Pest control tips & news
Prevention, good habits and expert insights to keep your spaces healthy: rats, mice, bed bugs, cockroaches, wasps and hornets.
Disinfection after a rodent infestation: the protocol
Killing the rodents doesn't clean up what they left behind. Urine, droppings, hair and soiled insulation stay put and keep posing a health and odour risk. Here is the cleaning and disinfection protocol after an infestation, what a professional charges, and the mistakes that make the danger worse.
Rats and Mice in the Meter Room: The Forgotten Blind Spot
In an apartment building, the meter room is often the one place nobody ever inspects: not the managing agent, not the caretaker, not the technician who comes to read the meter once a year. It is also a warm, dry shelter with no foot traffic — exactly what a mouse or a rat is looking for in October. Here is how to spot a colonisation, why rodents cause electrical damage there, and how to secure these rooms without blocking utility companies' access.
School Canteens and Institutional Kitchens: Why Rodent Reports Spike After the October Half-Term Break
The October half-term holidays leave institutional kitchens empty for ten to fifteen days — at precisely the moment rodents are looking for winter shelter. The result: a spike in reports on reopening, impounded food trays and tense DDPP inspections. An analysis of the mechanism, plus a point-by-point reopening protocol.
Rats in the Underground Car Park: Why They Move Into Cars in Autumn (and What Insurance Won't Cover)
Every autumn, underground car parks in residential buildings become the perfect refuge for brown rats and house mice: residual engine warmth, permanent darkness, zero traffic at night. The result: immobilised vehicles with chewed-through wiring harnesses and four-figure repair quotes that are rarely covered. Here is how it actually works, the early warning signs, and the protocol to insist on from your building manager.
Rats, hornets and bed bugs in the 2026 French local election campaign: how to read your candidate's promises
Six months before the municipal elections, rats, Asian hornets and bed bugs are making their way into campaign manifestos. But not every promise can be kept: a local council has very specific powers, and equally specific limits. A breakdown of the credible commitments, the purely decorative announcements, and what will remain your responsibility whatever the result at the ballot box.
Building work or façade renovation next door: why rats show up in your building three weeks after the job starts
Rodent infestations that appear "for no reason" in a Paris-region building very often have a cause less than 150 metres away: a worksite that has opened up the ground, cleared out a cellar or cut into a sewer line. The two-to-four-week lag between the start of the work and the first signs makes the connection almost impossible to see. This article explains the mechanism, the clues to look for, and the legal levers available to flat owners and tenants.