Roof Rats or Black Rats Are Occasional Coastal Pests It would be unusual for you to have a roof rat, but not impossible. Our main rat here in most of the Northeast is the brown rat or Norway rat. Roof rats (also called black rats) are found primarily in coastal regions and usually in warmer
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You say you’ve seen evidence of mice in your basement and you’ve finally decided you need to do something about it. If you haven’t purchased rodent control products in a few years, you might notice some changes in what you can buy and how you can use the product. About three years ago, the Environmental
VIEW MOREFall is a good time to check your home for potential rodent entry points. When the weather turns colder, mice especially, start looking for warmer places to spend the winter. The typical home has no shortage of tiny gaps and openings that can let mice inside. But your home can be rodent-proofed to keep mice
VIEW MOREOccasionally we are called out to a house where there has been a heavy mouse infestation with lots of mouse poop and urine throughout. Often the resident has been trying to clean up the mouse evidence without knowing that they should be taking precautions. Persons cleaning up garage, sheds, outbuildings, or any site where rodent
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Rodent-proofing a home can be an overwhelming job since you’re looking for very small opening or gaps. At Colonial Pest, we can do that for you. We have a team of experts who specialize in rodent exclusion. They’ll check your home for potential entry points and will use quality materials to seal them. Not all
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Because of the material in your found hoard, I suspect it’s the work of a deer mouse. [Note: The deer mouse and the white-footed mouse are both closely-related Peromyscus species and the term “deer mouse” can refer to either one.] Although deer mice are common outside, they may move inside. They tend to bring their food in from outside though, and sometimes lots of it. They will collect and store acorns, beech nuts, and the scales (seeds) from pine and spruce trees.
VIEW MOREMice build up in numbers outside when there is plenty of food available. Think about what you are doing that feeds mice and eliminate those food sources. The number one attraction for mice is birdseed. It seems that most suburban snake problems are in the yards of bird lovers. If you have bird feeders that spill seed onto the ground, take steps to contain or clean up the seed .
VIEW MOREThe best way to keep mice or rats out of a warehouse (or any other building) is to stop them at the perimeter. Eliminating conditions that attract rodents to the outside of a building can reduce mouse problems inside the building.
VIEW MOREWe get this question from time to time and it always surprises me because if you’ve ever lived with mice, you know that they eat pretty much anything they can get. If house mice could choose their food off of a menu though, it would be seeds, grains, or foods made from grains such as
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