Mouse Control
One of the most common pests in the world, house mice contaminate stores of food, cause structural and property damage, and spread serious diseases. Since they rarely travel outside an area of 10–30 feet once they establish nests, house mice are extremely familiar with their surroundings and notice when bait and strange objects appear in their habitats. Since their numbers grow quickly, house mouse infestations must be eradicated at the first signs of activity.
House mice may nest underground or in an otherwise sheltered and isolated location. They build nests out of paper, burlap, and other fibrous materials in and around houses, farms, warehouses, and open fields.
House Mice Problems
- Rivaled only by their fellow rodents, rats, as the most destructive pest, mice nearly always cause some kind of damage to property or people where infestations are present.
- Some of the mouse's favorite places to nest are, in fact, in and around human homes and manmade structures. Human activity provides mice with their favorite food items, including fibrous cereal, grains, nuts, fruits, plant seeds and roots, meat, and trash.
- St. Joseph homes with central heating give the rodents warm nesting locations during winter months. Eliminating mice from these areas is best attempted by professionals.
- Because mice spend a majority of their lives rooting through unhygienic areas, the rodents have the capacity to spread salmonellosis, leptospirosis, rat-bite fever, and tapeworms and may carry fleas, ticks, and similar parasites in their fur.
- House mice are also capable of serious structural damage to your home or business. Their teeth grow quickly, and they must gnaw to keep the length under control. This leads to the destruction of wall insulation, stored paper items like books and paintings, and damage to support beams and walls that get progressively weaker over time. House mice also chew on electrical wires, which can lead to electrical shorts or even fires.
How to Get Rid of Mice
Unfortunately, there's no fool-proof method of mice-proofing that guards against house mouse infestations. Property owners often have to employ multiple techniques to reduce the possibility of attracting the rodents. Some easily implemented and helpful activities include cleaning homes regularly, sealing cracks in building foundations, eliminating clutter in attics and basements, keeping food stored in airtight and rodent-proof containers, and removing collections of debris in yards.
Mouse Trapping and Removal
House mice aren't very sneaky, and infestations can be detected early. Once the first signs of activity appear, property owners should contact the professionals at Critter Control to deal with the problem and figure out how mice are entering the home. Our trained technicians have the tools and extensive knowledge of house mouse behavior to quickly and safely remove infestations.
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