Rat Traps

They are not the answer to permanent rat control

Rat traps are intended to catch rats, but trapping individual rats doesn’t address the real problem — why the rats are able to enter the building in the first place. In reality, rat traps are far less effective than people expect, typically catching only a small proportion of the population. Rats are highly adapted to their environments, extremely sensitive to change, and capable of detecting and avoiding traps with remarkable accuracy. As a result, traps often remove a few rats while the infestation continues, hidden and unresolved.

Effective rat control is achieved by prevention, not trapping. Rats infest properties because there are defects in the building fabric — above or below ground — that provide access, shelter, and warmth. If those entry points remain, trapped rats are quickly replaced by others. By identifying how rats are getting into a property and permanently blocking those routes, the infestation is stopped at its source. This is the approach Pestology takes: no rat traps, no temporary fixes — just expert investigation, targeted rat-proofing, and long-term solutions that keep properties rat-free for good.

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