HERDpestcontrol is a family-run business in the East Neuk of Fife, providing pest control for homes, businesses, farms and estates. We tackle rats, mice, wasps, fleas and bed bugs with careful inspections, tailored treatments and follow-up checks. Heat and steam are used where appropriate. We know infestations can be distressing and support clients throughout.We are one of a small number of specialist teams offering humane honey bee removals across Scotland, protecting buildings and rescuing colonies wherever it is safe and practical.We also manage complex pest control projects from planning through follow-up. For Fife Council and other organisations, this has included multi-property bed bug programmes, staged treatments, tenant preparation and coordination with other contractors.Care, clear communication and professional standards guide every job. We are proud of our strong track record and grateful to be a trusted go-to for many.
Service areas: St Andrews, Kirkcaldy, Cupar, Leven, Methil, Buckhaven, Elie, Earlsferry, Glenrothes, Newburgh, Perth, Dundee, Montrose, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Aberdeen
Our Work
Honey Bee Extraction from Chimney — Bees had accessed one of the sealed chimney covers and set up home. From what appear to have been home for more than 3 or 4 years. We were able to acc
Emergency Wasp Removal — Called to this property, this door was one of the man entrances to a holiday cottage. The wasps were very grumpy to say the least. Was able to injecte
Emergency Bee Removal From Vehicle — Had a cry for help. Member of the public had his daughter's car booked in for an MOT later this week. Only to find a swarm of bees had decided to "inv
Rescuing a swarm of bees — Rescuing a Swarm of Bees in Colinsburgh Bees play a crucial role in our ecosystem, and at HERDpestcontrol.com, we are committed to the humane rescue a
Humane Honey Bee Removal — Honey bee swarms had moved in beneath the tiles. They needed to be removed quickly and humanely. Honey bee removal from any building in any situation
Bed bug Inspection — Call out recently to carry out bed bug survey for a large client. Their tenants had been complaining of bed bugs and had already had some spray treaca
Rat going for the bird food — Called to a garden to look at a rat issue. Mr Rat had been seen at the bird table. Putting out a enough for the birds to eat quickly is always best. L
Wasp nest treatment — Its getting late on for wasps and there a still a load going about. We are finding the nests are of a fair size. Round about this time they are produc
Wasp nest treatment late seqaon — Customer kindly sent these pictures for us to help plan ahead. Wasps nest this late in the season can be large and can be aggressive. More so mid Sept
Ants having "Fun" — As pest controllers we aee this often. But the general public only ever see the huge clouds of Queens ants emerging and then flying away. People get a
Wasps breaking through the ceiling. — We had to treat the colony. But when you have an entrance not nearby and some distance away treatment is always difficult. But when the colony runs ou
Wasp nest removal — Wasps normally like to keep clear of each other as much as possible when they build nests. However, this situation found 2 colonies built onto each ot
Full Bee extraction — A swarm had moved din a few months ago and since they arrived they have been extremely busy bees. The amount of bees was phenomenal and as for the hon
Bee removal — Honey bees had swarmed from a local hive and had decided to set up house inside the soffit of this cottage. They had taken advantage of some rotten wo
Wasp nest in Shed — Carried out a wasp nest treatment and removal from a shed in Anstruther.
Frantic call asking for help for bats — Emergency call saying they had found a dead bat in thr house and some others were flying about. On arrival was able to find a juvenile bat on the floo
Spot the bee colony — Called out to do a bee survey. Even in hot weather conditions thermal camera is always very useful. We were able to pin point the exact spot, which ma
Bee colony extraction from a chimney — Working from a scaffolding provided by our fantastic scaffolding partners Tubetech Ltd we were able to access the chimney area safely and quickly. Rem
Wasp nest treatment — Attended to a wasp nest in the roof of the bbq set up in a garden. The way the wasps were situated we had to carry out a full assessment and then inje
Rats in attic — Due to failure in blocking up holes in the fabric of the building, rats had gained entry. Key to successful treatment is to check everything. We did n