers the service in general.

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