RODENTS

Rodents are a group of troublesome pests that include mice and rats. These animals can contaminate food, damage properties, and spread diseases. Rodents that most often clash with people are:

• Rats

+ Instinct: Rats live in attics, burrows, under cement and porches, in wall gaps, and in other locations that are difficult to approach. They are watchful of foreign objects introduced to their living environments, such as traps and baits.

+ Diseases: Rats can spread serious diseases. They can also bring parasites like fleas and ticks that can carry diseases into your house.

• Mice

+ Invasion: Mice invade your house in search of food, drink, and warmth.

+ Contamination: A mouse can contaminate food that it does not eat

You will notice that

• Mice are nocturnal animals, so seeing them during the day is a sign of large-scale mouse invasion.
• Mice can leave bite marks on door sills, carton boxes, food, and electrical wires.
• Mice can leave black stains along wall edges or piping systems as they run along these surfaces.
• Noises on rooftops

Tips to prevent rodents

In apartment buildings and adjacent areas, the combination of preventive measures may include cleaning and changing the landscape. At the individual level, houses can prevent rodents by identifying their entrances. You simply need to keep your house clean, especially where you often keep your food, to reduce rodent hideouts and trim off trees around your house to prevent mice from climbing to the rooftop and entering the house.

However, professional and customized solutions are often necessary to protect your house and your health from the invasion of rodents.