With over 20 years’ experience, we understand the need to deliver not only highly effective pest control management but an ethical solution which nurtures the balance with the environment. Supporting commercial and residential clients across the UK, the team at Pest Free Solutions embrace every situation with the care and sensitivity needed to control a wide range of pests. Specialists in Bird Control Services, Environmental Solutions, Wildlife Solutions and of course Pest Solutions, we have a dedicated team who between them have a wealth of experience in all aspects of pest control.

Pest Free Solutions have a reputation for the highest service levels in ethical commercial pest control throughout the industry, working in all sectors from well known brands to small residential infestations. We’re cost-effective, have rapid response times and are backed by leading regulatory bodies. We really do know the world of pest control inside and out!
The legislation regarding public health issues for your business are constantly changing. To help ensure that you and your business comply with current regulation, we at Pest Free Solutions will offer you the latest information and advice your business needs. Failing to comply with these regulations may lead to serious issues including prosecution, lost revenue and serious damage to your business reputation.

As a leading authority in the bird pest control industry, we can work with you to manage all your bird problems and that also includes the mess they leave behind too! Bird excrement or Guano is well known for its spread of disease as well as harbouring mites which can too become infected and pose further risk to humans and livestock. We take the threat to public health from bird excrement very seriously, which is why our experts are trained to handle and remove bird excrement appropriately to minimise the risk of contamination.

Pest Control Manchester, Stockport and Cheshire

At PROTEC Pest Control, our dedicated team of pest control technicians have been working hard for more than 15 years now to keep homes, schools, business and commercial premises in the Manchester, Stockport and Cheshire areas free from pest infestation. As a local business, we pride ourselves on upholding a good reputation within our community and are committed to ensuring our customers are 100% satisfied.

Here’s what you can expect from PROTEC:
•Available 24/7 to respond to emergencies
•Knowledge and expertise to deal with any kind of pest infestation
•Environmentally friendly service
•Safety of children and pets in mind
•Unmarked vehicles for customer discretion
•Competitive pricing

Pest Control Manchester, Stockport and Cheshire

At PROTEC Pest Control, our dedicated team of pest control technicians have been working hard for more than 15 years now to keep homes, schools, business and commercial premises in the Manchester, Stockport and Cheshire areas free from pest infestation. As a local business, we pride ourselves on upholding a good reputation within our community and are committed to ensuring our customers are 100% satisfied.

Here’s what you can expect from PROTEC:
•Available 24/7 to respond to emergencies
•Knowledge and expertise to deal with any kind of pest infestation
•Environmentally friendly service
•Safety of children and pets in mind
•Unmarked vehicles for customer discretion
•Competitive pricing

I think that might be a wasp nest…
While a wasp nest in the middle of no-where can safely be ignored. However if there is a suspected wasp nest in a busy area where humans go about their daily lives, naturally its presence can cause worry and alarm. Calling Manchester Pest Control is a straightforward solution to ease your fears, by first of all confirming if it is a wasp nest and secondly, making the area safe.
Surely nests are only built outside or high up?
This is a common misconception. Wasp nests can be found indoors, outdoors, above ground, ground level and even underground! While trees or eaves/rafters of houses and sheds are common places to find a nest, if there is good food nearby, a Queen will start to build her nest anywhere. Wasps can enter a home through the smallest of gaps and have been known to build nests in cupboards, tucked under shelving, or even in lampshades! With many rooms having a down/up lighter style fixture, these are becoming increasingly popular as a starting point for nest, with the way they refract and reflect light attracting the wasps to them. Outside, nests can be found in old compost bins, holes in trees, around play equipment, under decking or slabbing, even in bird boxes. If the wasps have chosen to nest underground then it is likely to be covered by natural garden items such as waste or leaves which can make its presence harder to confirm. In summary wasps may nest anywhere, even in unexpected places!
How or why do wasps build a nest?
In spring a Queen wasp emerges from hibernation and looks for somewhere to build a nest. Low temperatures are unlikely to be the reason for wasp deaths in winter as often thought. Queens typically die at that time of year due to being eaten by spiders or birds, or simply their life span has naturally come to an end. Milder temperatures, however, are likely to encourage the queen to come into the open and start building soon in the year.
A queen looks for a strong firm base to start building her nest, which is created around a “stalk” type structure, around which she builds cells. As well as solid foundation she looks for sites with food sources nearby as well as a source of wood, such as fencing, sheds or even just rotten timber. She chews the wood and when it mixes with her saliva it becomes a cellular waxy substance which the nest is built from. You may recognise white lines running along fencing or wooden panels - these are a sign a queen is using the wood to build a nest, and affected wood can be treated with wood preservative or readily available creosote type formulations. Once she has laid the first larvae in the cells, she will search for food but once the larvae is hatched and grown, she carries on building and leaves them to bring food back to the nest, which is why nests can rapidly grow in size and house significant numbers of wasps by summer.
Scout wasps are given the mission of finding food sources - typically dead flesh or sweet things, so open bins, compost heaps are excellent buffets for wasps. The Scouts are also gossips! They soon let others know where the food can be found hence you will see large numbers of wasps, or swarms in and around your garden, indicating there is a nest nearby.

Confirming a wasp nest is present
Manchester Pest Control advise the best way to recognise a nest is to stand still and observe. By mid-summer a nest will be well populated and you will see large numbers of wasps around the nests and food sources. By quietly standing and watching the wasps, you will soon be able to identify the path they take to and from the nest with the food, giving you an idea of where the nest might be. In some cases you can see the nest for yourself but if nothing is visible, you will see an entry site the wasps lead you to such as a crack in a fascia or the hole where the tv aerial enters the house for example. Watch/follow the traffic and the wasps will lead you to their home. Manchester Pest Control understands people may have fears in observing or following wasps to locate a nest. In which case, try and gain as much information as possible by watching from a safe distance or behind a window, to pinpoint a general area and inform our trained technicians when they arrive on –site, and proceed to locate and identify the nest.
If in doubt, call us out! Manchester Pest Control are experienced professionals and experts at identifying nest sites for wasps and a wide range of other common pests