by admin | May 24, 2022 | Pest Control, Property Management
Want to see a real life connection between rats and compost!? Take a look! These rats are actually causing a major issue for the NEIGHBOURING property to that keeping compost. Food items are getting dragged into their garden through a hole under the privet hedge....
by admin | Mar 21, 2022 | Pest Control
Otley Business Awards – Winner! We’re more than happy to announce that we won ‘BEST SERVICE AWARD’ at the Otley Business Awards on Friday! We were informed it was given in recognition of the way we look after our customers and handle their pest problems. Helping...
by admin | Feb 28, 2022 | Pest Control
Interview with a Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) It’s early spring and the phone at LANDGUARD Ltd is beginning to ring as our customers call reporting big bangs and other dramatic sounds emanating from their loft spaces. Unfortunately, at this time of year the...
by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Pest Control, Property Management
Rats In The Garden – If you’ve got Rats in your garden or you want to prevent them please read on… Rats need three things to survive and thrive – somewhere to live, something to eat and something to drink. Take away any of the three pillars and suddenly...
by admin | Jan 28, 2022 | Landlords, Pest Control, Pest Proofing, Property Management, Tenants
Got the builders in? Don’t want rats in too!? If you are currently making building alterations or constructing a new property be careful that rodents don’t get to move in before you do. Be aware of potential ‘points of ingress’, gaps and holes that rodents may exploit...
by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | Landlords, Pest Control, Pest Proofing, Property Management, Tenants
Rodent Proofing Take a close look at this picture and you’ll see that part the vent is damaged. That was more than enough to let a big adult rat into the property, firstly accessing the wall cavity then making its way straight up to the loft. The wall cavity is your...
by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | Bird Proofing, Landlords, Pest Control, Property Management, Tenants
Bird Proofing – If you’ve got damage to your property, such as the fascia pictured, which was used by birds this year then NOW is the time to get it fixed! We’re out of the nesting season (until spring) so it’s full steam ahead for preventing issues next year....
by admin | Nov 3, 2021 | Insects, Pest Control, Property Management, Tenants
Clothes Moths Take a close look at this adult Clothes Moth making its way across our customers bed right here in Wharfedale! If you have any numbers of these creamy coloured little fellas appearing then it looks like you’ve got yourself a clothes moth infestation....
by admin | Oct 26, 2021 | Insects, Landlords, Pest Control, Property Management, Tenants
Cluster Flies Hmmmm, are you getting those annoying dopey flies appearing at your window… and what the heck are they anyway!? These insects are in fact Cluster Flies (Pollenia rudis), a seasonal pest that looks to hibernate in our roof spaces and around window frames...
by admin | Oct 26, 2021 | Non native species, Pest Control, Property Management, Tenants
FREE REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE AVAILABLE! 🐀 If you have plastic wheelie bins then you may fall victim to rats and squirrels helping you out with your waste disposal! Both rats and squirrels will happily feed from refuse, particular at this time of year when natural...
