Corporate Pest Management remains a major supplier of domestic pest control and extermination services in the areas of Manchester and the North West. Our NPTA trained technicians are on call and available to respond at a moments notice should the need arise.

Although an infestation in the home can be very disturbing for the residents, our technicians are used to dealing with rats and rodents, bees, wasps, fleas and flies and a huge variety of other bugs. By calling Corporate Pest Management you can be sure of a rapid, professional yet very discreet response.

We can accept most credit and debit cards so please call us on 0161 484 2099 for immediate response.

Please see below for more information on some of the more common household and business pests. What’s bugging you?

Rats
The rat species most commonly found in Europe is known as the Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus), they live alongside man, invading his buildings and eating his food. Rats transmit diseases which are potentially fatal to man; they also carry organisms which can damage man's health such as Salmonella bacteria, viruses and parasites such as nematodes and worms.

Physically very strong, rats have been known to survive for two days in open water, to swim a mile in open sea and to get through a gap of less than 25mm.

Mice
Mice are more of a problem in buildings because they live indoors. They cause fires by gnawing cables and can damage insulation causing costly heat loss and expensive replacement. They can also damage personal belongings stored in lofts, cellars and seldom used cupboards

Mice carry diseases such as Salmonella and they can also transmit a type of Leptospirosis, as they are incontinent their continual dribble of urine contaminates food and feedstuffs.

Being so small they can entering a new location through gaps as small as 6mm, if you can push a biro in the hole they can get through! Mice build nests which are hard to find, populating an area with new colonies quickly with devastating effect. Because mice can reach sexual maturity 42 days after birth, populations grow much faster than those of rats, which take about twice the time to reach maturity.

Fleas
The cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is the cause of over three-quarters of all flea infestations. At 2-3mm long, it is often found in host bedding and, in instances of infestation in commercial premises, can often be traced to a feral cat problem. Human and dog fleas are less common and the majority of human flea bites come from cat fleas. Adult fleas live off the blood of a variety of warm blooded-animals and birds. They are more nest than host specific and will feed on other animals in the absence of the preferred host. Fleas are carriers of both disease, such as typhus and bubonic plague, and also parasitic worms. Rodent fleas, in particular, are a prevalent source of murine typhus. In the UK, fleas are less of a concern from a disease perspective but their bites - visible as small deep-red spots within a reddened area - are painful and irritating and carry a social stigma. Flea larvae develop easily in typical living room conditions with wall to wall carpeting and central heating.

Ants
In the UK, the Common black ant (Lasius niger) nests outdoors - often under lawns, within decaying trees and under building foundations. Ants, like wasps, are social insects living in organised colonies controlled by a queen. The workers will forage widely in search of food. In doing this, they tend to follow well-defined trails and cluster around the source of food. Sweet foods are of particular attraction, hence the ant's interest in kitchens, storerooms and warehouses. Pharaoh's ants (Monomorium pharaonis), which are smaller than black ants and yellow-brown in colour, are more commonly found in hospitals - attracted by soiled linen and excrement - and are more likely to spread infection.

Bedbugs
5mm long, and looking like a small, flat red-brown disc, the common bed-bug (Cimex lectularius) is found in human habitations world-wide. It feeds on the blood of humans, emerging at night from cracks in furniture joints, bed frames, wallpaper and skirting boards to bite humans, its principal host, and to leave its characteristic speckled excrement. Bed bugs leave a characteristic almond-like smell in rooms where they are active. Bites can be painful, giving rise to hard whitish swelling.

Wasp
The common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) typically nests either underground or in cavities in trees and in buildings. Wasps become a particular problem in late summer when the workers from a nest seek sweet foods, often focusing on kitchens and bakeries. Their sting is at best painful and in certain instances, can cause anaphylactic shock which may lead to death.

Cockroaches
Cockroaches present one of the most significant public health risks, carrying diseases such as dysentery, gastroenteritis, diarrhoea, typhoid, poliomyelitis and salmonella. They are most commonly found in commercial premises in which food is produced or handled, such as restaurants and catering establishments. However, they are not uncommon in domestic situations where they live in kitchens and drains.

The three most important species are the Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), the German cockroach (Blattella germanica) and the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana).

The Oriental cockroach reaches 20-24mm in length in its adult stages, is almost black in colour and is largely found in cooler, less humid areas than its German counterpart, which, at 9-14mm long is markedly smaller. Blattella germanica, yellowy-brown in colour, is a better climber than the Oriental cockroach and thrives particularly well in kitchens and canteens. The largest of the species, the American cockroach, is red-brown in colour and can reach 30-35mm in length. This species survives well in drains and sewers.

Cockroaches are nocturnal creatures, which spend the daytime hours hiding in cracks and crevices around sources of food and water such as cookers and sinks. Complex pipework systems and underground ducts in larger buildings can make their control all the more difficult. Food contamination occurs when the cockroach moves from refuse to food preparation areas. Cockroaches will eat practically anything from human food to leather, wallpaper and even other cockroaches.

Flies...
The Common Housefly (Musca domestica) can remain active and reproduce throughout the year in warm environments although, more commonly, they tend to stop breeding during the winter months.

As potential vectors of typhoid, cholera, tuberculosis, gastroenteritis and dysentery, they must be controlled. Solid foods are liquefied by regurgitating digestive juices on the surface of the food. Rotting food is of particular attraction and decaying household refuse provides an ideal environment for laying eggs. House flies have been known to cover distances as large as 9 miles.