Rat And Mice Control

Please also read the section on sanitation as it is an important consideration in rodent control.

Rat and mice control.

All openings greater than 1 4 should be sealed to exclude mice. Mice can be found indoors and outdoors including cities and rural areas. Rats are instinctively wary of things new to their environment including rat control measures such as traps and bait and colonize in attics burrows under concrete and porches in wall voids and other hard to reach places. Mice have a musky odor.

There are many kinds of mouse and rat traps on the market for sure. After inspecting for signs of mice activity set mouse traps or place mouse bait in the detected areas. That means the poisoned rat or mouse will wander off somewhere and die. Reduce the population first before applying rodent proof measures.

Rats that eat poison don t typically die at the location. Mice can enter an opening as small as 3 8 wide. We offer traps and mice for both mice control and for rat control programs. Professionals know the right tools to use and most importantly the right placement.

If these diy rodent control methods aren t working it s time to call in the pros. Frequently asked rodent control questions. Mouse control with baits or traps. Mice are afraid of rats because rats will kill and eat mice.

Mice are color blind but their other senses hearing smell taste and touch are sharp. Some are more effective than others. Mouse traps and mouse baits are the only two reliable methods to get rid of a mice infestation. If you are brave enough to do the task then there is no better way to eliminate this problem than to do it yourself.

To be effective keep the bait fresh. What you don t want to do is use poison. Place enough bait to get rid of rodents. You don t need to call in an exterminator and fork out hundreds of dollars just to have one or two little mice or rats removed.

Place bait where rats and mice will find it. For rats all openings greater than 1 2 should be sealed. Rat odor can be a strong deterrent to mice and affect their behavior. Rats are easier to exclude than mice because rats a typically larger.

Eliminate the rodent s food water and habitat wherever possible. Consider integrating any rodent control program with exclusion techniques a general cleanup and removal of their hiding places harboraging areas rodent inspections rodent exclusion and sanitation measures are critical in rodent control measures. Rats can harbor and transmit a number of serious diseases. They can also introduce disease.