Just like many of the other companies you might hire to carry out work within your home, you might wish to carry out a series of checks before making your final choice on a Pest Control company. These are people that may be working within your property for days at a time while they implement a solution and check its effectiveness meaning that you should always carry out due diligence to ensure that they are the right people for the job.
Positive Customer Feedback
Until a Pest Control Company actually starts working within your property, you likely won’t actually have any idea as to their effectiveness. Good communication, punctuality and a willingness to negotiate terms all positive signs but don’t always speak to the overall quality of the solution. Luckily, there are a whole host of online review sites where you can access honest opinions about the service other customers have been provided. You may also wish to look into some of the testimonials that the Pest Control Company has on their website to get an idea into how they work. Positive feedback doesn’t always mean that your experience will also be positive, but it does indicate that the company is doing something right.
Industry Experience
When it comes to pest control, every solution needs to be unique and specifically tailored to your property. Experts that have a greater amount of experience are more likely to be well versed in numerous different situations and are more likely to be able to provide you with a service that resolves your problem. While they may be cheaper overall, companies that boast less experience are more likely to make mistakes and can end up worsening the problem rather than resolving it.
The Correct Qualifications
While this point may seem like one that needn’t be mentioned, it is vital to keep in mind. Many regular people don’t know which qualifications are required to be a qualified Pest Control professional, this means that some lower-quality companies can actually get a steady supply of business without actually being fully qualified. Alternatively, what we sometimes see is companies having only several fully accredited specialists and sending out other staff to try and resolve the more basic issues. While this can work, they might also miss the telling signs of a far worse issue that an expert might pick up on. Ensure that you ask for all required qualifications before choosing a Pest Control Company.
Offering of Humane Solutions
Historically, many Pest Control Companies would simply throw around many traps with aggressive poisons all over your property in the hopes that it would exterminate whatever was taking occupation within. The legal implications of this are slightly different in the modern day with some species of birds being protected by councils and severe rat poisons being banned. As such, many companies have started implementing humane solutions that look to relocate rather than kill. This is a sign of a good Pest Control Company as a relocation can be more challenging than extermination.
Contact Willis Pest Control
At Willis Pest Control we are specialists in providing eclectic pest control solutions across Birmingham and the Midlands. For help in dealing with Rats, Wasps, Fleas, Bees, Cockroaches, Mice, Squirrels, Ants, and Bed Bugs, please do not hesitate to get in touch with our expert Willis Pest Control team, give us a call on 0121 588 5258 or 07305 518033.
