Rodent Control

Typically the most common Rat you are likely to see in Hull and East Yorkshire, the Brown Rat is also known as the Common Rat, the Norway Rat and sometimes the Sewer Rat.

Compared to the Black Rat the Brown Rat could be considered a relative newcomer having only been recorded in Europe at the beginning of the 18th Century.

As you would expect by their name the Brown Rat is much lighter in colour than the Black Rat.

Originating from Central Asia little is known about how the House Mouse came to arrive in the UK but it is thought to have been first recorded in Britain during the 9th century.

The House Mouse now very much a common sight in the Hull and East Yorkshire and remains active all year round.

House Mice are incontinent and will leave around 80 droppings per day wherever it travels and will also urinate constantly to mark territory and therefore areas can become heavily contaminated very quickly.

The Wood Mouse or Field Mouse is the second common mouse species you are likely to see in homes and businesses across Hull and East Yorkshire.

The Wood Mouse is also found right across Europe and even North Africa. Lighter in colour compared to the House Mouse, Wood Mice are a light brown/orangey colour but are otherwise similar in size/appearance.

Although common Wood Mice are less likely to be found in occupied buildings compared to House Mice, but will seek shelter inside during winter months and are often found in garden sheds and outbuildings where they can cause damage to property through gnawing.

The Black Rat like the Brown Rat originated in Asia, however; it made its way to the UK shores some 2200 years prior to the Brown Rat, remains of Black Rat found in York date back to the 4th Century BC.

Sometimes called the Ship Rat as it is thought to have been brought back to the UK with the early voyagers, it is also known as the Roof Rat due to its ability to climb and preference for high places.

Despite once been numerous, infamously so during the 1300’s when it was thought to be responsible for the Bubonic Plague, the Black Rat is now rare in the UK and mostly only seen around docks and harbours high up in warehouse buildings.

The Grey Squirrel is an introduced species brought to the UK in the late 19th century that has successfully adapted to the point of becoming a pest species.

Generally Viking Pest Control will not actively hunt out Grey Squirrels, however; if you have Grey Squirrels causing problems on your property Viking Pest Control can help.

We offer property proofing services to stop Grey Squirrels from entering your home and in particularly loft space where they can cause substantial damage through gnawing.

Release of Grey Squirrels is a prosecutable offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and therefore any captured Grey Squirrel must be culled humanely.

Not a rodent an insectivore. Considered a pest by some landowners and can cause expensive damage especially on golf courses Moles will spend their entire life below ground and tunnel throughout the year with tunnelling waste forming the infamous molehill.

There are many ways to humanely control Moles which can be purchased in most hardware stores, these mainly revolve around encouraging the Mole to move its territory.

Traps are also available to use but it is important to understand how Moles use their tunnels in order to trap them successfully.