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Rodents reproduce rapidly, are destructive gnawers, and typically carry more than 35 diseases. These are among the many reasons it’s important to prevent infestations and rid your home of them quickly, safely, and inexpensively.
The most effective solution is to keep rodents out of your home in the first place. Sealing entry points will help to avoid a full-scale invasion. But it’s equally important to eliminate attractions like food and water by keeping food (including dog food) in tightly-sealed containers and repairing leaky pipes.
Whether inside your house or outdoors, Rodents like to nest in cozy burrows they create by gnawing or by digging underground. You can find them inside your home or outdoors, but if they can find a way inside, especially in colder weather, they will.
Mice and rats are flexible and can squeeze through openings much smaller than their body size—some can even maneuver through an electrical outlet. They love to create indoor nests in attics and suspended ceilings. Wall cavities, crawl spaces, boxes, drawers, kitchen nooks, and the cushions of stuffed furniture also make ideal homes for rodents. Yard pests like gophers and moles will create holes and tunnels in your lawn to access the warmer indoor environment.
The most obvious signs that rodents have made it inside your home are droppings and gnaw marks. Other clues are tracks and greasy streak marks along the bottom of the wall or baseboards, hidden stashes of hoarded food, random shredded paper, scurrying noises inside the walls, and a sharp ammonia-like urine odor. If you hear noises in the attic, you might have squirrels or chipmunks nesting.
If you spot a scattering of small holes in your lawn surrounded by mounds of dirt or clipped vegetation, you likely have an infestation of burrowers like gophers or voles.
Rodents love to snack on food in unsealed containers like bags of chips, rice, cereal, flour, crackers, and other non-perishables. Pet food and water left out overnight will attract mice and rats quickly. They also love fruits or vegetables left out in open bowls or leaky pipes or faucets throughout the home. Of course, open trash and compost containers and favorites for rodents.
Rodents can enter your home through holes near cabinets, closets, or doors that lead to the outside or to crawl spaces. They also find their way in through sink holes, holes around windows or doors, appliance pipes, cracked foundations in the basement or unscreened ventilation holes in the attic.
Prevention is the key to rodent control. Check your home often for small openings that need to be sealed. Avoid stacking wood or other debris near your home. Once you spot an infestation, here are some ways to get rid of the icky pests.
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