by admin_KW | Jan 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
January 25th 2020 marks the official start of Chinese New Year – The year of the rat. China adopted a zodiac system over 2000 years ago, utilising a total of 12 zodiac animals, each representative of a calendar year. The Zodiacs Legend has it that the Jade Emperor...
by admin_KW | Dec 9, 2019 | Flies
A house fly problem can be frustrating, but an infestation of the pesky cluster fly can be problematic to a much larger extent. Here at Key West Pest Control, cluster flies are a pest we face regularly during the cooler months. Chances are, if you spot any number of...
by admin_KW | Nov 14, 2019 | Commercial, Pigeons, Uncategorized
From huge fashion brands with extensive warehouse and distribution centres, to organisations in the medical industry and beyond, at Key West, we provide commercial pest control services to a host of commercial clients across a huge range of diverse industries. We...
by admin_KW | Oct 11, 2019 | Vermin
We’ve all smiled during woodland walks when a grey squirrel pops their head around a tree, or scampers through the leaves beside us; the cute creatures of the countryside. This is all well and good when we’re strolling through their world, but when they make their...
by admin_KW | Oct 11, 2019 | Blog, Fleas
With the UK currently experiencing a considerable spike in flea activity, protecting our homes and families from this pest has become a top concern for homeowners across the country. About the size of a grain of salt, these small and indiscriminate parasites breed at...
by admin_KW | Sep 24, 2019 | Bees, Wasps
Recently, we received a hand-written letter from a Ms Victoria Harwood, a resident of Nottingham. As a Leeds based pest control company, the letter was intriguing. Reading on, the subject was regarding an incident where a Nottingham homeowner, after being refused help...
by admin_KW | Sep 5, 2019 | Blog, Rats
Typically, anywhere humans go, rats go too. Think of the word “pest”, and we think of rats – before shuddering at the thought of them in our homes. A rat problem in the home requires immediate action. Capable of spreading around 35 diseases to your family through...
by admin_KW | Sep 5, 2019 | Bed Bugs, Blog
It may be widely acknowledged that an infestation of bed bugs in your home does not reflect on your standards of cleanliness, but still, the thought alone is enough to make you itch your skin right off the bone, right? For many, an infestation of bed bugs might be the...
by admin_KW | Sep 5, 2019 | Blog, Cockroaches
We’ve had many a call from distressed homes across the country complaining of cockroach problems, with homeowners shocked that the UK is home to roaches at all. There are in fact three species of these little nasties prevalent in UK homes, the Oriental, German and...
by admin_KW | Jul 19, 2019 | Blog, Flies
Flies are annoying right? While buzzing and hovering annoyances, they instil less fear is us than other pests we find in our homes but are almost certainly the most common and wide-spread house-hold pest. With over 100,000 known species, able to transmit more than 100...
