Having Norway rats and brown rats can be dangerous and horrible experience at home. If you see rats in your outdoors it is equally bad because it is going to damage your garden, flowers, vegetables and plants besides causing troubles for you and your pets. If you have rat infestation in your garden or yard it is time that you call experienced rat exterminators like BBPP, the best rat control Milton service and remove them from vicinity. In the meanwhile let us explore ways to stop them or prevent them from rampaging your garden and yards.
Rats are bigger than mice and have the ability to cause wholesale destruction in your garden besides spreading diseases like rate bite fever and others. They also breed and prosper quickly because they can breed every month and produce a dozen off springs. The generally enter your premises to avoid the winter chill and resultant shortage of food etc. Their invasion should be stopped and you can try the following three steps to stop them or prevent them.
- Cleanse garden or yard
Maintaining your garden in neat and clean state is important to avoid rat problems as it will pose less of an attractive proposition to them. Rats don’t like open space thus avoid them, therefore you should remove junk, overgrowth, fallen branches, thickets, pile of wood from the yard or garden. If you want to keep logs over there you should store them at least 2 feet above the ground. Keep the lawn trimmed and remove wood piles, cardboard boxes, and other clutter from the surface. You either pack the items I to a storage or dump them in garbage bins. Ensure storage sheds and garages are closed tightly because rats only need less than an inch space to squeeze through. Seal holes, gaps and crevices on the outer walls and foundations, cut tree branches that are close to your building, pick up fallen and rotten fruits off the grass, remove rotten logs and in general keep open space between the garden and your main building. Do not leave food outside in the garden or keep water source open. Also avoid keeping pet food, bird seeds etc out in the open.
- Exterminate the existing rat population
You can eliminate rats by using several DIY methods that are tried home remedies for rat infestation. One of the most used pest control is the placing of traps and baits at strategic points of your exterior. You can either use mechanical baits or poison baits, though the later is not advised owing to its danger to human who handle them. So it is the regular traps that you can use to catch rats and that is safe too. It is important to keep children and pets away from these traps and baits as it will be harmful. This measure will work to some extent that is when the rat population is few in numbers. This may not work if the infestation is large as you will have a tough time placing traps and managing them.
- Call Professional Rat Exterminators
This is the best idea you can use under the circumstances because a professional outfit like BBPP, the best pest control Milton, know all about rats and know exactly what will remove them from your yard. Whatever method they use, it will be within the provision of pest control laws and use of rodenticides that are permitted and safe for environment. Contact them immediately on phone number 647-910-6315 or by email info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote.