How to Control Rodent Infestation in the House Unlike roaches, rodents are very menacing in nature. They can damage things around the house and kitchen; they can infect the food products and leave their droppings here and there. If not controlled, the rodents can cause severe destruction in the house by chewing electrical wires as well as the foundation of the house. Rodents are carriers of several dangerous diseases and are known for causing deadly plagues in history. Some of the diseases caused by rodents are: -
Plague
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Salmonellosis
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Leptospirosis
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Murine typhus
Most of them are caused by eating infected or contaminated food products. You can easily get rid of the rodents in the house through rodent control Sydney. You can easily start by locating the places where the rodents are harboring, entering the house to control them. Some of the steps to control rodents in the house are:
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Locate: first try to locate the places where rodent activity is the maximum. You can check out in and around the house for partially eaten fruits, and nuts, gnawing marks on wood, papers, or plastic material in the house, droppings and that strange smell of rodents. These places are exposed to the rodent maximum hence should be targeted first. Locate them as it is done in termite inspection in Sydney.
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Block entry: after the locating them, you will have to bock the entry of the rodent in the house to stop further infestation. Check for broken vent screens in the foundation or attic, vent pipes, tile roof, overlapping roof, broken sewers, uncovered sewers and sanitary sewers. Close or fix these places to control further entry.