Mouse Exterminator And Control Experts

Mice are vector pests meaning that they can carry and transmit diseases to people or other animals. Even today, mice are known to carry and spread salmonella, Weil’s disease, Plague, Typhus, and Tapeworms to name a few.

Mice can also exasperate issues in those with an allergy or pulmonary weaknesses and sensitivities. The disease is transmitted from mice to others in different ways including physical contact, mouse bites, fleas from mice, consuming food contaminated by mice’s bodily fluids and excretions, and inhaling air contaminated by mouse urine or saliva.  

The presence of mice in a home does not necessarily guarantee the transmission of disease to those within your home, but prolonged exposure to them increases the risks and potential of contracting an illness from mice.

Unlike rats, mice are inquisitive by nature and will spend their day roaming their territory. Their preferred diet consists of high protein foods such as nuts, seeds, and insects though they are also known to be opportunistic feeders consuming just about anything they can find in a home such as bread, cereals, pasta, etc.

Mice are also smaller rodents compared to rats. They are approximately 2-3 inches long with tails that are roughly 2 inches long. They are covered in hair usually in light brown, black, or gray colors.

When outside temperatures begin to drop mice do not hibernate, but instead, search for warmer places to live. They are attracted by the smell of food or warmth of a structure and will use any opening, such as utility lines, pipe openings, and gaps beneath doors, to gain entry into a home.

Mice can access openings as small as a quarter-inch in your home. Mice prefer to nest in dark, warm places with close proximity or ease of access to food. This can be in debris, woodpiles, furniture, crawl/attic spaces, etc.

When untreated, a mouse infestation can get out of hand very quickly. A single female house mouse can produce 8 litters a year of about 6 pups per litter. That means potentially 48 mouse pups in a single year from just one female.

Mouse extermination and control requires a dedicated and professional approach. Accurate Termite and Pest Control has licensed and experienced professionals that can create a customized mouse extermination program for your home.

A good mouse control program does not have to be frustrating or invasive, but as with anything related to residential pest control, it starts with a thorough inspection.  

Accurate Termite and Pest Control offers professional mouse control services based on your

Rest assured that no matter the proposed mouse control program for your home, Accurate Termite and Pest Control implements the latest methods in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to ensure long-lasting results in your mouse control program all while avoiding or keeping to a minimum the use of synthetic pest control products in your home.

Treatment may include trapping, baiting and exclusion. After a thorough inspection, a licensed and trained mouse exterminator will make a recommendation for a maintenance program that will best suit your home.

Because each home and each infestation is unique, the methods, duration, and processes of maintenance for your home may differ from that of a different home. Here are some of the methods that our professional mouse exterminator may employ in your home’s maintenance program.

Trapping: Trapping refers to the act of placing traps designed to attract and capture mice within.

Traps differ in mechanics and utility. When considering traps as a part of mouse control, a technician takes into consideration a few things including:

(1) the location as it relates to human traffic

(2) the visibility of the trap and how it may affect aesthetics of the area

(3) the strength and utility of the trap needed for the present infestation (i.e. spring-loaded traps versus glue traps, etc). Traps are still a commonly used method in the implementation of mouse control because of the proven efficacy and success. If you have any concerns or questions regarding the use of mouse traps in your home, feel free to discuss them with your technician.

Baiting: Baiting refers to the act of using state-registered products designed to attract mice to a desired area. A technician may decide to use baits to change or modify patterns of traffic.

By being able to modify patterns of traffic, a technician may use baits to redirect traffic from one area to another; direct traffic into traps or other areas that will prove hazardous to rodents; direct traffic for further analysis of the level of infestation; direct incessant traffic to areas not affecting residents such as exteriors etc. Watch: Mouse Bait Stations

Exclusion: Exclusion refers to the act of sealing cracks, holes, and crevices in a structure that may be used by mice to gain access into a structure and is a crucial part of any building’s IPM program.

To prevent mice from entering the home, the technician will estimate exclusion for all cracks, crevices, holes and gaps larger than a pen cap or ¼ of an inch. These area(s) should be sealed with cement, steel wool or a mixing compound as applicable.

Exclusion work is an important part of any mouse control program both as a control method for existing infestations and as a preventative measure to keep a problem from reoccurring in the future.