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Pest Control Treatment
The Peak District & Surrounding Areas
Buxton based Peak Pest Control is a family run business which provides a fast and effective pest control service for domestic and commercial customers against rats, mice, wasps, fleas, cockroaches, bed bugs, moths, beetles, ants and other crawling insects in and across the High Peak, Derbyshire, Cheshire & Staffordshire including Buxton, Leek, Dove holes, Chapel-en-le-frith, New Mills, Whaley Bridge, Glossop, Bakewell, Disley, Hope Valley and surrounding areas.
About Peak Pest Control
Our Story
In 2010, Nick Woodroffe began to make the transition from Fire Fighter to Pest Controller... a short time later his wife Sharon followed the same path after embracing a passion and interest for the business.
"I'll be honest and say that at school I never wanted to be a pest controller, that position was filled by a desire to be a Peak Park Warden... which, incidentally, never happened! My head was turned at the age of 19 by Derbyshire Fire and Rescue and, 25 years later, I'm at Buxton Fire Station as a Junior Officer"
Nick decided he needed a trade to master after his fire service career, and quickly discovered that pest control was something he could excel at... "Having watched a Notts base company clear pigeons from the Fire Station's drill tower, I thought... I could do that!"
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Nick decided he needed a trade to master after his fire service career, and quickly discovered that pest control was something he could excel at... "Having watched a Notts base company clear pigeons from the Fire Station's drill tower, I thought... I could do that!"
Nick Woodroffe | Finalist in the 2017 British pest controller of the year!
Pest Control Contract Work
We provide contract work for a vast array of premises including restaurants, public houses and domestic homes. We provide an initial site survey with subsequent visits every 6-8 weeks. An inspection log will be left on your premises with details of each visit and with it any findings.
We have been trained and certified by the BPCA (British Pest Control Association) and are fully insured with Public and products Liability.
We provide a fully insured fast and effective pest control response
We have been trained and certified by the BPCA (British Pest Control Association) and are fully insured with Public and products Liability.
We provide a fully insured fast and effective pest control response
100% satisfaction
Surveys and inspections provided on all commercial and residential premises
Pest Info
Woodworm
Woodworm
A term used for the destructive larvae of the Common Furniture Beetle. The first sign of woodworm is the appearance of neat round holes, 2mm across, in wooden surfaces, often accompanied by tiny piles of wood dust beneath them. Fresh holes show clean white wood inside. Emerging adult beetles make the holes. Immature grubs may still be tunnelling away inside the wood.
Wasps
Wasps
Wasps are classified under the order Hymenoptera, which means membraneous wings. All the stinging insects belong to this group, and they are a highly evolved group of insects. Some Wasps live in Wasps nests in the UK. They all have complex social structures and ways of doing things. However, they all share a common aim to survive as a species.
Rats
Rats
There are two species of rat in Britain, Rattus Norvegicus which is commonly known as the Brown Rat or Common Rat. The Rattus Rattus, referred to as the Black Rat or Ship Rat is now rarely found in the UK.
Mice
Mice
The House Mouse is found in buildings as they seek the warmth and shelter for nesting sites and food. The House Mouse body length ranges between 60-90mm, and the tail can add 100mm. They weigh less than 25g, and their fur colour varies between light brown and grey. Field mice are Outdoor cousins of the House Mouse, which tend to move indoors in the winter seeking their creature comforts. The Wood Mouse or Long-Tailed Field Mouse has larger ears, more prominent eyes and a longer tail than the House Mouse and is brownish with a white underside. They are fond of apples but will eat almost any stored food.
Fleas
Fleas
The most common species of Flea is the Cat Flea, known for readily biting humans. The Bird Flea are next in importance, followed by the rare Dog Fleas, although other species may become temporarily attached to dogs. Finally, there are Human Fleas which are extremely rare.
Moths
Moths
A moth is a type of winged insect which ranges in size from very small at 2 mm to rather large at 300 mm across. There are roughly 165,000 species in the world. Many species of moths are household pests. There are several species of clothes moths, all of them characterised by folding their wings tent-wise along their backs. The adult Common Clothes Moth is 6 to 7mm long with pale, plain golden-buff wings fringed with hair. The rarer Case-Bearing Clothes Moth is duller and has three dark brown spots on each of its wings.
Cockroaches
Cockroaches
Cockroaches are distinguished by their very long whip-like antennae, flat oval bodies and rapid, jerky walk. The adult German Cockroach is a light yellowy/brown and is 10 to 15mm long. The Oriental Cockroach is dark brown/black and is 20 to 24mm long. Immature stages of Cockroach, look exactly like adults, just on a smaller scale.
Carpet Beetle
Carpet Beetle
The larvae (known as “woolly bears”) of these small, oval beetles have outstripped the clothes moths as the major British textile pest. The Variegated Carpet Beetle is 2 to 4mm long, like a small, mottled brown, grey and cream ladybird. The related Fur Beetle is black with one spot on each wing case, and there is a rarer Black Carpet Beetle.
Bedbugs
Bedbugs
This common pest once associated with unhygienic surroundings is prevalent due to a number of reasons, including increased travel, the use of second-hand furniture, and suspected tolerance to some pesticides. These bugs still occur with regularity, particularly in multi-occupancy buildings with rapid resident turnover, for example, hostels, hotels, holiday camps and blocks of flats.
Cluster Flies
Cluster Flies
These are dark greyish flies about 8mm long with yellowish hairs on the back and with overlapping wings. In autumn they congregate in large numbers in upper rooms or roof spaces of houses to hibernate. They will then reemerge in Spring to seek out egg laying sites outside. A mass of cluster flies has a characteristic smell. They are sluggish in flight and are a nuisance in the house. The larvae of one species are parasitic upon certain earthworms, so this species is more common in rural areas.
Pigeon
Pigeon
Feral pigeons foul buildings, creating unwanted "stained glass" windows and "decorated" architecture. All sorts of pests may migrate from their nests into buildings. Originally descended from the wild Rock Dove, a cliff-face dweller, these birds find the next best thing is a block of flats, a bit of Victorian Gothic architecture or a railway arch.
Ants
Ants
The commonest species that invades houses is the Black Garden Ant, which is actually very dark brown. All ants have the main divisions of the body (head, thorax, abdomen) distinctly separated by very narrow waists and have a sharp elbow joint in their antennae. They are highly organised social insects. It is the foraging worker ants that invade buildings in search of food. These are from 3 to 5mm in length and are attracted to sweet foodstuffs which they take back to the nest to feed to the larvae and queen.
Stored Food Pests
Stored Food Pests
The Biscuit Beetle is found worldwide but more commonly in temperate latitudes. It is common throughout the UK, especially in food storage and retailing premises, and are frequently encountered in a domestic property. They are small reddish-brown insects, only about 3mm long, which attack stored foods in domestic cupboard and larders. Confused Flour Beetles are Small reddish-brown beetles about 3-4mm long that feed on flour and cereal debris in warm buildings. These beetles are often accidentally introduced into the larder in packaging or the ingredients themselves. The commonest species are the Rust Red Flour Beetle and the Confused Flour Beetle (which in turn is often confused with the Rust Red Flour Beetle).
Mites
Mites
Barely visible to the naked eye, mites have eight legs and a round body and are seldom noticed until they have built up sufficient numbers to be a major infestation. They are not insects but are arachnids, related to spiders.
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