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Rodent Control
 Our rodent and critter control program has four important
steps:
- A thorough inspection to identify
the species, where they’re nesting, and what factors are attracting them.
- Creating effective sanitation so that rodents are denied both food and hiding places.
- Eliminating all potential entry points.
- Reducing the population by applying poison, bait, and traps.
Tips to help with control:
- Store food, particularly grains and nutmeats, in rodent-proof glass or metal containers.
Refrigerate fresh fruit and vegetables or store in open-air coolers screened with one-fourth-inch wire mesh.
- Check bags of grass seed, dry pet food and other material stored in
sheds and outbuildings regularly for signs of rodent entry. Move indoors, if necessary, or put in metal or screened
bins.
- Separate organic garbage from metal, glass
and plastic at the sink. Drain the organic material and wrap it in newspaper before placing it in the garbage can. Rodent-proof
your garbage cans by setting them on a 12-inch high platform and equip them with spring fasteners. Maintain a distance of
at least 24 inches between the cans and structures from which rodents might jump onto the cans. Replace or repair outdoor
garbage cans that have holes or lids that do not fit tightly. Use enough cans to hold all your garbage. Do not store surplus
garbage in cardboard, plastic or paper bags that can be penetrated by rodents. Wash out garbage cans periodically so that
no organic matter remains after the cans are emptied. Never leave garbage cans open during the night, and don’t leave
garbage outside in plastic bags.
- Pick
up or bury fallen fruit and pet feces daily.
- Put
away any foods that pets do not eat in between feedings.
- Search out even small holes and stuff with steel wool, cover with sheet metal, or fill with caulk, plaster
or similar materials.
To learn more about specific
rodents, click here
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