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 TQ1 to TQ5 and the surrounding villages. BPCA-aligned, insured, written quotes. Same-day callouts available for wasps and rodents.
Torbay (TQ1 to TQ5) takes in Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, three seaside towns round one bay, with seafront hotels, guest houses, holiday flats and a working fishing harbour at Brixham. That mix brings the classic coastal pests: gulls nesting on roofs and raiding bins along the seafront, rats around the harbours and food outlets, and bedbugs and mice that a busy guest house can least afford. We cover Torbay across TQ1 to TQ5 plus St Marychurch, Babbacombe, Preston, Goodrington and Churston Ferrers.
Many of Torquay's large Victorian villas are now flats or hotels, and conversions like these have voids and service runs that rodents travel through, so treating one flat often means looking at the whole building. Hotels, guest houses and holiday lets usually do best on a routine contract with changeover-day visits, and gull proofing is best booked between October and February.
Booking a pest controller in Torbay shouldn't be a guessing game. Here's how the match works.
Fill in the quote form: your Torbay 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 Torbay. 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 Torbay, 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 Torbay? 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 Torbay 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 Torbay and the surrounding villages across TQ1 to TQ5, including Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, St Marychurch, Babbacombe, Preston, Goodrington and Churston Ferrers. If you're not sure whether your address is in our patch, submit a postcode through the form and we'll confirm within minutes.
Yes. Pest controllers routinely work around changeover days and quiet hours for hotels, guest houses and holiday flats, and many owners go onto a routine contract so problems are caught early. For bedbugs, ask whether the treatment needs more than one visit, and plan the room bookings around it.