The problem with rats and mice
Rats and mice can carry disease, cause property damage, and create fire hazards by chewing on electrical wires. Rodents stipple in hotels, restaurants and other businesses can generate social media nightmares when customers rate their experiences online. In addition, mice and rats can attract insects and natural predators: snakes. These parasites multiply quickly, so it is essential to rodent control quickly. Female mice can produce 10 to 12 pups per month — and their offspring are ready to breed in two months.
Mice and rats can transmit a different of diseases. The risk of disease increases by coming into contact with a dead carcass, or with the urine and feces of the rodent. To reduce the risk of disease transmission, we recommend that you seek professional help to manage a rodent problem and associated cleanup.
How to prevent rat and mouse infestations
Preventing rodent infestations begins with sanitation and closure of entry points. Your home or office will be less attractive to rodents if they cannot find an easy meal. Start by cleaning up spilled food and securing any easily accessible food in and around your home. In commercial kitchens, clean all food and food scraps daily. In your house, store pantry items in airtight vessel and keep pet food areas clean. In businesses, schools, and other facilities, limit meals to designated dining rooms and encourage employees not to store food overnight in offices and classrooms. Outdoors, store garbage and pet food in sealed containers. If you must drop off bagged waste on the day of waste collection, do not let the waste sit longer than necessary.
Cracks, holes or gaps in walls and around windows, doors, vents and roofs create ideal access points for mice and rats. Mice can enter through holes 0.25 inches or more in diameter. Inspect your property regularly to identify potential entries. Fill larger cracks or holes with plaster, mortar, sheet metal or a hardware rag. Block the small holes with caulk or copper wire. Rats are also known to enter buildings by diving and swimming through broken drainage pipes. Repairing damaged drain pipes not only prevents rodents from entering, but also helps water to drain properly.
Signs of a mouse or rat problem
Determining if you have a rat or mouse problem is usually easy. Often times you will actually see a rodent (usually at night, as mice and rats are nocturnal) or find feces. Mice and rats prefer to stay along the edges of walls, counters, and other surfaces and are usually found in open spaces. Look for feces along baseboards or in cupboards, even in damp areas like under the sink. You may also notice chew marks on plastic, metal, cardboard, and even stone objects in your home. You might also find a rat or mouse nest in a box or other enclosed space. These nests are usually made from shredded moss and other materials. At night, you can hear rodents moving around the walls or hear their shrill calls.
If you see one mouse, does that mean you have more than one? It’s hard to tell without doing an inspection. Although a mouse or rat can sneak into a home or office, they are social parasites and usually do not live in isolation.
Get rid of mice and rats
To reduce the risk of disease transmission, we recommend that you seek the assistance of a pest control professional to rule out any mouse or rat problems. Even if you are able to find and eliminate rodents on your own, cleaning up their carcasses and droppings is risky.
The most common way to eliminate mice and rats is to use traps baited with peanut butter or another enticing snack. Pressure traps come in different sizes and work by locking themselves into a rodent when it pulls the trigger. Live traps use ramps to trap rodents.Although these traps are most human, releasing rodents alive may not eliminate the problem and most people do not want the unpleasant task of destroying them. Glue traps capture but do not destroy rodents and should be checked frequently to avoid suffering.
Another treatment is rodent baits. We recommend the use of mouse and rat bait only by professionals. These treatments are sometimes used outdoors, but can create hazards if used indoors. Rodents sometimes carry the bait to areas where people and pets can come in contact. Rodents that ingest the bait indoors can die in the walls, creating a foul odor that is difficult to eliminate. If overused, rodents can become immune to the baits. To determine the most sensible and effective option for eliminating your unique rodent problem, contact pest control Hyderabad 9849174222 at or visit https://www.pestcontrolhyderabad.com/
