House
mice have physical capabilities that enable them to gain entry to structures by
gnawing, climbing, jumping, and swimming.
Rodent infestations can cause considerable damage to
infested buildings and local agriculture. Rodents are also known carriers of
many diseases and prove a health hazard to humans.Coordination of prevention
measures may include cleaning efforts and landscape alteration. Homes and
buildings can be rodent-proofed through identifying and sealing as many
possible entry points,especially in the attics and crawlspace areas.
A couple in their thirties, lived in an
old farm house that their parent’s owned in Issaquah, Washington for several
years. They decided to build their dream house in the middle of nowhere
that was surrounded by cattle pastures, corn fields and woods. They were soon
faced with a mice and rats problem. Especially when the weather began cooling
down.
They soon started comparing their
current problem to their childhood suburban brick home. Which never had a
single mouse or rat enter their home. There was no evidence of mice droppings
or mouse urine. Now faced with the fact that they had to protect their country
home from these rodents. It was time to determine who was going to be staying
in the home. It was either them or the mice and rats.
The first mission was to go to the
local hardware store for rats and mice traps. The unsuccessful trappings went
on for months until they finally decided to hire a pest control service to get
the job done. Hiring a pest exterminator was the way to go.
Their professional experience and knowledge would be ensuring a positive
outcome.
Dangers of mice and rats infestation
Rodents, especially mice and rats, can
be dangerous. They carry all kinds of germs that can be left behind in their
droppings and urine. They can also leave a few of their parasites behind.
Remember the Black Plague? When rodents leave behind fleas, ticks, or mites,
humans are susceptible to Omsk hemorrhagic fever, tularemia, and of course, the
dreaded plague.
Humans can also catch diseases by
eating foods or by drinking water that’s been contaminated by rodent urine or
feces. Unfortunately, you can’t always tell if a food source has been
contaminated by a rat or mouse. These rodents often have urine on the feet.
Just imagine if a mouse visits your box of cereal one night and enjoys munching
on a few bites. The next morning, you pour your usual bowl of Capt’n Crunch,
never realizing a mouse has rummaged through it. What diseases can you catch in
this manner? Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, hemorrhagic fever with renal
syndrome, Lassa fever, leptospirosis, lymphocytic chorio-meningitis, rat-bite
fever, salmonellosis, and tularemia.
To catch diseases from a mouse or rat,
you don’t even have to come in contact with the rodent, its parasites, its
feces, or its urine. All you have to do is breathe in dust that’s contaminated
by rodent droppings or urine. These include Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome,
hemorrhagic fever, Lassa fever, lymphocytic chorio-meningitis, and several
arenaviruses.
One of the worst things about rats is
that they bite! An elderly patient who lived alone,died. No one found him for several
days. When his body was discovered, his right hand had been completely chewed
away by rats. Needless to say, there are several diseases humans can get from a
rat or mouse bite. Even handling dead rodents can make you susceptible to
several diseases.
TRAPS
There are several options to getting
rid of Rodents,rats,mice,squirrels,moles to mention a few. If the problem is
isolated, a simple trap might work. Basically, there are two types of traps:
lethal traps and live traps.
Lethal mouse traps and rat traps
You’ve seen these. The traditional
mouse trap is the spring trap that’s baited and snaps shut when the rodent
nibbles the bait. They’re supposed to snap shut across the neck of the mouse or
rat, killing it quickly. Unfortunately, sometimes the rodent doesn’t cooperate,
and they wind up being injured but not killed. Then you have to finish the poor
creature off. Either way, you have to dispose of the body.
Another problem with this kind of trap
is that the rodents can often steal the bait without setting off the trap. Most
folks use cheese for bait, but this isn’t the best bait. Try smearing some
peanut butter on the trap or placing a small piece of a pecan or hard bacon
rind in the trap. The peanut butter works well because it’s too soft for the
mouse to grab all in one piece, ,and the nut and bacon rind work well because
they’re hard, so the rodent has to really work to get to the food, thereby
setting off the spring.
Another more modern type of trap is the
electric trap. With this, when the mouse or rat enters the container, they
receive a lethal electric shock. Which stops their heart from beating. Most of
these traps follow up with an additional shock in 20 seconds, just to make sure
the critter is dead. Of course, you still have to dispose of the body or
bodies. some of these traps hold numerous mice at the same time.
Live or humane traps
Another type of trap is the live trap.
These are baited to attract the mouse or rat, but the animals are not harmed.
Many of these traps have air holes in them to ensure that the rodents remain
alive. Once the mice or rats are trapped, they can be taken to another
location, hopefully one far away from your home to be released unharmed.
Yet another type of mouse trap or rat
trap is the glue trap. Although this is a livecatch trap, it’s certainly not
humane. With these stick traps, some kind of bait is placed on the trap, or an
attractant is sprayed on it. When the rodent steps onto the trap to investigate
the food or scent, it becomes glued to the surface of the trap literally.
Oftentimes, the animal gets its nose stuck in the glue and suffocates.
Sometimes the mouse or rat chews off its foot in order to escape. Worst of all,
some people just toss the traps away, with the live animal still attached, to
suffer the slow death of starvation.
Pest exterminators
If your rodent problem isn’t isolated,
you’re probably going to need professional help in the form of pest
exterminators.
Actually, if you’ve seen more than one mouse or rat, or evidence of such, you
probably have an infestation, widespread problem. A pest exterminator once told
me that the only mice and rats you actually see are either sick or very young.
The healthy adult mice and rats are seldom seen.
Professional pest exterminators will
search your entire home to find out where the vermin are entering. This kind of
inspection is a good idea even if you don’t have a rodent infestation problem.
You know, it’s that ounce of prevention, pound of cure thing. After the mouse
exterminators or the rat exterminators find the entrances, they’ll seal them
properly so that no more mice or rats can enter your home or building.
Often people think that they can do it
themselves But unless you’re an expert, you’ll miss many possible entry ways,
and you probably won’t properly seal the ones you do find. Mice are notorious
for getting through tiny cracks that seem impossible for them to enter. And
rats can chew through lead! The exterminators know just what to look for.
Mice exterminators and rat
exterminators also
have at their disposal mice repellants and rat repellants that will make your
home not so inviting. The exterminators might also place certain poisons
outside the home. A word of caution: Never use poisons inside your home for
pest eradication! It’s just not worth the risk.
Take the advice of someone who’s been
there. Hire professional mouse exterminators or rat exterminators to handle the
rodent problem for you. The pest exterminators are experienced with rodents,
and they know how to get rid of the vermin and prevent them from re-entering your
home. The issaquah couple fought a losing battle for months with mice. Sealed
every hole and crack they could find, but the critters still made their way
into their house. After they hired an exterminator,the problem was solved.
ABOUT:
AM/PM Exterminators Seattle, WA and the
rest of King and Pierce areas are certified Professional Rodent Control exterminators,
With a vast array of knowledge in Rodent control. Rats, mice, squirrels, moles
are some of the most adaptable creatures on the planet and can be extremely
difficult to exterminate. The majority of home and building owners will try do
it yourself rodent control for while untill they finally call. Serving
customers across Seattle, Kirland, Redmond, Kent, Issaquah, Samammish, Tacoma
and Bellevue. The company looks at rodent control in an integrated manner and
recommends preventing first rather than reacting after the rodents appear in
the premises. Further reasons for its great reputation is long term approach of
solving the rodent control and using organic and non-toxic elements. Its
comprehensive preventive mechanisms help home owners to keep the rodents away.
AM/PM Exterminators recommends that anyone experiencing a rodent infestation
contact a rodent control professional to arrange for a consultation.
Professionals are trained not only address current infestations but also
prevent future infestations.
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Contact
Company Name: Seattle Pest Control
Contact Person: Daniel Hunts
Email: Send Email
Phone: 206 571 7580
Address:3213 W Wheeler st
City: Seattle
State: WA
Country: United States
Website: http://ampmexterminators.com/
Company Name: Seattle Pest Control
Contact Person: Daniel Hunts
Email: Send Email
Phone: 206 571 7580
Address:3213 W Wheeler st
City: Seattle
State: WA
Country: United States
Website: http://ampmexterminators.com/
