Pest Control Services in Earls Court SW5

Earls Court, SW5

SW5 is a small district: it runs from the Cromwell Road down to the Old Brompton Road, with Earls Court Road through the middle and Nevern Square, Earls Court Square and Bramham Gardens on either side. The old exhibition centre land to the west is being redeveloped.

Bed bugs and their eggs, close up

Hotels, hostels and bed bugs

Many of the tall stucco terraces here became hotels, hostels and bedsits long ago, and many more are now short lets and flat shares. With guests arriving every day with luggage, bed bugs are the problem SW5 managers ask us about first. They hide in bed frames, headboards, skirting and luggage racks, and spread between rooms through wall voids and wiring.

For a hotel or hostel we inspect the room reported and the rooms either side, above and below, treat those affected, and keep a written record for the manager. For flat shares and letting agents we plan around tenants' access. See bed bug treatment and pest control for hotels.

Mice, cockroaches and pigeons

Converted terraces share basements, ducts and bin areas, so mice travel from one building to the next. Older hotel and restaurant kitchens along Earls Court Road can hold German cockroaches, which live in warm gaps behind equipment. Pigeons use the cornices and porticos of the garden squares.

Next door: Kensington W8, West Kensington W14 and World's End and West Brompton SW10. See all Kensington and Chelsea neighbourhoods.

Questions people ask

How do bed bugs spread between rooms in an Earls Court hotel?

Mostly on luggage and bedding, and then through gaps around pipes, wiring and skirting between rooms. That is why we check the neighbouring rooms as well as the one where a guest reported bites.

I rent a room in a shared house in SW5. Who arranges pest control?

Tell your landlord or letting agent in writing first; who pays usually depends on your tenancy and the cause. We work for landlords, agents and tenants. See pest control for lettings.

Do you treat cockroaches in restaurant kitchens on Earls Court Road?

Yes. We inspect behind and under equipment, treat, and return to check the results, with a written report for each visit. See cockroach control.

Is West Brompton covered by this page?

West Brompton station is on the Old Brompton Road at the SW5 edge. The streets south of it, Brompton Cemetery and Lots Road are SW10, on our World's End and West Brompton page.

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