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Another successful live honeybee removal from a ch

Another successful live honeybee removal from a chimney in Teddington.

These girls had been here for around 3-4 years and decided to make their home in an active coal burning flue. The home owner had bees coming down the chimney into the house so called us to remove them safely and rehome them.

After blocking off the fireplaces so no bees could come out we removed all the comb and found the queen. She was then placed into the transport box overnight and when we returned the following morning, the box was full to the brim with worker bees.

Repairs included replacing the brickwork and filling in any hole around the stack, 4 new chimney pots, 3 cowlings and a new flaunching.

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Multiple other pest control companies had been to

Multiple other pest control companies had been to this job for an apartment on the ground floor which had been experiencing rats in their kitchen.

Most had suggested works that did not need doing but none tried finding the actual source of the issue.

Within 15 minute on site our technician had tracked the rats from under the kitchen units, through the main bathroom under the bath, behind the inbuilt sink unit and through the wall to the en-suite on the opposite side of the wall.

From having a quick look round the back of the toilet, this large hole was found in the flexi pipe where the rats were coming through.

The system was followed down into the underground car park and out onto the street, all of this is cast iron pipes so the first place the rats could exit the system was the flexi pipe.

Plumber called to fit a solid pipe in the back of the toilet and the drainage issues have had to be passed onto Thames water as the only accessible chambers are outside the property boundary and on a public pathway.

The customer is happy as she has finally got an answer to a ongoing issue 👍🏻

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Have you had any issues with pests within your property or place of work?

Microbee covers all commercial and domestic properties for all types of pests. We provide professional treatments and preventative proofing as well as full service monitoring contracts and everything else in between.

Don’t wait, Give us a call today. 📞
☎️. 020 8540 9968

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Bed bug treatment conducted during the week. The

Bed bug treatment conducted during the week.

The entire house has to be taken apart to ensure an effective treatment. The bed bugs were seen in 2 bed frames, within both sofas in living room and eggs were also found attached to 2 of the feet of one of the beds.

These particular pests can be a nuisance due to their ability to lay dormant for up to a year without feeding, then appear again when they detect food (i.e. you) so it means that if a treatment is not done properly or someone moves out for a while, the next time someone is in the property, the bed bugs appear to back.

They also have the ability to mate a single time and the female can continually lay fertile eggs for the rest of her life, without the need to mate again.

For this property we used a steamer to apply high heat to all furniture, wall floor junctions and gaps and holes around the property as well as a residual spray to ensure that the issue is effective dealt with. Follow up visits are in place to tackle any stragglers.

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Have you had any issues with pests within your property or place of work?

Microbee covers all commercial and domestic properties for all types of pests. We provide professional treatments and preventative proofing as well as full service monitoring contracts and everything else in between.

Don’t wait, Give us a call today. 📞
☎️. 020 8540 9968

#pestcontrol #pestcontrolservice #pest #pestmanagement #pestcontrollife #rodentcontrol #pests #exterminator #bedbugs #bedbugcontrol #bedbugstreatment #bedbugheattreatment #pestfree #pestprevention #pestcontrolcontract #commercialpestcontrol #londonpestcontrol #pestcontrollondon

Large scale work for rats over the past week in Ea

Large scale work for rats over the past week in East London.

These furry friends have travelled up from the adjacent property using the flower beds all along the length of the concourse to burrow down into the raised beds outside the restaurants at the front of the site.

This project involved digging down the edges of the beds to expose the burrows and voids under the concrete steps. We then installed an L shape of mesh to prevent the rats from digging down into these voids again, some areas have had to be cemented and metal plates used as mesh was not enough to secure these particular voids.

Whilst on site we also noticed that there was a potential tunnel underneath the astroturf where the edge meets a longer part of the steps. When this was peeled back, 4 rat nests containing a total of 16 young were found!
We have then installed more mesh and concrete to this area to prevent further burrows along here.

Works are ongoing to manage and control the issue for this site.

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Have you had any issues with pests within your property or place of work?

Microbee covers all commercial and domestic properties for all types of pests. We provide professional treatments and preventative proofing as well as full service monitoring contracts and everything else in between.

Don’t wait, Give us a call today. 📞
☎️. 020 8540 9968

#pestcontrol #pestcontrolservice #pest #pestmanagement #pestcontrollife #rodentcontrol #pests #exterminator #rats #pestfree #mice #pestprevention #pestproof #proofing #rodentproof #mouseproof #kitchenproofing #pestcontrolcontract #commercialpestcontrol #londonpestcontrol #pestcontrollondon

Another successful live bee removal from a chimney

Another successful live bee removal from a chimney in Shepperton.

These ladies had been here for around 6-8 years judging on the 8ft of comb we had to remove, you can see the propolis on the brickwork.

These ladies were pretty calm and collected during the entire process which made things much easier. It looks like they have swarmed a fair few times as there were 5 queen cells on a single piece of comb.

They have now been rehomed with a local beekeeper that was very grateful for a free colony.

We also conduct external repairs and bee proofing so that they cannot enter that area again.

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The second colony from the estate near Windsor. A

The second colony from the estate near Windsor.
As with the previous removal here we were worried that this colony was going to be much larger than we thought due to there being propolis (a sticky resin like substance the bees use as a type of glue) further up the cladding in other areas. This can indicate an entrance to a nest or where the bees have plugged up a hole to stop a draught getting in.

Luckily this one was smaller and very easily accessible from a small tower scaffold and involved cutting the wooden cladding to access the void inside. The other areas where the propolis was seen were old colonies that had died naturally.
This colony had been here around 2-3 years and the comb is much lighter in colour than the previous bees removed before.

These guys were very calm and friendly and we managed to find the queen relatively quickly. She was a big girl 🐝 and very distinctive compared to the workers.

The box is being left overnight to allow all of the workers still flying around to be attracted into the box by the queen pheromones that she releases. When we return in the morning we can seal up the box and take them to their new home at a school where they are going to be managed and looked after by the students as part of a “Green” project they are undertaking.

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We have been very fortunate to be involved in the

We have been very fortunate to be involved in the removal of 3 honeybee colonies on a private estate near Windsor.

The old stables are being taken down and rebuilt and the builders found a nest behind the cladding, when we surveyed the area we found 2 other colonies along the same building.

We have currently removed 2 of these with the 3rd scheduled for next week, so expect an update on that too.

This first colony was much larger than originally expected and went at least 5 ft down the inside of the cavity between the brickwork and the wooden cladding.

The team successfully found the queen and removed the honey and brood comb and these bees have already been rehomed in our hives up in North London.

#beeremoval #bee #bees #beesofinstagram #honey #honeybee #honeybees #honeybees🐝 #honeybeeremoval #livebeeremoval #livehoneybeeremoval #pestcontrol #saveourbees #savethebees #beekeepers

“Its alright, the landlords been round and seale

“Its alright, the landlords been round and sealed the gaps in the kithen” 🤦‍♂️

Strangely enough this didn’t solve the mice issue for the particular tenant as it turns out tape and cardboard don’t actually stop mice from entering the property, especially when it’s placed no where near the entry holes.

Who would have thought? 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Have you had any issues with pests within your property or place of work?

Microbee covers all commercial and domestic properties for all types of pests. We provide professional treatments and preventative proofing as well as full service monitoring contracts and everything else in between.

Don’t wait, Give us a call today. 📞
☎️. 020 8540 9968

#pestcontrol #pestcontrolservice #pest #pestmanagement #pestcontrollife #rodentcontrol #pests #exterminator #rats #pestfree #mice #pestprevention #pestproof #proofing #rodentproof #mouseproof #kitchenproofing #pestcontrolcontract #commercialpestcontrol #londonpestcontrol #pestcontrollondon

Large scale contract set up today Site was surve

Large scale contract set up today

Site was surveyed nearly 5 months ago and we have finally been given the go ahead to set up and start monthly contract visits.

The site has recently been built and consists of 9 large residential blocks, 2 large underground car parks, a loading bay/bin store and multiple external areas to cover.

As you can see there is a lot of equipment to go down at this site which all needed labelling, baiting and securing which took quite a while.

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Have you had any issues with pests within your property or place of work?

Microbee covers all commercial and domestic properties for all types of pests. We provide professional treatments and preventative proofing as well as full service monitoring contracts and everything else in between.

Don’t wait, Give us a call today. 📞
☎️. 020 8540 9968

#pestcontrol #pestcontrolservice #pest #pestmanagement #pestcontrollife #rodentcontrol #pests #exterminator #rats #pestfree #mice #pestprevention #pestproof #proofing #rodentproof #mouseproof #kitchenproofing #pestcontrolcontract #commercialpestcontrol #londonpestcontrol #pestcontrollondon

It’s been a while since we posted anything but i

It’s been a while since we posted anything but it’s been a very busy time here a Microbee, with lots of new client surveys, contract set ups and so much proofing works we’ve had to push some back into the new year.

However something like this has to be posted as it highlights how bad a pest infestation can get if it’s left to it’s own devises.
This particular site in Battersea had a previous company only cover a limited amount of areas on site and never ventured into the plant rooms or storage areas. The infestation of rats here is probably one of the worst I’ve seen and all that has been done previously is to put a small bristle strip across the door 🤦‍♂️

In the last month or so we have taken over the site and needless to say a intensive trapping programme is now in place using @goodnature_traps_uk traps so that continued control can be maintained without needing to constantly attend to empty snap traps and poison isn’t too effective here as they have so much more available food from the nearby bins.

We are also conducting a CCTV drain survey, doing a heavy biocide spray to all affected areas and clearing all contaminated items.

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At Microbee Environmental we are passionate about

At Microbee Environmental we are passionate about conservation, ecology and biodiversity.

It’s not all pest control drains and rodent poop

This week we have been helping a site in North London with their plan to increase the biodiversity of their area.

This included the installation of the bee hives mention in previous posts, however we have now been involved in this part of the project where we have installed bat and bird boxes in various locations across the site as well as insect hotels and even a new duck float for their water fowl population.

There are more works to come at this site and we are excited to be involved 😁

#biodiversity #conservation #ecology #ecofriendly #biodiversityconservation #insect #insecthotel #bat #batboxes #birdboxes #environment #enviromentallyfriendly

Something a bit different this time. Our bird pr

Something a bit different this time.

Our bird proofing team was asked to net off a the back of a house to keep these very lovely bengal cats safe but still allow them to go outside and enjoy the garden.

Not something you see every day but the client was very happy with the results and was surprised how unobtrusive the netting is. Top job lads 😁

#proofing #netting #catsofinstagram #cat #bengalcat #housecat #housecatsofinstagram

Update on our bee hives! The honeybees have been

Update on our bee hives!

The honeybees have been rehomed to our hives a few weeks ago and they are doing well.

These clips are from the initial instalment of the bee colony but since then they have begun to build new comb, created new honey stores in the wax foundation we provided and the queen is laying eggs like there’s no tomorrow.

We will be checking in on them fairly regularly over the next month or so to make sure they settling in and are OK, then we will leave them to do their work for a while.

#bee #bees #honeybees #honeybee #beelovers🐝 #beekeepers #honeybees🐝 #beeconservation #savethebees #savethebeessavetheworld #beekeeping

Lovely day out in the sunshine last week to set up

Lovely day out in the sunshine last week to set up a new area for bee hives for a client in a North West London.

We decided to use hazel hurdles to allow air flow and to better suit the area it was located and look more natural, rather than have a large area of cement or metal fencing.

After some hard graft digging holes for the posts and fitting the hurdles, I think we did a good job 👍🏻

The new bees will be rehomed here shortly and maintained by us as part of the ongoing relationship with the site to help improve biodiversity and environmental awareness of the site.

Well done to all involved

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Successful bumblebee removal on Thursday. These

Successful bumblebee removal on Thursday.

These ladies decided to make they home in a void between a section of breeze block and the main boundary wall behind.

Luckily the bin shelter was coming down anyway as part of some works on site so we were given permission to do what we wanted and remove as much material as we needed, which was a good thing seeing as the breeze blocks were barely being held in and were very loose.
As this is the case they would have fallen down if the lower sections were removed first, so the ones above were taken out before accessing the lower area where the nest was.

These girls were rehomed in a country park in the woods where they will be safe and happy.

You can see from the short Timelapse that when they were left for a few minutes, the ones they were flying around were slowly returning to where the hive was located.

#bees #bumblebees #bee #bumblebee #livebeeremoval #savethebees #savethebees🐝 #beeremoval #queenbee #beeconservation #beelovers🐝 #beesofinstagram #beelife #bumblebeesofinstagram

Shiny new piece of kit for the team. 💪🏻 Tha

Shiny new piece of kit for the team. 💪🏻
Thank you to @access_cameras for the helpful advice and excellent service 😁
A Pro-Drain 3 CCTV drain camera to inspect for rodent evidence within the drainage system.
In a high majority of cases where rats are entering a property, they do this through the sewers and this can be directly into the building fabric or they can burrow out into the sub-soil and out of the system that way.

In either case there may be a breakage or defect in the pipework that the rats are utilising and as these drains are underground, a drain camera is required to view these areas and check for any damage or proofing such as one way drain valves, repointing of brickwork in the chambers or the repair of pipes.

Such a handy piece of kit as it allows us to investigate further into an potential drainage issue and solve it at its source so that we use less poisons, provide a more permanent solution and the service is more effective.

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Some more proofing works completed today. After

Some more proofing works completed today.

After proofing the kitchen area where mice were active the tenant of this apartment in South East London then had issues in the bathroom, after a quick inspection it was found that there was a void behind the toilet where the main stack pipe ran down through the building, this was also where the pipework for the kitchen above ran too so it made sense that this is where the rodents were coming up from.

The toilet had to be disconnected and removed as well as the panelling behind so that the void could be accessed properly, stainless steel plates were used to cover the larger part of the void and excluder mesh installed into the smaller parts. The entire area was then cemented to ensure that all the little gap between the pipes was sealed and to prevent any further rodent access into this area.

Ongoing works are continuing with the managing agent to solve the larger scale building issue stemming from the basement where lots of rat and mouse droppings have been found.

#pestcontrol #pestcontrolservice #pest #pestmanagement #pestcontrollife #rodentcontrol #pests #exterminator #rats #pestfree #mice #pestprevention #pestproof #proofing #rodentproof #mouseproof #ratproof #kitchenproofing #pestcontrolcontract #commercialpestcontrol #londonpestcontrol #pestcontrollondon

Proofing works to a bin room over near Tower Bridg

Proofing works to a bin room over near Tower Bridge.

We have installed angled metal plates along most of the wall floor junction edges with the rear all having larger metal plates fitted as the bins are being rammed up against this area and are damaging the wall.
This will now prevent further damage as well as mice from entering along the gap at the bottom of the wall.

Lots of other little holes and gaps have been sealed up too meaning that the mice can no longer enter the bin store through these area.

Lovely work chaps 👍🏻

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Proofing job for lovely old lady in London today.

Proofing job for lovely old lady in London today.
She was a Spitfire pilot during the war but unfortunately now has dementia meaning she can’t remember much of it 😢

It did mean she came out and offered us a cup of tea every 10 minute which was nice 👍🏻

However there was a very bad rat infestation at the property within the garage where the rats were living inside the car. After a successful trapping programme, cleaning and Biocide spray we have now completed the proofing works to the edge of the garage floor where there were multiple holes.

The length of damaged concrete was angle grinded out and the softer areas removed and dug out to provide a solid base. This has then been re-cemented to block all the holes and ensure no new rodents can enter through here.

A drain valve was also installed after droppings were also found in the drain. The car (which is completely useless) has also been taken away.

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With bee season upon us it’s vital to remember h

With bee season upon us it’s vital to remember how important these little creatures are for the planet.

If you happen to notice a swarm or large amounts of bees in a certain area on a property, give us a buzz 🐝 ☎️
020 8540 9968
Or go to our website for more information https://www.microbee.co.uk/ecology-services/

Bees can take up residence in all manor of places on a building so keep an eye out on areas such as air bricks, soffits and most importantly chimneys (they love a chimney stack)

Microbee carry out all aspects of live bee removal including the removal of building fabric for access, cutting out the comb and safe removal of the bees, rehoming the bees with local beekeepers, proofing the area so that bees do not return and the rebuilding of any brickwork, chimney pots or area which we had to take apart (not including internal plastering or decorating)

As much as it’s important to leave them to their wonderful work of pollinating our gardens and plants, Honeybees can unfortunately cause damage to properties especially in the warmer summer months when the comb becomes soft and honey leakages occur. These can actually travel through brickwork and leak into walls and floors damaging carpet and plaster along the way and there is also a risk of pieces of the comb breaking and falling down the chimney along with the honey and a substantial amount of bees.

So if you notice any bees swarming or large amounts of activity from a certain area on your property, please don’t hesitate to contact us to help safely remove and save those precious bees 🐝

#savethebees #savetheplanet #savethebees🐝 #bee #bees #beesofinstagram #beeremoval #livebeeremoval #honeybee #honeybeeremoval #bumblebee

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