Rats and Mice: What Kind of Damage They Can Cause to Households

Rodents are dangerous to human because they carry many risks. They can spread rare diseases through their waste and cause extensive damage to household items and food. Rodents like rats and mice though small are able to cause bigger damage to residents.  Damages caused by them are three pronged. They cause damage by damaging structures and household appliances, eat away food and contaminate them and finally spread diseases that some of you may not have heard in your lifetime. They are repulsive, annoying, destructive, contaminating and greatly interfering in human lives and deserve to be rid of from your homes.  If you have an infestation do not hesitate to call BBPP, most successful mice removal Woodbridge, and exterminate them at once.

Here we list some of the damages they can deal to human homes

Rodents like rats and mice are capable of inflicting structural damage to apartments, lone standing houses, villas and offices and any other building that use concrete and wood. They are capable of entering your homes by drilling holes in the masonry, jumping over your roof from nearby trees etc. When they make their entry in to homes they use their huge repertoire of skills such as gnawing, biting, chewing, nibbling and cutting. You would have suffered considerable damages because of this and will suffer more once they establish their nests inside your rooms. Taking help of Mouse Control Woodbridge is advised for these instances.

Structural Damage

  • Mice can chew anything that comes across and will use things that they deem fit for nest building. In this way they will damage your woodwork, clothing, books, and upholstery to obtain spongy and fibrous materials for their nests.
  • They can enter into your car seats and upholstered furniture by gnawing and burrowing to establish their nests
  • Home insulation is not safe from them as they will tunnel in to them and occupy the space to build nests or gather nesting materials
  • They are will nibble and chew electric wires and could damage them and trigger short circuits to cause fire accidents
  • They don’t distinguish between items and will chew, nibble, gnaw or shred whatever comes their way and leave a huge trail of destruction. Your priceless heirlooms, expensive wardrobe, costly paintings and important documents can be victims of their misdeeds. Call Rat Control Woodbridge, because rats can cause more damage than mice.

Food damage

  • Food wastage and contamination is wholly attributed to mice present in your home. Rats and mice are not choosy when it comes to food and will eat anything that resembles or smells like food.
  • They will tear open food packets and spill them and eat them. They will also contaminate the food by defecating or urinating on them.
  • Packed food items are bonus for them because it provides both food and nesting materials
  • When they are hungry they can chew through weak plastic and aluminum foil containers.
  • They will eat pet food, bird seeds, cereals, nuts, and cattle feed without making any distinction
  • Rat or mice infected food can cause various illnesses if consumed

It is important that you should prevent such things happening in your household and take immediate action like calling BBPP, professional Rodent Exterminator Woodbridge. You can get in touch with them on phone number 647-910-6315 or by sending mail to info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote in the process.

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