PROFESSIONAL COMMERCIAL MOUSE REMOVAL AND CONTROL OF MICE EXPERTS IN THE SEATTLE PUGET SOUND AREA Posted on September 10, 2015
Chipmunks are often confused with thirteen-lined ground squirrels (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus), also called “striped gophers,” and red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). The thirteen-lined ground squirrel is yellowish, lacks the facial stripes, and its tail is not as hairy as the chipmunk’s. To catch diseases from a mouse or rat, you don’t even have to come in contact with the rodent, its parasites, its feces, or its urine. All you have to do is breathe in dust that’s contaminated by rodent droppings or urine. These include Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, hemorrhagic fever, Lassa fever, lymphocytic choriomeningitis, and several South American arenaviruses. Long time resident of a famous seattle building had a terrible rat problem a few years ago and following Ampm exterminators manual steps to get rid of mice. Find and cover all gaps and holes into the house from the outside and with a wire mesh (19 gauge, 1/2 x 1/2-inch) from the top of the roof to the ground. wooden snap rat traps and placed A long the walls with gloves. Duct taped rat traps to beams in the garage and placed them in the attic and crawl spaces. Traps should primarily be placed on known pathways used by rats. Seattle exterminators Cheap wood traps because it is easier to clean up and throw the whole trap away with the dead rat. Bait the traps with peanut butter and cat food (don’t use cheese). As you catch more rats you will have to devise ways of camouflaging them because they start to catch on. Check the traps daily and replace or re-bait traps. Its highly recommend not using poison in the house because if the rodents have access to wall there is a
possibility they might die in the wall and that brings a whole set of problems. Tearing into the walls to find the dead rats which is very costly. Poison just leaves dead rats everywhere and they start to decompose and attract flies in places you can’t get to. Once the traps catching and no activity is notice from no dropping leave a few rat traps in known traffic areas and check them once in a while. 1. The first thing you need to do is eliminate all the ways they got into your home. Rats can squeeze through openings as small as the size of a quarter or less. Walk around your home and make sure that it is sealed by checking for cracks, holes, screen vents with openings, around utility panels, attic vents, etc. If you find holes, you can either caulk them (if they are small) of stuff copper mesh into the hole and then fill the space with expanding foam. This works because the rats won’t chew through the copper mesh because it hurts their mouth. Cut back all vegetation within 2-3 feet from the home (Rats are a “prey” species and don’t like to be out in the open), so you’re making a “no-pest strip” around your home. Cut back tree branches close to your home so that none are within 3-5 feet of your roof (if you have roof rats). Spend as much time is necessary eliminating all entry points into your home. 2. Clean up around the yard. If you have a lot of stuff around the yard that could serve as someplace for rats to live, get rid of it, or store it organized, away from your home (wood piles are a favorite for most rodents). Clean up in your home. Reduce clutter and places where rodents can hide. 3. Eliminate sources of food and water for the rats: leaking faucets, water features, tires full of standing water, etc. You need to do this inside your home as well: don’t leave dirty dishes full of food and water in the sink. If you do the rats will find this “buffet”. Store food in plastic containers (not bags – rats will chew right through them) to make food less accessible. 4. Finally: getting rid of the rats in the home. Is quick and effective if these steps are followed. Ultra-high frequency devices don’t drive rodents away in all cases. Live catch and release traps only put the problem in someone else’s yard. Baits can be dangerous particularly to children and pets. If the rodent is poisoned and dies in the wall, you’ll have an odor problem for about 6-8 weeks. If a rat is poisoned and eaten by a pet, you may lose a pet. Have an expert Commercial Rodent exterminator look over your house, building or business is very important in so many ways especially when different trade have stop by for different reasons. A plumber and electricians are know to drill holes to run pipes and electrical lines.You get two benefits when you build or remodel with wood studs. The studs provide the strength and framework for the structure, and the empty spaces between the studs serve an important function, too: They provide the perfect place – a veritable vertical freeway – to run pipes, vents, drains, wires and ductwork. The drawback? When you have to run pipes, ducts or wires horizontally through the studs, you often have to notch or drill holes – sometimes big ones – to get them to their destination if not closed properly will lead to critter using those same holes to move in a create nests that are going to destroy your property. Ampm Pest Control provides mouse control, rat control, carpenter ant service, and complete pest control exterminators serving Seattle, Redmond, Mercer Island, Issaquah, Kirkland, Samammish, Kent, Renton, Maple Valley, and all over king county cities. Media Contact Company Name: Pest Removal service Contact Person: Gordon Stanley Email: Send Email Phone: (425) 495-0306 Address:16159 126th Ave. SE City: Redmond State: WA Country: United States Website: http://ampmexterminators.com/