This is the time of year animals want to be out of the elements and find a nice warm place inside your home to raise a family. Not Puppy's, not Kittens - but field mice and suburban rats.
Before we discuss the four easy ways to keep mice and rats away.
The CDC directly links rodents to many human-transmitted diseases like salmonella, tularemia, lassa fever, leptospirosis, and hemorrhagic fever, just to name a few. On top of this, rodents are dumpster divers and sewage pipe runners. They are as much at home in a bacteria-laden box filled with rot and decay as they are in your pantry. And if this were not enough, rodents are impelled to chew on everything to wear down their incisors. That means you'll have chewed wood, chewed food packaging, holes in your walls, and cut wiring. Does an animal that does this sound like anything you want crawling around in your wall voids and attic spaces?
North Shore Contractor Management has exterminators and protection carpenters that can make a troublesome problem obsolete. Don't fight this problem alone - it can waste serious infestation time and why not have professionals address a centuries old problem.
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Way # 1: Seal entry points.
Take a flashlight, caulking gun, and stuf-fit copper wire mesh, and do a perimeter search of your home. Look for rotted areas and holes that a rodent could squeeze through. Remember, a mouse can get through a hole the size of a dime. Use stuf-fit copper wire mesh to fill in large holes in your foundation or exterior walls. And stick some mesh in the holes of your downspouts to keep rodents from gaining access to your roof. Your crawl space, under your deck, your shed, your garage door, your garbage can storage area are good locations to check first. If you don't see any signs call us 6318384362 or visit our website at www.northshorecontractormanagement.com for further consultation
Way # 2: Keep food sources sealed.
Rodents will seek to establish a food and water source before winter. If your food is in sealed, hard plastic containers, not only will they not be able to smell it, they won't be able to get into it. Be sure to keep all of your trash in sealed containers. Put pet food down only during meal time. And don't leave any food out on the counter.
Way # 3: Cut back foliage.
External plants like bushes, shrubs, Ivy, and Pachysandra, all provide ground cover for rodents to roam through, and concealment to cover their activities. Cut these back before winter to keep rodents from feeling comfortable next to your foundation walls. Cut back tree branches as well so rodents won't have access to your vulnerable roofline.
Way # 4: Get advice.
Pest control companies have a massive knowledge base on excluding pests. But they also like to add unneeded fees and services, why not talk to someone who has your lifetime best interest in mind.
We can Negotiate a free inspection. We can give you options on how to pest proof your home from rodents and a whole host of other critters. We can even do all the hard work of sealing entry points for you by bringing in the correct professional for the job.
The bottom line for rodents is that they are looking for food and safety. If you don't provide these, they will move on to a more attractive location. With a few changes, you can make your home unwelcome to disease-spreading rodents. It is as easy as that.
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