Rodent proofing home is an effective way of preventing mice invasion. Mice invade your home when outside becomes hostile to rodents. Rodents like rats and mice use their size effectively to enter your homes using holes the size of a dime. They can also climb up pipes and enter your home through roof, and will also use sewage pipes to get in to various areas of your home including walls. Any entry point, hole or crevice which is greater than half inch diameter is a potential entry point so search them down and close. If mice infestation is already at your door step then it is necessary for you talk to professionals like BBPP, the best Rodents Control Services Vaughan and get rid of the infestation immediately.
How to close entry points
- Use cement or concrete
- Metal mesh of 19-gauge or more can be used to plug holes
- Use steel wool balls to close holes
- Place caulk on the entry or sealant that is elastomeric or expanding foam
Clean up areas that have been contaminated by mice activities. Clean areas that are harbouring germs germinated by mice occupation. While sweeping the area do not stir up dust because mice urine, droppings, hair etc can rise up when they get dry. Inhaling the contaminants can send you to hospital with deadly infections. Collect all the things concerned with rodents such as nesting material, and throw them in garbage bins. Use gloves while handling them and dead mice.
Cleanup of Contaminated Surfaces
- While cleaning or vacuuming mice droppings or surfaces contaminated by them make sure the surface is disinfected
- If you are handling dead mice manually wear plastic or rubber made gloves and also touching traps, dead rodents and their droppings
- Use paper napkins to remove mice droppings, and leave them in sealed garbage bins. Disinfect the whole area where you have cleaned up mice waste.
Clean up and disinfect dead mice
If you have laid traps check them regularly because overnight a mouse might have fallen for the trap. Spray disinfect on dead rodent before picking it up with gloved hand. If a mouse is caught in the trap open the trap door and let the carcass of mouse to fall inside a plastic bag. Empty the content and the plastic bag immediately in a trash can place outside. After you have removed dead mice and disposed it off clean the gloves with disinfectant. You should also disinfect the trap if you are going to reuse to capture mice.
When should you call professional pest control?
The above exercise is a necessity because mice contamination can spread infections such as Hantavirus, Plague, Leptospirosis, LCMV, Salmonella and other fatal diseases. The above are homemade remedies meant for disposing dead mice. You can also keep mice away from your home by keeping your house clean and sanitizing surfaces. Denying food material and water can be effective in driving mice away. Without food or water mice cannot survive and eventually will run away from your home. All these home remedies can be effective only if the mice population is within manageable size. For bigger and complicated infestation you will need the help of BBPP, most sought after Pest Control Service Vaughan. You can contact the pest control service on phone number 647-910-6315 or send mail to info@bbppcanada.com.