rats and mice
hey I agree that they can look cute and
cuddly however they do contaminate food
no land structures no long wires that
can cause electrical fires and even
spread diseases I'm Keith McCoy with
solutions pest in line when rodents nest
indoors and outdoors they can multiply
very quickly and create an environment
that's unhealthy for people that's why
we need to take immediate action you
need to follow the solutions four-step
process to eliminating mice and rats the
first step to the process is
identification there are many different
types of rats and mice the most common
of these that you may encounter or the
Norway rat roof rat deer mouse or house
Mouse let's review how to identify each
one the Norway rat usually weighs
anywhere from about 15 to 16 ounces
they're typically found outdoors they
burrow into the ground up underneath
structures they have a blunt nose small
ears and small eyes the roof rat is
usually found up in attics trees along
fence lines and they have a very slender
body weighing in at about 11 to 14
ounces they have a pointed nose large
eyes large ears the deer mouse is most
commonly found outdoors its body is 2 to
3 inches long with the tail being of
equal length both the eyes and ears are
large and its underside is white and the
backside is grayish brown their coloring
and agility resembles a deer this is
where they get their name deer mouse the
house Mouse body is usually about 2 to 3
inches in length their tail is about 3
to 4 inches long they have a pointed
nose and they have large eyes and large
ears the second step to the process is
inspection we want to confirm rodent
activity in or around the home the
easiest way to do this is by hearing
noises up in the attic
also some other things we want to look
for or feces or droppings Norway rat
droppings are about three quarters of an
inch long and are blunt on each end roof
rats droppings are about
half an inch in length and pointed on
each end and the house mouse and deer
mouse droppings are about a quarter inch
in length and pointed on both ends we
can also look for rub marks or smear
marks along baseboards rodents bodies
are very oily and oftentimes leave this
oily film behind on the surface gnaw
marks they love to chew on the edge of
wood maybe around a doorframe they leave
hair behind when they go around corners
and they put off a very foul odor smells
like urine moving on to the outside look
for holes that are around the perimeter
of the house also take your flowerbeds
where vegetation has been compressed
down to the soil this is a sign where
rodents are running back and forth the
third step to the process is control we
want to make the environment around the
home or structure less conducive to
rodent activity the first thing we can
do is pick up pet food and water that
might be left out over night clean dirty
dishes that are left on the countertop
or in the sink take your trash out
frequently and place it in a metal
container look around the plumbing in
the bathroom and kitchen do you have
large spaces or voids around that
plumbing these are places where rodents
can dinner outside take a look where
plumbing actually penetrates the wall do
you have large spaces there if you have
any small areas always use a caulk for
large voids use stuff it it's a copper
mesh product that you just stuffed right
up into the hole it's very simple to use
and a great tool because rodents have a
difficult time chewing through it now
that we've cleaned up our home and
property we're ready to bait the
exterior we're going to use a product
called eradication they block with the
aegis RP tamper-proof station the
eradication bait block has ridges on it
this allows rodents to feed on it very
easily it also has a hole drilled
through the center which you can
actually stick on top of the rods that
are provided inside the tamper proof
bait station
the bait station is a tamper-proof
station and does require a key that is
provided to gain access to the inside
you'll want to place these stations
every 15 to 50 feet apart depending on
whether you're dealing with mice or rats
you'll want to make sure you frequent
the stations at least once a day check
and see if there's bait if not you'll
want to replenish you'll want to
continue to do so until the activity
stops now that the exterior is completed
let's move on to the inside I recommend
either a glue trap snap trap or a live
trap we offer lethal and non-lethal and
humane traps the choice is yours once
the road it is caught you can dispose of
it very easily snap traps made of a
durable plastic user-friendly easy to
set you want to bait the trap place it
up against the wall where the trap
actually swings towards the wall you'll
want to place it in areas where you know
that there's activity these traps can be
used in the living area or up in the
attic glue traps
there's mouse traps and there's rat
traps the first thing you want to do is
peel the paper off the board to expose
the glue fold the board up to make a box
place the Box up against the wall where
you know that there's actual rodent
activity the boards can be used in the
living areas or up in the attic live
traps if you're interested in a humane
way of taking care of a mice problem
then you'll want to use either the
repeater or the catch-all both of these
units are designed to be placed up
against the wall where you know that you
have rodent activity what's really nice
is that it catches multiple mice and
it's a catch and release the fourth and
final step of the process is prevention
clean up the property eliminate any
unnecessary food or water empty trash
cans those tree limbs that touch the
roof of the house trim them back clean
up your flowerbeds bird feeders
eventually the birdseed is going to fall
to the ground which
a food source for rats and mice doing
all of these things will help prevent
future infestations of rats and mice so
let's recap the solutions four-step
process in eliminating rats and mice one
identification to inspection three
control for prevention if you follow
that four-step process solutions
guarantees you 100% that you will
eliminate your rat and mouse problem for
more information visit our website or
visit one of our stores or give us a
call i'm keep the coiler with solutions
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