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There's going to an extra fee! You should have called us a long time ago.


Remember:
1. It's winter. Rats want out of the cold and wet just like us.
2. Their primary needs are shelter, food, water and to reproduce.
3. Any of these readily available at your house, and you'll have rats.

If you'd like a free exterior evaluation of your property call us.

With the cold, wet weather setting in, rats will be pressing on our structures to get out of the cold. Just like us, they want to stay dry, warm and close to food.

One thing I am proud about the pest control industry is, we're one of the few industries that openly and freely tell the public what to do so that you don't have to hire us.  It's a shame,  though fortunate for us, most people don't do any of the preventive maintenance we prescribe. Here  are some basic rat proofing methods that can reduce your chance of having rats this winter and lower my income in the process.


1. Move to the Artic Circle. Ok, that one's not for everyone.

2. Cut all trees and shrubs 4-5' from contacting the roof or eves.

3. Check your foundation vents and ensure they are screened with heavy gauge mesh no larger than 1/4".

4. Check your eves/soffits for any gaps or holes. Also look for any sign of gnawing or chewing in these areas. Rats and squirrels will take a small hole and make it wider.

5. Cut all brush and or ground covers back from the house. Rats do not like to be out in the open. Heavy vegetation is a magnet for them.

6. Keep all food sources removed. If you feed dogs or cats outside, feed them only what they eat immediatly and remove any left overs. 

7. If you have rat feeders in your back yard, oh, you  may call them bird feeders. If you have bird feeders, that's like a well lit "Vacancy" sign at a hotel to rats. FYI- if you have squirrels hanging out in your yard, because you feed them or they are getting split bird feed, just remember squirrels are the dayshift, and guess whose the night shift?

These things will go a long way towards keeping you rat free. Rats are all around us, the problem is when your home or property provides them some of their basic needs better or easier than another property. 

Just in case, we'll keep our crawl suits, respirators and traps ready to go where most men have never gone, the bowels of your crawl space to trap any of those unwanted free loaders.

Frank