Manchester

About This Product

The AF Tunnel is the ultimate solution for safe, discreet mouse control in Manchester homes and businesses. This updated design features a new key and locking mechanism while retaining the compact and robust qualities that made the original so popular.

Why Choose AF Tunnel?

The AF Tunnel's innovative run-through design allows two mouse traps to be fitted simultaneously without obstructing passage. This dual-trap capability significantly improves catch rates while the lockable, tamper-resistant housing keeps children, pets, and non-target animals safe.

Perfect for Manchester Homes

Manchester's extensive Victorian terraced housing presents unique challenges for pest control. These historic properties, while charming, have aging structures with cracks, gaps, and settling foundations that mice exploit. The AF Tunnel is specifically designed to address these challenges:

Child & Pet Safety: Essential for family homes, the lockable design prevents accidental access to powerful snap traps
Discreet Placement: Low-profile black design blends seamlessly into residential and commercial settings
Hygienic: Contains captured rodents until servicing, allowing touch-free disposal
Weather Resistant: Suitable for indoor and outdoor use, protecting traps from Manchester's wet climate (1,047mm annual rainfall)

Professional-Grade Quality

Used by pest management professionals across the UK, the AF Tunnel meets stringent animal welfare standards while providing effective rodent control. It's the ideal compromise between the effectiveness of traditional snap traps and the safety requirements of modern homes and businesses.

Box contains 12 tunnels. Traps and keys sold separately.

Key Features & Benefits

Tamper-Resistant Safety

Lockable design protects children, pets, and non-target animals from powerful snap traps. Essential for family homes and commercial settings.

Dual-Trap Capacity

Updated design accommodates two mouse traps without obstructing the run-through, doubling your catching efficiency.

Low-profile black tunnels keep captured rodents out of sight until servicing. Maintains hygiene and discretion in any setting.

Indoor & Outdoor Use

Durable, weather-resistant construction protects traps from Manchester's wet climate. Ideal for garages, sheds, gardens, and commercial spaces.

Behavioral Advantage

Rodents naturally prefer enclosed spaces. The tunnel design entices mice to enter, increasing trap effectiveness.

Hygienic Disposal

Touch-free servicing maintains sanitation protocols. Critical for food facilities, hospitals, schools, and restaurants.

Perfect for Manchester

Why AF Tunnel is Ideal for Manchester Homes & Businesses

Manchester faces unique pest control challenges that make the AF Tunnel particularly valuable for local residents and businesses.

The Victorian Housing Challenge

Manchester's beautiful Victorian terraced houses, concentrated in areas like Fallowfield, Rusholme, and Withington, are particularly vulnerable to mouse infestations. These historic properties feature aging structures with cracks, gaps in floorboards, draughty windows, and settling foundations that create entry points as small as 6mm—exactly the size mice need.

The terraced construction also means mice can easily travel between properties through lofts and cavity walls, turning one infestation into a neighborhood problem. The AF Tunnel's compact design fits perfectly in the tight spaces these homes offer while its lockable housing ensures safety in family neighborhoods.

Rising Rodent Populations

Statistics show Manchester is experiencing a significant increase in rodent problems. UK councils responded to an additional 52 rat or mouse callouts per day in 2024 compared to 2022—a 9% increase in pest control visits. Manchester's dense urban environment, combined with its extensive food scene in areas like the Northern Quarter, provides ideal conditions for mice to thrive.

Climate Factors

Manchester's wet climate (1,047mm annual rainfall, 152 rainy days per year) and high humidity (76-88%) create favorable conditions for rodent populations year-round. The AF Tunnel's weather-resistant construction makes it ideal for outdoor placement in gardens, along building perimeters, and in exposed areas where traditional traps would fail.

Seasonal Patterns

Autumn and winter represent peak infestation seasons in Manchester as temperatures drop and mice actively seek warmth indoors. During these critical months, the AF Tunnel's dual-trap capacity becomes especially valuable, allowing homeowners to double their protection without doubling their monitoring efforts.

Student Housing Areas

With 54.7% of Fallowfield's population consisting of students living in Victorian terraces, there's a constant need for safe, effective pest control. The AF Tunnel's child-safe design and ease of use make it perfect for shared housing where multiple occupants need protection without complexity.

Extensive Victorian terraced housing with structural vulnerabilities

52 additional pest callouts per day in 2024 vs 2022

1,047mm annual rainfall creates ideal conditions for rodents

Peak infestations during autumn/winter as mice seek warmth

AF Tunnel (Box of 12)