Mice control not initiated earlier can become a big life tampering issue. There is hardly any house that does not have mice infestation and yours may be one of them. It is vital for you to remove them because they are extremely dangerous as they carry deadly infections with them. It will not take much time to spread these diseases among you so you should ensure that they are eliminated from your house as soon as possible. Mice control or extermination is not as easy as it sounds because it will require more than traps and baits. It will need the expert services of BBPP, highly efficient mice control Vaughan, which is also popular in nearby areas, to get rid of them.
Before you opting for mice extermination you should observe mice activity and accordingly take action. You can do the following:
- Watch out for mouse activity
You should first make sure that you have mice in your home and you can trace that by watching for clues left behind them. Mice always leave droppings, puddle of urine, body grease, body hair and saliva and they are easily noticeable. Identifying their hiding places and nests will enable you to set traps at the right places and determine the correct location. That way you will be able to eliminate mice infestation from walls, ceilings, store rooms, kitchen, insulation, basement etc.
- Fresh or old gnaw marks on furniture and woodwork
- Chew and scratch mark on food shelves and packets of food
- Traces of food crumbs on food shelves, pantry, behind fridge, and even at the center of kitchen or dining room floor
- Rice sized black droppings, urine stain on floor, body grease smeared along the wall
- Clearly etched trail of mice along the walls leading to their nesting place
- Finally nest made of shredded fabric, paper, plant matter, cushion, wood fiber etc
- Oddly behaving pets that keep scratching, sniffing and barking at a particular place or under household items
- Strange noises and squeaking during night. This is generated by mice on hunt when they to communicate with each other
- Sighting of live mouse in kitchen, living room, store room and other places in your house
By doing the above you will be able to confirm mice infestation and immediately call a proper mouse control Vaughan and plan mice extermination.
- Deny food and shelter
Mouse proofing your home is vital and you can do that by denying shelter and food to them. Here are a few mouse proofing procedures that you could undertake:
To deny shelter to mice you have to make your home unattractive for them. Cleaning and sanitizing your home is the key to keeping mice out. Your kitchen and dining room smelling of food is a great attraction for rodents. By removing cooked food items from dining table and cleaning food preparation area, kitchen counters and food shelves immediately after eating will deny food to rodents. It is also important that you dump leftover food in lidded trash cans. By removing food from open and food smell from your home will deny the much needed food to mice and rats. Keeping food in closed containers will prevent mice accessing your raw food materials, cattle feed, seeds, nuts and grains etc. Mice are capable of tearing open thin aluminum containers, cardboard boxes, plastic bags etc. keep food in metal containers or glass containers and mice won’t be able to access them. You should employ the best rat control Vaughan because they are capable of causing more damage than mice.
- Close entry points
Entry points to your home found in walls, basement, foundation etc should be blocked. Sewer pipes, water pipes, gaps under roof and doors, broken window panels can let mice in easily. Inspect your home thoroughly and use a torch to search entry points in dark places like basement, crawl spaces etc. mice are capable of entering through holes that are the size of a dime. Find out those entry points and seal them with concrete, caulk, metal screen, cement and strong adhesions. Install door sweepers, wire mesh screen on windows, and keep front door closed as much as possible. By denying entry you can prevent rats and mice from entering your home.
If you already have mice infestation which is becoming unbearable you should contact BBPP, the best rodent exterminator Vaughan, at once and get rid of them. You can get in touch with them on phone number 647-910-6315 or send message to info@bbppcanada.com to get a free quote for your mice removal.