Crane Pest Control

12/10/2026

🐀 WHY IS TRACKING DUST IMPORTANT IN RODENT CONTROL? 🔍

Tracking dust is a valuable tool in pest control, helping us understand rodent activity and identify the areas they use most frequently.

Here’s why it matters:

✅ Detects Rodent Activity – Reveals footprints and movement patterns, helping confirm rodent presence.

✅ Identifies Travel Routes – Shows where rodents are moving, including along walls, behind equipment and near entry points.

✅ Finds Activity Hotspots – Helps identify areas that require closer inspection and targeted control measures.

✅ Improves Bait & Trap Placement – Understanding rodent movement helps us position control measures more effectively.

✅ Monitors Treatment Success – Comparing activity before and after treatment helps us assess whether rodent activity has reduced.

🎯 The goal? Work smarter, target activity accurately and deliver more effective rodent control.

Remember: Effective pest management is about more than just placing bait — it’s about understanding rodent behaviour, gathering evidence and making informed decisions. 🐀🔎

23/09/2026

Tracking dust is a simple but very useful tool when dealing with mice. During recent visits, we’ve used it to help identify the routes mice are regularly using around properties.

Mice tend to follow the same established paths, so tracking their movements can help us locate those all-important runs and better understand where they’re travelling from and where they’re heading and assist in finding that all important entry points.

Another useful piece of evidence that helps us put the bigger picture together and target treatment effectively and put an end to customers issues by proofing the affected areas and exclude them and prevent further infestations and damage to property and belongings.

22/09/2026

Rat problems can develop at any time, and it does not take long for rodents to identify weaknesses in a property and exploit them.

One particularly common issue is a damaged or defective airbrick at low level. Airbricks are a frequent point of entry for rats and other rodents because damage, deterioration, or missing sections can create an opening large enough for them to gain access to the building’s cavities.

Once inside, rodents can move through wall cavities, floor voids, and other concealed areas before reaching the loft space. This can result in occupants hearing scratching, gnawing, and movement within the walls and ceilings, with noises often becoming particularly noticeable around the loft area.

A seemingly minor defect, such as a damaged airbrick, can therefore provide a direct route into the property and allow a much larger pest problem to develop. Regular inspection and prompt repair of damaged airbricks and other low-level defects can help prevent rodents from gaining access in the first place.Other factors can easily go unnoticed, which is why a thorough property survey should not stop at the visible areas of the building. Where rat activity is suspected, a careful inspection of the drainage system is essential.

In this case, the soil stack located behind the kitchen worktops provides an important indication that rats have also been able to exploit a weak point within the drainage system and gain access to the property.

Defects within drains, damaged pipework, defective connections, displaced joints, or other points of failure can provide rodents with a route from the drainage system into the building. Once a weakness is identified, rats can exploit even relatively small openings and move into concealed areas of the property.

Other areas that rats frequently exploit are vegetation, especially large bushes or trees encroaching on or running up the building; rats climb these, and they go unnoticed under the cover of the vegetation. Once they have reached the top near the gutter line, a gap under the tiles will provide easy access for them, and again have broken in to your property.

This is why a thorough survey should consider both the external structure and the drainage system. Identifying the entry point is just as important as dealing with the rats themselves. Without locating and rectifying the underlying defect, further rodent activity can continue despite treatment.

22/09/2026

🐀 Another rat problem uncovered!

A customer contacted Crane Pest Control after experiencing frequent rat sightings around the garden, with fresh burrows appearing in the flower bed.

Naturally, with young children in the household, the customer was concerned that rats could be nesting close by and that the problem could potentially become much worse.

🔎 Investigation time!

After having a good dig around the affected area and lifting the drain cover, we found the likely source of the activity.

It was evident that the rats were leaving the drainage system via a waste pipe, which ran out from the drain up and out the soil covered by a paving slab. From there, they decided to dig deep burrows beneath the concrete pathway leading from the flower bed,They are likely to make this their nesting site, with access to the drain and an endless food supply; in time, the rats would have multiplied..

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This is a great example of why simply treating the visible signs of a rat problem isn't always enough. Finding where the rats are coming from and how they're gaining access is a crucial part of dealing with an infestation effectively.

The investigation has allowed us to identify the access point and put together a plan to tackle the problem at its source.

If you're seeing rats, burrows, droppings or other signs of pest activity around your home, don't ignore it — early investigation can help prevent a much bigger problem.

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22/09/2026

🐾 Paddy on the job! 🐾

Our highly trained canine Paddy was on site within minutes and quickly pinpointed activity underneath a shipping container.

This allowed us to target the exact nesting area and place control equipment directly into the rodents’ home. Within just one week, control was achieved. ✅

By acting quickly, we helped prevent further damage to vehicle wiring — potentially saving the site from significant repair costs.

Another great example of how canine detection can make all the difference. 🐕🔍

Crane Pest Control — finding the problem, targeting the source.Our priority isn’t just to control the pest problem — it’s to protect your property, vehicles and business from further damage.

By finding the source quickly and targeting the problem precisely, we can help minimise disruption and prevent costly repairs before they happen. Sometimes if hes lucky he gets his reward.

Crane Pest Control — protecting your business from the damage pests can cause.

22/09/2026

Crane Pest Control don’t just protect homes — we protect local businesses too. 🪳

This recent commercial job involved a heavy cockroach infestation, traced back to contaminated stock from a supplier.

Cockroaches were found harbouring behind the fridge, where the warmth generated by the cooling unit provides an ideal environment to colonise. Dark, warm areas around and underneath refrigeration units and inside mechanical equipment are common cockroach harbourages.

To get the infestation under control, we used sticky monitoring traps, professional gel bait and a residual spray treatment.

The gel bait works through a cascade effect — cockroaches consume the bait and the active ingredient can then be passed on when other cockroaches consume the contaminated cockroach, helping achieve faster control of the infestation.

A targeted approach is essential when dealing with heavy commercial infestations.

Crane Pest Control — protecting homes and businesses.

22/09/2026

🐀 Another challenging rat infestation for crane pest control!

Called to a domestic property following reports of rat activity. Rats had gained entry through a defect in a rotten door frame, allowing access into the wall cavities and up into the loft space.

Further investigation identified a hole in the loft leading directly into a fitted wardrobe in the main bedroom. Clear black grease/smear marks were visible on the wardrobe door, showing repeated rat movement into the living area.

A trapping programme was implemented to gain control of the infestation, with recommendations provided to remove and replace the rotten door frame. Minor proofing works were also carried out to temporarily secure accessible gaps and restrict further rodent movement into the occupied areas of the property, helping to reduce the immediate risk to the customer while permanent structural repairs are arranged.

Another good example of why identifying the source of entry and rodent pathways is essential for effective pest control. 🔍🐀

15/09/2026

🐝 Extremely busy active wasp nest removed!

This was a particularly active nest, with the wasps having completely run out of room in the original nesting area. They had started chewing through the Celotex insulation and expanding the nest from the eaves into the loft space.

The nest was safely removed for the customer, preventing further damage and stopping the colony from spreading deeper into the property.

Another busy nest dealt with and another customer’s home made safe. 🐝🏠

27/06/2026

Another Pest Management Programme Underway for Crane Pest Control

We've recently taken on another commercial client—this time a local scaffolding company that's been experiencing persistent external rat activity around their yard.

Unfortunately, the infestation has already resulted in thousands of pounds worth of damage. Rats have been chewing through vehicle wiring, causing costly electrical faults, and have even gnawed their way into several trucks, destroying seats and causing extensive interior damage.

Rodents don't just pose a health risk—they can have a serious financial impact on businesses through damaged vehicles, equipment, and operational downtime.

We've now implemented a tailored pest management programme designed to:

Carry out a thorough site assessment.

Reduce and control the existing rat population.

Identify and eliminate factors attracting rodents.

Provide ongoing monitoring and preventative measures to protect the site long-term.

A proactive pest management programme is far more cost-effective than dealing with repeated repairs and business disruption.

If your business has noticed signs of rodent activity, don't wait until the damage is done.

Crane Pest Control – Protecting businesses with professional pest management solutions.

28/05/2026

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