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Identifier

What is it, and what does it cost?

Twelve pests we are called about in Cardiff: what each looks like, the signs it leaves, how much of a risk it is, the fixed price and what we do. Pick one. Still not sure? Text a photograph to 07700 900 670 and a technician will tell you, usually within the hour.

RodentsBrown ratHigh risk£165RodentsHouse mouseMedium risk£140Stinging insectsCommon waspMedium risk£65BeesHoney bee swarmLow riskFreeBeesBumble beeLow riskFreeBiting insectsBed bugMedium risk£180InsectsBlack garden antLow risk£85InsectsGerman cockroachHigh risk£220Biting insectsCat fleaMedium risk£120BirdsFeral pigeonMedium riskfrom £28BirdsHerring gullMedium riskfrom £18InsectsCarpet beetleLow risk£85
Honey bee swarm, bees

Bees

Honey bee swarm

Low risk
What it looks like
Brown and golden, furry, about 12 mm; in May and June a cluster the size of a rugby ball hanging off a branch, a hedge or a fence.
The signs
A loud cloud of bees that settles into a tight cluster; usually moves on within two or three days to a new home.
The risk
Gentle when swarming because there is nothing to defend; protected by law in practice and vital to the garden.
What we do
A beekeeper collects the swarm into a box in the evening and rehomes it at an apiary in the Vale. No insecticide, ever.
FreeCollected and rehomed, free, including VAT. A call-out now is £130 (night rate until 8am) and comes off the job.
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Questions about the identifier

I am still not sure what it is.

Text a photograph to 07700 900 670, with something for scale if you can, and a technician will tell you, usually within the hour in the day. Droppings photographed next to a coin are the most useful picture you can send.

Can I treat it myself?

Ants, often, with a gel bait from a hardware shop; a few mice, sometimes, with snap traps. Rats, wasps, bed bugs and cockroaches, rarely: the shop products kill the ones you see and leave the nest. We will tell you honestly on the phone if a DIY fix will do.

Why is the bee free?

Because Nia keeps bees, a swarm is a colony she is glad to have, and killing honey bees is something we will not do. It costs us an evening and some petrol.

Does the price ever change?

Not for the jobs on this page. A wasp nest needing a tower, a block of flats with cockroaches in the risers, or a gull roof needing a platform is quoted, and we say so before we come.

Seen something? Ring. Anything else, book a slot.

The 24-hour line is answered by a technician, and the call-out is a fixed price before anyone leaves. For anything that can wait for the morning, the booking form takes two minutes and we reply within the hour in working hours with a two-hour slot. Not sure what it is? The identifier will tell you, and what it costs.

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