Rodent Control – Ridding You of Your Mouse Problem

You might think Mickey Mouse is cute but you don’t necessarily want to have dinner with him, well not if he was actually as small as a real mouse. Many homes and businesses are infested with mice and they just can’t get rid of them. Rodent control isn’t as easy as it sounds. You can’t really just let the cats loose to take care of the problem, especially if you have an infestation at a place of business that serves food. Leaving that infestation unchecked can cause serious problems. Diseases can spread if the population isn’t removed and if you own a restaurant then it could lead to health code violations or worse.

The first step in rodent control is to rid your area of the infestation. Sure that sounds easier said than done, and remember you don’t necessarily need to go out and get a cat, some of them are awful mousers. First things first you need to set traps. If you don’t want to deal with the dead carcasses that you are going to get then you probably want to get some of the disposable closed traps. Set them up in places that you have either seen the offenders or you’ve seen evidence that they have been around. Check the area periodically and if the trap has be released then simply dispose of the carcass. Make sure you check the trap at least once a day, the last thing you want to do is leave a dead body there.

Poisons are also a good means of rodent control but you must be very careful with these. If you have small children or animals around it could be deadly to the wrong creature. Also if this is a place of business you don’t want it to accidentally get near anything you may serve to you clientele. Poisons should only be used in controlled areas and should always be kept where children and animals will not be able to get to it.

Probably the best method of rodent control is to simply call in the professionals. Not only can they set the appropriate types of traps and poisons, if used, they can help to figure out how the infestation started in the first place. It will do you no good to get rid of the pests only to have a whole new breed retake the stage, so to speak. By hiring a professional to come out your weak points can be determined and true mouse proofing can begin. 

Once you’ve gotten the infestation under control the only way to keep it that way is to take care of the problem. Something caused those creatures to come in your house and stay. They wouldn’t stick around if there wasn’t a way in or out and there wasn’t enough food and water. By locating the point of entry you can seal that off. By figuring out where the food supply is you can seal those off too. It’s the only way to make your home truly pest free.