Understanding Rats
Rats can be a significant concern for homeowners and businesses alike. This page is designed to provide you with essential information about rats, their habits, and, most importantly, how Diverson Pest Elimination can help you quickly and reliably eliminate them from your home or business.
Rats and rodents are more than just a nuisance they’re a serious health risk and a danger to your property. At Diverson Pest Elimination, we offer reliable and effective rodent control designed to eliminate infestations at the source and keep them from returning. Whether you’re dealing with rats in your home, office, warehouse, or food service business, our certified pest technicians provide safe, fast, and long-lasting rodent control solutions tailored to your specific environment.
Rodent Treatment Aftercare
We'll make as many visits as you require to ensure your problem is resolved
Brown Rats carry many nasty diseases which they can spread to humans, normally through their urine. including; Leptospirosis or Weil's disease, Salmonella, Listeria, Toxoplasma gondii and Hantavirus.
Brown Rats can inflict a great amount of structural damage. They can cause serious fires by gnawing away the insulation around electrical cables, floods by puncturing pipes and even death by chewing through gas pipes. The insurance sector have estimated that rodent damage to wiring is responsible for 25% of all electrical fires in buildings.
Brown Rats can ruin an organisation's reputation. If clients and customers spot evidence of rodent infestation in the premises you manage, they are unlikely to want to do business with you.
Property owners have a legal obligation under the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 to keep premises rat and mice free, or, if Brown Rats pose a threat to health or property, to report infestations to the local authority.
how to get rid of rats :
Brown Rats are adaptable, highly mobile and breed rapidly, this combination can make rat control a difficult task for the untrained individual. For any Brown Rat infestation, we would always recommend contacting a professional pest control company. They are trained in rat control and will have access to a range of professional use rodenticides which are not available to the public.
Tips to help prevent rats:
Eliminate any harbourage points such as sealing gaps around pipes and under sheds; rats only need a gap of 15mm to gain entry.
Remove potential nesting sites by keeping yards and gardens clean and tidy, by cutting back overgrown areas and clearing any piles of wood/debris.
Ensure that drain inspection covers are in a good state of repair.
Cover any household waste where Brown Rats can get access to it, close dustbin lids and cover compost heaps.
If you feed garden birds, do not do this to excess and use a bird table or feeder basket if possible.
The next 5 steps when you contact Diverson.
We assess your concern and book an appointment at your convenience. You’ll receive a cost estimate and treatment duration upfront.
Our team thoroughly inspects your property to locate the infestation, identify how the rats entered, and evaluate damage or contamination.
We implement a professional-grade control strategy that includes a combination of baiting, trapping, or other eco-friendly extermination methods — typically completed in 3 scheduled visits.
We sanitize affected areas to eliminate health risks and lingering contamination from rodent waste.
We seal off potential entry points and provide expert advice on prevention. Our digital service report includes tips on how to keep rodents from returning.
