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The
house mouse (Mus musculus) is a small slender rodent with a slightly pointed nose, black, gray to dark brown in color with
a hairless tail. Typically weigh .5 to 1oz. Average life span is 6-12 months. However Mice can have up to 7 litters per year
with 5-6 babies per litter that will be able to reproduce themselves in as early as 6 to 10 weeks. Mice will breed year round
which make populations grow very fast if not controlled quickly.
Mice normally travel an area averaging 10 to 30 feet
in diameter to obtain food or water through out the night. Mice have poor eyesight and rely on their hearing and extraordinary
senses of smell taste and touch. Mice constantly explore their environment and quickly detect new objects but they do not
fear novel objects like other rodents.
Mice are usually discovered by the detection of droppings in kitchen cupboards,
under furniture, in pantries and near pet food dishes. But typically Mice are often heard scratching in ceilings very late
at night when the house is usually quiet, also noises such as gnawing or nuts rolling across a ceiling are also described.
Hearing these noises at night usually rules out the possibility of most squirrels and birds species because these animals
are active mostly during the daytime.
The most successful mouse control program includes four key elements; Inspection,
proper sanitation, rodent proofing and population reduction. Our technicians will, upon arrival to your home conduct
a thorough inspection of your homes perimeter as well as the roof and interior areas such as the attic, basement and any other
areas suspected of mice activity. We will advise on any sanitation issues as well as any possible entry points. Population
reduction is most effective with the use of a single feeding anticoagulant rodenticide placed in areas where mice are most
active. Because of the size of mice and the nature of an anticoagulant ingredient it is highly unlikely you will smell any
dead mice due to the hemorrhaging and dehydrating effect of these products. However because of the toxicity of this product,
extreme caution is used whenever we place this in and around a home. We use thick plastic locking bait stations to contain
the bait so children, people and pets will not be exposed to the poison. Because mice are a part of our environment they will
be constantly trying to gain access to our homes. Therefore, control of mice can be an ongoing concern and follow ups are
often necessary depending on conditions in and around homes and with the change of seasons and other environmental conditions.
For additional info contact our office 877-268-3220
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The Norway rat (rattus norvegicus) is found through out our
service area of south east Michigan. We see them not only in the dirty alleys and industrial areas but also in the quiet suburban
neighborhoods where bird feeders, swimming pools and lush designer landscaping make a rat Haven. The Norway rat is the only
rat species normally found in Michigan, unlike their southern cousin the roof rat, Norway rats do not normally climb. Norway
rats choose to burrow under cement slabs, woodpiles, decks and even into crawlspaces, the good news however is they do not
go in to attics. Treating a rat problem is similar to a mouse problem. Inspection, proper sanitation, rodent proofing and
population reduction (trapping and/or baiting) these four elements will quickly eliminate a rat problem and with proper monitoring,
keep any more incidents from re-occurring. Population reduction is most effective with the use of a single feeding anticoagulant
rodenticide placed in areas where mice are most active. Because of the of nature of an anticoagulant ingredient it is highly
unlikely you will smell any dead rats due to the hemorrhaging and dehydrating effect of these products. However because of
the toxicity of this product, extreme caution is used whenever we place this in and around a home. We use thick plastic locking
bait stations to contain the bait so children, people and pets will not be exposed to the poison. Because rats are a part
of our environment they will be constantly trying to gain access to our homes. Therefore, control of rats can be an ongoing
concern and follow ups are often necessary depending on conditions in and around homes and with the change of seasons and
other environmental conditions.
For additional info contact our office
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