Rodents’ instincts make them difficult to control, and they present a serious menace to your home. Here’s what you should know about these pests:
Indications that rodents are present—aside from seeing either live or dead ones—are droppings, runways, rub marks, and tracks. Other signs include burrows, nests, gnawings, food scraps, rat hair, urine spots, rodent noises, insects that are associated with rodents, odors from urine, or dead rodents. Rats and mice are different animals and methods used to control them will differ.
Rats:
Difficult to control: Rats are instinctively wary of traps and bait, and colonize in attics, burrows, under concrete and porches, in wall voids and other hard to reach places.
Disease: Rats can harbor and transmit a number of serious diseases. They can also introduce disease-carrying parasites such as fleas, lice and ticks into your home.
Mice:
Access: They invade your home seeking food, water and warmth. One pair of mice can produce 200 offspring in four months.
Contamination: Each mouse can contaminate ten times more food than it eats.
If you are concerned about these pests on your property, contact a pest professional. They will be able to inspect your home, confirm the species and recommend a course of rodent control to get rid of them.
Rodents
Rodents
Types: House Mouse, Norway Rat, Roof Rats
Rodents’ instincts make them difficult to control, and they present a serious menace to your home. Here’s what you should know about these pests:
Indications that rodents are present—aside from seeing either live or dead ones—are droppings, runways, rub marks, and tracks. Other signs include burrows, nests, gnawings, food scraps, rat hair, urine spots, rodent noises, insects that are associated with rodents, odors from urine, or dead rodents. Rats and mice are different animals and methods used to control them will differ.
Rats:
Difficult to control: Rats are instinctively wary of traps and bait, and colonize in attics, burrows, under concrete and porches, in wall voids and other hard to reach places.
Disease: Rats can harbor and transmit a number of serious diseases. They can also introduce disease-carrying parasites such as fleas, lice and ticks into your home.
Mice:
Access: They invade your home seeking food, water and warmth. One pair of mice can produce 200 offspring in four months.
Contamination: Each mouse can contaminate ten times more food than it eats.
If you are concerned about these pests on your property, contact a pest professional. They will be able to inspect your home, confirm the species and recommend a course of rodent control to get rid of them.