Home grown methods to keep Mice out of the House

Mice can deal extensive damage to food, important documents, electric wiring, shred clothing and contaminate surfaces with their droppings. Mice and rats are responsible for spreading terminal diseases like Plague so it is necessary for you to exterminate them and stop them from causing the damage. Mice infestation is comprehensively removed only by professional mouse exterminator Richmond Hill such as BBPP, most effective rodent control company in the area and for nearby areas.   In the meanwhile we will seek ways to stop mice infestation taking place in your home:

When infestation is in budding stage, it is hardly noticed by residents and mostly it goes unnoticed till the infestation is full blown. You can identify an infestation by looking for mice droppings, which are of rice grain size and black in color. You will find them in a heap in a remote corner along with ammonia smell which is related to mice. You would also notice urine stain, mice hair, and grease marks along runways created by mice. The runways are always found along the wall and the grease stains are by mice rubbing along the while running. You will also find gnaw marks on woodwork, chewed electrical wiring, ripped open food packets, and holes in plastic food containers and strewn bird seeds.

Once you have detected their presence you can follow the below given tips to prevent them from living in your house.

Seal all entry points

This is one of the most effective mice repellent you could ever use against mice infestation. Locate small openings, holes, crevices and cracks on the wall, foundation and basement. You should also check for broken window panels, gaps under the doors, breach along the eves, and broken tiles on the roof. Mice are capable of inserting their body in to hole as small as a dime and wriggle it out to get access to your interior. Seal all entry points with cement, caulk, steel wool ball and other strong adhesions to make them impenetrable. When mice and rats fail to cross this hurdle they will go somewhere else.

Keep house clean of food smell

Spilled food crumbs are great attraction to mice. Do not leave leftovers on the table. Wipe food preparation areas with anti-septic mixed water to drive away the smell. Also dump leftover food in trash cans and close them with tight lids. Also keep all food items including pet foods and bird seeds in tightly lidded containers. Rats can cut through plastic containers quite easily as they have sharp incisors which are strong. Rodents like mice and rats can even cut or chew through aluminium utensils or containers when they are desperate.

Relocate bird feed to far location

Mice have the habit of eating many meals a day and they also drink water as many times. If you have a bird feed within close proximity move it further and at a distance of 100 feet or so. Depriving rodents off water will discourage them from staying in your home periphery.

Keep doors and windows closed

This may look impossible because you have to come out of your house and go in many times in a day. Do not forget to close them when you go out or come in. Install door sweeps under doors to prevent mouse entry. Put mesh wire screen across windows to prevent mice entry attempts.

By denying entry you can stop mice infestation of home but this won’t work if the infestation is already in place. You will need the expertise of BBPP, the top pest control Richmond Hill and in nearby towns, to get rid of them from your home. You can contact the pest control on phone number 647 910 6315 or by sending mail to info@bbppcanada.com  and also get a free quote.

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