Keeping your house mouse proof is important for the health of your economy and family members. Rats and mice will run amok when you let them settle and prosper. Mice though smaller have higher capacity to devastate home with their antics. Mice are equipped with sharp incisors that they use to bite and gnaw at wood work, use their paws to scratch walls and upholstery. They use these assets to maximum capacity to achieve their ends such as gathering building material for nests, creating space for nest and eating food items found in household. Mice are nimble footed, and can sprint, jump, climb, swim and disappear before you could bat your eyelids hence they are uncatchable manually or by hand. You must employ professional pest controllers like BBPP, highly effective mouse exterminator Markham to do the job as they know how to handle them with minimum of fuss.
Prevention is better than cure
Preventing mice by blocking entry is the best way you can control infestation. But it should be done before the start of infestation and preferably before winter. When things get colder outside rodents will run into households in search of warmth and food. A house with its various architectural modulations offers plenty of space where mice can hide, build nest and prosper. A house also provides rodents with food and in plenty. Mice are omnivorous so they can eat both vegetarian and non-vegetarian stuff, but they mostly prefer to feast on cereals, fruits, seeds, nuts and pet foods. They will tear open food packets in order to get to them and will spill the entire content on the floor. They don’t eat much but will waste lot of food stuff and also contaminate them with their droppings and urine. This will contaminate the food and cause illnesses among occupants.
You can prevent this from happening by adapting the following measures:
- Block holes, crevices, wall voids, gaps with steel wool or caulk and don’t spare the tiniest of hole on the wall or foundation. Mice are agile but also they are flexible and will flatten their body to get through the smallest gap or hole. Place mesh screen on windows and repair window panes. Do not keep door open all the time and install door sweepers under the doors. Check sidings, ceiling, roof and attic and block entries if there are any.
- Do not leave food in the open and always cover leftover food on the dining table. Keep food items like cereals, pulses, nuts etc in closed containers with a tight lid. Throw disposable plats and classes that you have used for eating in to trash can immediately and close it. Also take out garbage regularly. Clean kitchen surfaces to remove food smell and use disinfectant to clean floors and surfaces. Close cabinets, drawers and wardrobe because they will make cozy nesting places for mice. Do not keep pile of wood or log on the ground but keep them on an elevated platform. If you have tree branches overhanging your balcony or roof prune them and deny access to mice. Mice can climb and run along tree branches and jump over the roof to gain entry. By initially mouse proofing your home you can successfully prevent mice infestation and you must check home premises regularly if any new infestation has taken place.
In spite of all these if mice have infested your home you should call experts like BBPP, your best pest control Markham and for other nearby towns. Contact them on phone number 647-910-6315 or send mail to info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote.