When Should You Call Pest Control?

Signs that it is time to call

• You see the same pest repeatedly over days or weeks
• Droppings, gnaw marks or bite traces appear in more than one room
• The problem is in a kitchen, food store or food business
• You live in an apartment building where adjoining units may be affected
• Someone in the household has a diagnosed insect venom allergy
• The species is unclear, or may be protected

Situations you can usually handle yourself

• A single insect that clearly wandered in from outside
• Isolated ants on a terrace with no trail into the building
• A wasp nest far from paths, doors and seating that can be left until autumn

What to have ready when you call

• What you have seen, where, and how often
• Photos of the pest or the traces
• Type of property: flat, house, commercial premises
• Whether children, pets or allergy sufferers are in the household

Why waiting costs more

Most infestations grow rather than settle. Bed bugs spread through a flat, mice breed indoors year round, and cockroach populations move along risers. Earlier intervention almost always means shorter treatment and lower cost.