Rodent Removal

Mice and rat infestations have been getting increasingly worse over the last few years. We see the cause of this being our mild winters as well as the feeding of wild animals such as squirrels, birds and even the feeding by some people of raccoon and possums. With this, there are large amounts of extra feed for mice and rats that haven’t normally been there in the past. This has caused a significant increase in sightings and infestations in homes and businesses.

Mice and rats are scavengers that are looking for food or a place to nest, which in most cases, can be in your crawlspace, attic, garage, shed, kitchen cabinets, or even your car. They will nest in insulation, stacks of fire wood, or search for anything they can make a nest out of. They come in during the winter because of the cold and then in the summer when it gets hot.

While nesting, mice and rats can contaminate items in your cabinets, like dishes or pans, with urine or fecal matter and you may not even see it when you use them to cook. They can also contaminate insulation in your crawlspace and attic if the infestation has gotten severe enough. The biggest concern with rodents is diseases, possible home fires and appliance failure.

Mouse and Rat Removal Treatments

There are many ways to treat for mice and rats such as live trapping, snap trapping and poison baiting programs. Exterminator McKinney or Rat Extermination is really what you need, you don’t want to just Control them! We can tailor our program to your preference but we feel that baiting is the fastest and most complete way of treating for them. Our baiting program is very comprehensive in that we place bait in all the areas that mice and rats will come into contact with, using locking bait stations where necessary or placing bait where non target animals can’t get to it. The service will involve the following treatments:

1. Installing locking bait stations on the exterior of the building or home
2. Placing bait in kitchen cabinets, in bait stations if necessary
3. Baiting the crawlspace under your building or home
4. Baiting the attic if evidence is found there

Once we place baits, it will be necessary to check for any areas that may be contributing to the infestation like openings for them to get into the crawlspace which will then give them access to your whole building. If any holes or openings are found they can be noted for sealing at a later date. We can seal them for a charge or the building owner can fill them in. The reason Exterminator McKinney has for leaving them open for the initial month or two is that the bait we use will dehydrate them and make them search for water, so they will need the access to get out so they don’t die on the interior of your building. Bait will then be rechecked in 30 days, six months and one year. If during one of the rechecks, the technician determines more baiting is necessary that service will also be performed and included in your service.

Mouse and Rat Removal

All mice extermination or Exterminator McKinney or rat extermination services come with a one year guarantee and include all follow ups. If at anytime you see or hear more rodent activity, all you have to do is call for an additional service. There are no maintenance or service fees for the service year.

RATS

Removal and Prevention Services

If you have heard noises in your walls or attic, chances are you have rats.

Rats can squeeze into a hole the size of a quarter. The smallest imperfections during the construction and roofing of a home can lead to a rat infestation. rat 003Broken foundations, utility entries and vents can also be an obvious entry point. Most pest control companies set rat traps, perhaps squirt some flammable expansion foam at very obvious holes, and then put you on a monthly service to remove the rats that are still getting in to your home. They may try to sell you poison stations for exterior rat control, however the rats only find their way back into your attic or walls to die. They lead you to believe there is no other rat control solution. This type of rat control service does not ever solve the problem. It actually makes it worse, because the rats are multiplying, dying, defecating, destroying insulation, chewing wires and chewing air ducts, while you wait for your next service.

At Mice Hunters Inc., we specialize in rat-proofing. For a one-time fee, we trap and remove all rats, and identify and re-construct all rat entry points. Only construction grade materials are used. We provide the most extensive service and the best warranty plan in the industry.

Description and Habitat

The most common rat in the area is the Norway rat. They have coarse, brown fur, with lighter fur on the undersides. The ears and tail are nearly hairless and they are typically 12 to 18 inches long including the tail and weigh 10 to 16 ounces. Norway rats are common around human residences and industrial and commercial areas. Rats, like mice, are omnivorous rodents. They also consume seeds, nuts, berries, and insects. In a human environment, the rodents will consume almost any food to which they have access. They also often chew on inedible materials such as books, soap, and cans. Rats are nocturnal and are not commonly seen. Their presence is typically detected by the occurrence of their droppings, holes chewed into bags and containers, and chewed nesting materials. Rat droppings are small, dark, cylindrically shaped, and are about one-half inch to three-fourths inch long with blunt ends. Rats may carry viruses such as Hantavirus and salmonella, and although they can also be a carrier of bubonic plague, that disease is not indigenous in Illinois.

Reproduction and Longevity

The Norway rat produces six to eight litters of six to nine young per year. The young are able to breed before they are four months old. Rats may live up to three years, but a lifespan of one and a half years is more common.