Rodent & Mice Control

Rats and mice often enter Premises, schools, Sewage system and warehouses in search of food and shelter. The most common rodent pests are the commensally rats and mice. These are old world rodents that have adapted to live with humans. They include the roof rat, Norway rat, and Earth. Rats and mice consume or contaminate large quantities of food and darnage structures, house mouse These commensally rodents have been carried by humans to every corner of the stored clothing, and documents. They also serve as reservoirs or vectors of numerous diseases, Such as rat bite fever, leptospirosis (Weil’s disease), murine typhus, rickettsial pox, plaque, tnichinasiS, typhoid, dysentery, salmonellosis, hymenolepis, choriomeningitis.

In most cases of rodent infestation, the pest animals can be managed without having to resort to the use of poisons. Practicing good sanitation and exclusion will prevent most problems. If rodents do find their way indoors, small populations can be easily eliminated with various nontoxic methods. Rodenticides (rodent baits) need only be used in cases of large or inaccessible infestations. Trapping rodent pests is often preferable to using baits. Traps prevent rodents from dying in inaccessible places and causing odor problems. Traps also can be used in situations where baits are not allowed.

Rodent Ecology

The house mouse is the most common commensally rodent invading schools. It is primarily nocturnal and secretive. The presence of mice is usually indicated by sightings, damage caused by gnawing into food containers, or presence of droppings. In the wild, house mice feed primarily on seeds. In door, they prefer grain products, bird seed, Papers, and dry pet food. They tend to nibble on many small meals each night. House mice are inquisitive and actively explore anything new.

They also are good climbers. However, they have a small home range and usually stay within 10 to 30 feet of their nest. Nests usually are built in structural voids, undisturbed stored products or debris, or in outdoor burrows. Mice and rats are very nervous about moving in the open. The more cover they have, the more comfortable they are. They would rather run behind an object or along the baseboard of a wall than across an open space.

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