Reading council pest control

There is no council service to book. A private pest controller is the route for every pest.

• Businesses: the council does not treat businesses; use a private firm
• Notes: Council page (updated 30/04/2025): 'does not provide any pest control services and has no legal duty to do so'.

Status: No service. Fees as published, read on the council's own fees page, checked 2026-10-02.

Caversham, Reading

Private firms usually come sooner, treat more pests and give a guarantee. Here is what each service involves and costs.

• Rat control
• Mouse control
• Wasp nest removal
• Bed bug treatment
• Flea treatment
• Cockroach control