Wasp Nest Removal
Single visit treatment with professional-grade insecticide and physical removal where the nest is accessible. Same-day callouts in season (April-October). Wasps die back; the nest is treated, not just sprayed.
From £80Wasp nest in the eaves? Rats in the shed? Seagulls on a holiday-let roof? Bedbugs in a changeover? We'll match you with a vetted local pest controller covering TQ6, TQ7, TQ8, TQ9 and PL21 and the surrounding villages. BPCA-aligned, insured, written quotes. Same-day callouts available for wasps and rodents.
The South Hams is the stretch of south Devon between Plymouth and Torbay: Totnes (TQ9), Dartmouth (TQ6), Kingsbridge (TQ7), Salcombe (TQ8) and Ivybridge and Modbury (PL21), with estuaries, quaysides and a great many holiday lets and second homes along the coast. We cover the South Hams across TQ6 to TQ9 and PL21 plus Dartington and the villages between.
Waterfront towns bring gulls and rats; old stone cottages and farmhouses bring mice, wasps and cluster flies; and empty holiday homes can hide a problem for weeks until the next guests arrive. Owners here often book pre-season checks and changeover-day treatments, and gull proofing is best done between October and February. Narrow lanes and long distances mean non-urgent work is worth booking ahead.
Booking a pest controller in South Hams shouldn't be a guessing game. Here's how the match works.
Fill in the quote form: your South Hams postcode, the pest (or pests), where you've seen it, how long it's been a problem, and whether it's a home, holiday let or commercial premises.
We pass your details to a vetted Devon pest controller covering South Hams. They contact you direct with a written quote — usually within hours, often same-day for wasps and rodents in season.
Your matched controller attends, treats and (where the pest needs it) returns for follow-up visits and proofing advice. You sign off and pay them direct — no middleman markup, no resold lead.
Wasps, rats, mice, seagulls, bedbugs and commercial contracts. Whatever's bothering you in South Hams, we'll match you with the right local pest controller.
Single visit treatment with professional-grade insecticide and physical removal where the nest is accessible. Same-day callouts in season (April-October). Wasps die back; the nest is treated, not just sprayed.
From £80Rats in the loft, shed, garden or stables. Two to three-visit programme: treatment, follow-up, proofing advice. CRRU-stewardship-compliant rodenticide use; pet and wildlife safe bait stations.
From £180Mice in the walls, behind the oven, in the loft. Treatment plus the proofing work that stops them coming back. Devon rural and HMO specialists. Discreet visits available for landlords.
From £150Spikes, netting, post-and-wire systems, optical and audio deterrents. Devon coastal seagull specialists. We work within Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 and Natural England individual licensing.
From £300Holiday lets, restaurants, hotels, food businesses, schools, landlords. Routine contract inspections, electronic site logs for EHO inspection, call-back cover, BPCA Servicing Members.
From £30/moPrices depend on the pest, the property and the access. Every match comes with a written quote before any work starts.
Single visit, accessible nest. Higher-access work (roof, two-storey, cavity wall) typically £120-£200.
Two to three visit programme — treatment, follow-up, proofing advice. Stewardship-compliant bait stations.
Per room, insecticide programme. Heat treatment for whole-property jobs runs higher — typically £400-£800.
Per site, monthly inspection plus call-back cover. Holiday lets, restaurants, hotels, food businesses.
Not in South Hams? We cover Devon and Cornwall — pick your nearest area below.
Herring gulls are a protected species, so lawful gull work is proofing done properly — spikes, netting and post-and-wire installed by licensed local specialists, ideally before the nesting season starts. We match you with Devon bird control professionals who work within the law.
Seagull & pigeon control in Cornwall →One "mice in the kitchen" review can sink a season. We arrange discreet changeover-day treatments, pre-season gull-proofing and year-round pest contracts for Cornwall holiday lets — built around your booking calendar.
Pest control for holiday lets →The most common questions about pest issues in South Hams and the surrounding area.
Typical 2026 Devon prices: wasp nest treatment £80-£200, rat treatment £180-£400 (two to three visits with proofing), mice £150-£350, bedbug insecticide programmes £200-£800, bird proofing £300-£2,000+ depending on building, and ongoing commercial contracts £30-£80 per month per site. Every match gives you a written quote before you commit.
For wasps and rats, same-day or next-day attendance is common during weekdays in season. Mice and bedbug surveys are usually within 48-72 hours. Bird proofing surveys are scheduled within a week. Peak-summer Saturdays and bank holidays book up — submit the request and we'll come back with what's available.
We prioritise BPCA Servicing Members and Affiliates where available. BPCA Servicing Membership requires compliance with BS EN 16636, minimum £10m Employers and £2m Public Liability insurance, and Lantra Level 3 (or equivalent) qualifications for technical staff. For solo operators we verify training, public liability and rodenticide stewardship membership before referring.
Gulls are protected under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 and herring/lesser black-backed gulls are not on Natural England's 2026 general licences. Lawful gull control is mainly proofing (spikes, netting, post-and-wire systems), scaring deterrents and removing food sources outside the nesting window. Killing or nest destruction requires an individual licence from Natural England — see our seagull guide.
Yes. Devon pest controllers in our network offer routine contract cover for holiday lets, restaurants, hotels, food businesses, schools and landlord portfolios — typically £30-£80 per month per site for inspection, monitoring and call-back cover. Food businesses need documented pest management for EHO; we match you with BPCA Servicing Members who provide certificates and electronic site logs.
We cover South Hams and the surrounding villages across TQ6, TQ7, TQ8, TQ9 and PL21, including Totnes, Dartmouth, Kingsbridge, Salcombe, Ivybridge, Modbury and Dartington. If you're not sure whether your address is in our patch, submit a postcode through the form and we'll confirm within minutes.
Empty houses are quiet, warm and undisturbed, which is exactly what mice and wasps look for. A pre-season inspection, proofing the obvious entry points in autumn, and a quick check at each changeover catch most problems before guests do. Gull proofing is best done between October and February.