Rat and Rodent Pest Control in Chembur

Why Chembur has a rat problem

Open sewage. Around Vashi Naka and beside the old MHADA buildings in Tilak Nagar it runs close to the homes, and rats live in it and come out at night for food. A kitchen on the ground floor with a gap under the door, a garbage area that is cleared in the morning instead of at night, a pipe with a hole where it meets the wall: that is all they need.

Then there is the other end of Chembur, the godowns along Mahul Road, on the RCF side and at Vashi Naka. Stock stacked on the floor, loading doors open all day and food packed in cardboard make a godown the easiest meal in the area, and a rat there costs you stock, not just sleep.

Two kinds turn up. The black rat climbs well and travels along pipes and cables to upper floors, so a flat on the fourth floor is not out of reach. The brown rat is heavier, burrows and lives in the drains. The treatment is a little different for each, which is one more reason the technician looks first.

How we get them out and keep them out

If you would rather the rats were caught alive, say so when you book. Live traps are available, and sealing matters even more then, because a rat released nearby comes straight back through an open gap.

• Inspection, free. How many, which kind, where they run and exactly where they get in.
• Bait stations. Closed, locked boxes with bait inside, placed on the rat's route. The rats eat it and die within 2 to 4 days. Rats are wary of anything new, so where the box goes matters more than how many boxes there are.
• Glue boards and traps. For a small number of rats, or anywhere bait should not go: a home with small children, a school, a clinic. The rat walks onto the board and is removed.
• Sealing and rat guards. Gaps get wire mesh, pipe holes get filled, doors get sweeps, and a round rat guard is fitted on the pipes rats climb so they cannot get past it. Skip this step and new rats move in within weeks.
• Follow-up. The technician comes back to check the stations, remove nests and confirm the activity has stopped.

Rat control price in Chembur

It starts at ₹2,000 for a home, and a flat near the starting price is normal. Sealing and proofing on its own can be booked separately, and a shop or a godown is quoted after the technician has walked the premises. Godowns on Mahul Road and the RCF side usually take a monthly contract with records, through commercial pest control. A society can book the garbage area, meter rooms and drains together, which does more good than one flat at a time. The 1-year warranty includes 3 free follow-up visits a year.

Photos: Rat and Rodent Pest Control in Chembur

• How much is rat control in Chembur?

  It starts at ₹2,000 for a home and carries a 1-year warranty. Proofing on its own, or a shop or godown, is quoted after the free inspection, because the number of entry points and the size of the place decide the work. The quote is written before anything is set, and there is nothing added for travel inside Chembur.

• Rats come up from the open sewage near Vashi Naka. Can anything stop them?

  You cannot change the sewage, but you can close the way in. Mesh on the gaps, a guard on the pipe they climb, a sweep under the door and a closed garbage bin at night remove most of the reasons a rat comes to your home. Bait stations deal with the ones already inside. Done together, it holds; bait alone does not.

• How long does rat bait take to work?

  A rat that eats the bait dies within 2 to 4 days. Rats are suspicious of anything new, so they may walk past the station for the first few nights before they try it. Activity drops within 7 to 14 days and the place is usually clear in 2 to 4 weeks with the follow-up visits.

• Is rat poison safe in a home with children?

  The bait sits inside a locked box that a child cannot open, placed along the wall where the rats run, never in the open. Where you would rather have no bait at all, glue boards and traps do the job instead. Tell the technician about children and pets at the inspection and the plan is made around them.

• Can you remove rats without killing them?

  Yes. Live traps are available, so ask for them when you book. The rat is caught and taken away. Sealing the entry gaps matters even more with this method, because a rat released nearby will try to come back the same way it got in, and an open gap also lets the next one through.

• Will you seal the holes the rats use?

  Yes, and it is the most important part. Gaps get wire mesh, the hole where a pipe meets the wall gets filled, doors get sweeps and vents get screens. Without this, bait clears the rats you have today and leaves the door open for the next lot. Proofing can also be booked on its own for a building that already has no rats.

• What is a rat guard on a pipe?

  A round metal collar fitted on a drain or water pipe on the outside of a building. Rats climb pipes to reach upper floors, and the guard stops them getting past that point. It suits the old buildings in Tilak Nagar and Shell Colony where the pipes run up the outside wall, and it is fitted as part of the proofing.

• There is a dead rat smell in my flat. Can you find it?

  Usually, yes. Tell us where the smell is strongest and whether you have a false ceiling or a duct, because that is where it usually is. If you can reach it yourself, wear gloves, bag it and wipe the spot with disinfectant. The smell fades in a week or two once the body is out. We also offer sanitization after a rat problem.

• Do you do rat control for godowns on Mahul Road?

  Yes. Godowns on Mahul Road, the RCF side and Vashi Naka are the biggest rat jobs in Chembur. The technician walks the whole place, puts numbered bait stations along the walls and at the loading doors, fits mesh and guards, and comes back on a monthly contract with a written record of every visit for your auditor or client.

• How do I get rid of rats permanently in an old building?

  Treat the building, not the flat. In the MHADA buildings the rats live in the drains and the garbage area and visit the flats, so the society should book the common areas, the meter rooms and the ground floor together, with proofing on the pipes and doors. One written quote covers it, and a yearly plan keeps it checked.