Goodbye Scratching and Gnawing! Our Mouse Control and Rat Removal Helps.
Once a rodent has made your space their home, rodent control is imperative. Entering homes and businesses in search of food, water and shelter, mice and rats carry serious health risks and transmit disease. Did you know one mouse is capable of leaving 9,000 highly toxic dropping in a single calendar year?
Living in dark and warm spaces like attics and walls, any crack bigger than 1.75 cm leaves you susceptible to a rodent infestation. Causing structural damage, chewing electrical wiring and destroying furniture, the best way to get rid of rodents is calling our experts. Our team has the right tools and expertise to see rodent infestations scurry away for good.
How Our Rodent Control Works
It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! We use tried-and-tested methods of rodent control to deliver the effective results you expect.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mice and rats are active year-round. Squirrels are especially active during spring and fall whereas voles are most active during the cold winter months. Pocket gophers are most active in the spring and fall.
Besides many people finding rodents gross and giving them sleepless nights, rodents pose serious health risks. One mouse is capable of leaving 9,000 highly toxic dropping in a single calendar year!
Mice and rats can also transmit hantavirus, which is a rare respiratory disease that can be fatal in humans, with no known cure. They contaminate food and surfaces with their feces, urine and saliva. They can introduce fleas, lice, or ticks into your home that can spread to both humans and pets.
Mice can also transmit diseases such as tularemia, lymphocytic choriomeningitis, and murine typhus. Rats can transmit the bubonic plague, Weil’s disease, toxoplasmosis and trichinosis.
Rodent infestations can also cause bad structural damage to your home. Rodents burrow through walls, chew through electrical wiring and destroy furniture.
Rodents find dark and warm spaces to live as they have many predators and not a lot of ways to defend themselves. They often enter homes looking for food, warmth and water. During the warmer, summer months, you’re less likely to get caught with an infestation, but in the fall months rodents will seek refuge in homes to wait out the winter.
Rodents can sneak through the smallest of spaces, holes or cracks. They can sneak in as easily as walking through an open door or gaining entry through rain gutters. If you have a crack or space in your structure that’s any bigger than 1.75 cm wide, you may be susceptible to a rodent infestation.
If you already have rodents living in your home, it’s crucial you call a rodent control specialist such as Terminix Canada to take care of the problem and properly sanitize your space.
Check your space for chew marks, rubbing marks or holes, and small pellet-like droppings. If you see any of these warning signs, you already have a rodent infestation.
Keep your food preparation stations clean and immediately clean up spills or crumbs. Remove food sources such as bird feeders, garbage cans and leftover food. Trim back vegetation so it’s not touching your home’s exterior. Lastly, make sure any cracks, holes, or loose shingles are sealed with caulk or foam.
If you already have rodents living in your business, it’s crucial you call a rodent removal specialist such as Terminix Canada to take care of the problem and properly sanitize your space.
Check your space for chew marks, rubbing marks or holes, and small pellet-like droppings. If you see any of these warning signs, you already have a rodent infestation.
Keep your food preparation stations clean and immediately clean up spills or crumbs. Remove food sources such as bird feeders, garbage cans and leftover food. Trim back vegetation so it’s not touching your building’s exterior. Lastly, make sure any cracks, holes, or loose shingles are sealed with caulk or foam.
