| 1. Cleaning up thoroughly and often any spilled food,
garbage, pet food or grain which might attract rodents.
Don’t forget those fall decorations hung on doors or walls,
and don’t leave food or water out in a pet’s dish overnight.
2. Keep all garbage in tightly-closed, metal cans and keep the
cans and area around them clean as well.
3. Clean up and remove all trash and rubbish, especially near
your buildings.
4. Be sure all outside doors, windows and vents fit snugly
and are kept closed, especially at night. A mouse needs
only a 3/8-inch crack or hole to get inside.
5. Seal up any hole or crack in the outside of any building
that is big enough for a rodent to enter. Pay special attention
to places where wires, pipes or other utility lines enter
a building.
6. Keep plants and shrubs trimmed back at least 12 inches
from the outer surface of any building. These can provide
rodents food, shelter and an easy way up to higher entry
points. Rodents climb very well.
7. In urban settings, trim back or remove any extensive plantings
of low-growing shrubs, especially Taxus or Junipers.
Norway rats have a strong tendency to establish extensive
outdoor burrows under these two types of shrubs.
Call us today so we can help you detect, survey for and eliminate rodents from your home.
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