Birds nesting in a roof space over the summer months can be music to the ears for some people. However the early morning tweeting can cause too many early starts for others. Typically House Martins and Starlings are the culprits for the distraction. They start to make nests in the spring time to generate their young. Once the scratching, tweeting and nesting has started, Starlings and House Martins are protected by law under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Click Here for more info.). The only way to stop the pest control issue is to proof the areas that the birds may nest in. The best t ..read more

As winter comes, the cold weather means that rats and mice like to come inside homes across the UK. You may notice due to a scratching coming from the ceiling or a rat in the kitchen looking at you. The entry points for rats and mice in the home can be something obvious such as some ivy growing up the side of the house or an old air brick that has rusted through. Remember rats need three things: 1: Harborage 2: Water 3: Food A tiny hole is all that’s needed to get the unwanted rodents in your home. Once there it’s important to deal with them quickly. At Pure Pest Solutions we have a lot of exp ..read more

Have you found wasps in your bathroom, or in your house generally? It means you have a dying wasp nest. We undertook an interview with BBC today explaining why this happens and what we can do about it. Find out more below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54ecfTFlTjo #waspnest #pestcontroloxford ..read more

The humble garden mole has been made famous as a lovable creature in books such as The Wind In The Willows based in Henley On Thames, and yet infamous in gardens across the land. It's now breeding time so moles head for surface looking for a mate. Also after heavy rainfall molehills will start to appear and mole catching is needed. Not only because rain makes the ground softer, but it increases the numbers of earthworms - a moles favourite food. The truth is technically moles do no harm, unless you’re an earthworm that is! However when molehills’ appear in your garden, they will become a pest ..read more

In this series of blogs I will be focusing on specific towns throughout Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire and the pest control problems that they attract. For this blog I will be focusing on Abingdon on Thames, predominately on the rat and mice problems that arise deep in the heart of this Pure Pest Solutions covered town. I will be giving some help on what you can do to get rid of your rodent pest control problem. Abingdon is a lovely market town in the heart of Oxfordshire that unfortunately as with many older towns has a problem with various rodent pests. Rats and mice have been kn ..read more

Strange noises coming from a wall? Wasps appearing in a room with NO open windows? Getting stung while mowing the lawn? Find out if these are signs of you have a wasp nest. Wasps flying and landing on your food is just a sign of summer. Something you get more used to as you get older, as you munch on your ice-creams. Whether you decide to push them away or stay completely still in vain hope they disappear, the wasp is an important pollinator in spring and a pain the rest of the time. But how do you know you’ve got a wasp nest at home? Well, there are some tell-tale signs that the wasps have s ..read more

The Birds and the Bees may provide us with all the joys and delights of spring, but birds nesting in roof spaces can easily lead to sleepless nights (and not in a good way)! Problems like scratching, chirping and making a mess of your money saving loft insulation is common. As Pest Controllers we love birds and if you can live with nature of any kind that’s great. In fact, we encourage the installation of bird boxes where ever possible. However, when the guano (bird poo) left outside your front door from House Martins nesting above gets too much, help is at hand! The best time to deal with b ..read more

It is with great pride we can now officially announce that PPM Environmental Will be known as Pure Pest Solutions. We still offer the same fantastic service that our customers have come to know and love and we have also updated our website so it is filled with all the information that you need to understand your pest control issue. This includes videos explaining how we can help you, especially with regards to our amazing Puratak System treating bedbugs with the latest heat treatment technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzTTcfNTKQw We will of course be posting blogs which will keep you ..read more

Worried you have bed bugs but not quite sure? Don't worry our 5 signs you have bed bugs below will help you work it out! 1. Bites on your body Bed bug bites come in all different shapes and sizes. Just because you have some bites it doesn’t necessarily mean you have bed bugs. That being said, there are only three little creatures in the UK that bite us (I’m not including spiders and gnats and other ones that aren’t too common). These are fleas, mosquitos (in summer) and bed bugs. Fleas will always have a host animal they come from, such as a cat or a dog, and in their absence that’s when they ..read more

There’s nothing that media companies love more than whipping up a story to perpetuate more views, clicks and in turn sell more newspapers. With that in mind, we thought we would uncover the truths and the not so truths about the COVID-19 disease spread -including garlic and its not-so-magical powers. More importantly, how can we stop the spread by cleaning both in our homes and businesses. Finally, apart from panic buying 10 years supply of toilet roll, we outline what proactive and maybe reactive steps you can undertake to not get the virus, or stop it spreading further. So let’s get started ..read more