Rodents - YUK!

When you call your local pest control company, you want what's bugging you gone!! Well, what if it's not a bug at all? What if it's something furry with a long tail and there's more than one of them? There are several options regarding an effective rodent control battle plan. The most important element is UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM. Understanding what countermeasures may be needed to solve the problem and ensure that harborages don't emerge in the future. Rodent baiting is an effective way of dealing with a rodent population. Snap traps and glue boards are effective if a stray single critter gets in. But with an established problem our opinion is rodenticide bait blocks are an effective countermeasure. Why? Because we are treating the whole problem rather than just catching one at a time. Rodent bait is placed within a tamper-resistant bait station and the rodents feed on this and will die. This however may take some time. Especially if a prior food source has already been established. If rodents are in your home or building, chances are they have an established food supply. So time and a bit of patience is necessary in the beginning stages of treatment. Usually 1 to 2 bait blocks might be placed within a bait station. As the rodents begin to feed on the bait blocks, replenishment of the bait stations will be necessary. This is why a rodent control program is not just a "DO IT ONCE PROCEDURE." It's a work in progress which takes time and actually management of the problem is the key to success and maintaining that success. It may well be easier for us to tell you what you want to hear, that we will get rid of all those mice or rats "REAL FAST." But we feel that you are relying on our realistic judgment as professionals. As such, we feel that you would rather hear the reality of the situation rather than sugar coating or a sales pitch. If it was a real fast easy procedure there wouldn't be rodent problems at all in the world. Depending on the circumstances at hand a once a month service and sometimes as often as a once a week service is required to get control of a rodent problem. Certain conditions in the immediate area can be contributing factors. Trees that are fruit or berry producing can be an attractant. Oak trees are frequently a magnet because of the acorns they produce. Feeding of birds will attract more than just birds. Bird feeding unfortunately MUST CEASE! Sanitation in disarray is also an important factor. Closure of obvious openings and a cooperative effort between us and you are critical. If we recommend that you not store bird seed in a garage for example act on our request and help to eliminate that particular attraction for rodents. Close openings that we point out to you. Cleanup areas that we point out that might need attention. With time and a cooperative effort rodent problems can be easily managed and resolved with a good working partnership between ourselves and you.