Pest Control Service
As from 1st of April 2010 Babergh District Council will no longer be providing an in-house pest control service. However, Mid-Suffolk District Council's recommended service provider is MITIE, contact details are given below.
Please click the link for a list of MITIE's charges (PDF, 20kb) that are available to residents of Mid Suffolk & Babergh District Councils.
We believe that Mid Suffolk District Council have negotiated reasonable fees for work undertaken by MITIE, but it is a matter for each individual to decide whether to use this service or another local service provider (consult Yellow Pages/Thomson Local etc).
Contact details for MITIE:
Website http://www.mitie.com/pest-control
Email mpc.scc@mitie.com
Telephone 0844 3350330
When contacting please remember to give MITIE your name, address and contact telephone number and state the nature and whereabouts of the infestation, e.g. rats under shed or mice in attic. You should be aware that you will be asked to make your payment, by debit or credit card, at the time of booking.
Food premises
Rats, mice and cockroaches in a Food premises is a serious matter and will require urgent treatment and/or reporting to Environmental Health.
Harlequin Ladybirds
The Ladybird Research Group, which is sponsored by DEFRA and based at the University of Cambridge, is carrying out a survey of all Harlequin ladybird sightings in the UK and are monitoring the levels of Harlequin ladybirds coming into this country. However, neither the Ladybird Research Group nor Babergh District Council are set up to provide pest control or advice on ladybirds.
If you would like to report a sighting, please go the Ladybird Research Group website.
Pest Control Advice
Please refer to the list below for information on the characteristics, behaviour, significance and recommended control measures of specific pests (PDF format):
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