Pest Control
Ant control across the Midlands
Targeted treatment for ant trails and nests, indoors and out, scoped to the species and the site.
What an ant problem actually looks like
If any of this sounds familiar, it is worth a call. Advice over the phone is free, and we will tell you honestly if you do not need us.
What to look for
- A visible trail running consistently to one entry point, often near the kitchen
- Small nest entrances in paving, patios or lawn edges
- Flying ants swarming from a wall cavity or patio on a warm, still day
- Ants concentrated around pet food bowls, bins or a compost heap
- Activity that spikes sharply for a day or two, then settles — a flying ant day
Why it happens
A common garden ant problem close to an obvious food source is often resolved quickly, but a persistent trail, a large nest, or a less common species can need more than one visit — we will tell you which you are looking at after the survey. We treat the nest and the trail, not just what is visible on the worktop.
How we handle ants
Every job is priced before it starts, and the price we agree is the price you pay.
Tell us where you're seeing them
A trail into the kitchen, activity on a patio, or a flying ant day — the pattern usually tells us what we're dealing with before we arrive.
Finding the nest
We trace the trail back to its source rather than treating where ants happen to be visible, which is usually a different place.
Nest and trail treated together
Targeted treatment at the nest, with the trail addressed as part of the same visit rather than left to resolve on its own.
Closing the route back in
Practical advice on the gap or the food source that drew them in, so the same nest doesn't simply re-establish itself.
Flying ant day is not an infestation
A flying ant day is a single afternoon of swarming as young queens leave to start new colonies — it looks alarming and it is not, on its own, a reason to book treatment. A steady trail into the kitchen over several days is different, and that is the one worth calling about.
Other pests we treat
Rats
Rapid rodent control and long-term proofing for homes, kitchens and commercial units — treating the entry point, not just the activity.
Learn more →Mice
Entry-point proofing and rapid trapping for homes, flats and commercial kitchens, because mice are a building problem as much as a pest one.
Learn more →Wasps
Safe, same-day nest treatment, with the entry point identified before anyone goes near it.
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Send a photo or just describe it. One of our technicians will tell you what you are dealing with, whether it needs treating at all, and what it will cost, before anyone comes out.