When disasters like flood happens human life is thrown out of gear. Homes filled with flood waters become breeding ground for contagious diseases. It takes thousands of dollars to reclaim your home from the flood. Homes cannot evict flood waters in one day because the entire location is under siege by flood waters caused by storms and incessant rain. Flood recovery would require emptying the area of flood waters, removing household items to dry areas, empty rooms of flood water and dry them, disinfect whole house and apply coat of paint or whitewash, remove stink, and salvage carpets, clothing and fabric made furniture etc. disasters such as this also bring unwelcome guests to your household such as rats and mice and other crawlers. After disaster it is apparent that rendered homeless rodents move in to human habitat which is a convenient post for relocation. You will require the expertise of BBPP the best mice control services maple and also for other areas nearby. In the mean while find ways to control rats and mice that are already in and the ones that will find their way soon.
How to prevent mice from entering home after a disaster
It is not necessary that rodent invasion happens only when your homes/area are flooded. The invasion can also be triggered by flooding in the nearby town or area. Rendered homeless rodents will move towards dry areas where your homes are located and remain untouched by flood waters. Here you have to be careful and expect a probable invasion by rodents living away from your home in the field or the flood affected town.
- Block entries
First step is to block all the entry points. A lone standing dwelling may have several dozens of entry points owing to its complex architecture. Holes and crevices on the wall are imminent if you have not inspected your exterior for quiet sometime. Around your home you will find large numbers of insects, mammals and pests living with you, waiting to get entry as soon as some entry is opened by causes other than human engineered. These holes and cracks on the walls, foundation, basement, and crawl spaces will serve as convenient entry points. Species like mice can easily enter these openings and enlarge them to create space for their nest. Using impregnable capping or blocking materials the task can be accomplished effectively. Steel wire mesh, steel wool ball, caulk, cement, and strong adhesives will serve as impregnable blocking material against mice invasion.
- Remove food and water
Rats and mice invade your home to find sheltered life space where they can live and raise a colony. Even if they build a nest they will require food to survive. Without food they will perish of hunger so you should focus your mice extermination or removal exercise on this point. Remove seeds, grains, nuts, and other eatables from your barn, outhouse, garage etc and also empty bird feeds and cattle feeds from these areas. It is a difficult task to accomplish but it is a necessity if you really want to stop a mice invasion and exterminate mice that are already in your house. Pick rotten fruits from your garden, prune or cut branches of trees leaning close to your structure, decongest yard from debris, pile of logs, pitchers or pits filled with water, remove everything that looks like feed to rodents. Remove shrubs, thickets and bushes adjacent to your home structure, they make potential homes for rodents. Keep trash cans away from home and take out trash everyday and always close them with tight lids.
If you close entry points comprehensively and get rid of anything that closely resembles food from your exterior you will be successful in stopping the mice from entering your home. If you already have an infestation which you have confirmed by signs and sighting it is time for you to call experts such as BBPP, the most effective Maple Pest Control Service and get rid of the infestation. You can contact the pest control company on phone number 647-910-6315 or by mail to info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote for mice removal.