Keeping mice out of storage building is the goal of every owner, whether they realize it or not. However they sometime end up doing things unintentionally and let rodents in. It is to do with the ways they pack things in to storage units and keep them. Before you realize what, the infestation takes place and recurs and your storage unit becomes a charnel house. Here are some tips that will enable you to prevent the infestation in your storage building and save your assets. This is only if the infestation has not taken place already otherwise you will need to consult BBPP, the top Pest control Markham and get mice out of your storage building in a professional manner.
If you are considering the idea of buying traps and rodenticides to keep hateful critters out of way you should try some standard methods that are meant to keep your storage clean and safe from mice infestation.
Tips that will keep mice out of your storage unit
- How you manage food and food items in a storage building is the key to keep mice at bay. Remove unwanted food, store them correctly and choose the right facility. If you do these it is very unlikely that mice will venture in to your storage unit. Pack food items in plastic totes that are sealed with tight lids. If they are clothes and fabrics you must pack them in plastic containers as they are water proof and will prevent smell of clothes escaping the container. Rats and mice are attracted by smell of food items and clothing among other things.
- You could do away with your old cardboard boxes and buy new ones for storage. They will be stronger and are unlikely to have holes or punctures in them that mice could use to squeeze in. Do not use free cardboard boxes that you get form grocery stores because they are not strong and may attract rodents with their smell. You can also consult experienced mice control service like BBPP most effective mice control Markham in the area.
- Leaving food items in the open is free invitation to mice and other rodents and you should avoid this at all costs. Most people do the mistake of keeping food inside storage units when they hurriedly move out. Leaving pantry items inside the storage building will be smelt out by rodents. Search the building for places where you are not supposed to leave food. Clean out furniture and cushions with vacuum and check pots, containers and kitchen storage for food crumbs and residual that might have been left on them.
- You could go one step further and sweep the adjacent building or storage unit with broom and ensure no food crumb is left over there. Avoid eating food inside storage building because lingering smell of food might attract mice.
- Keep items elevated over the ground because mice and rats mostly crawl to move around or get to things. Open shelving and clean pallets few inches above ground will help. Overall you need to keep things under wrap, remove open food from storage and keep interior and exterior clean.
If mice infestation is entrenched in your facility or storage building and beyond the preliminary stages it is best for you to hire experienced a mice exterminator Markham from BBPP, the best pest control services available in the town and surround.