So, you want to know how to get rid of moles and voles? We may not mind a few tunnels, but when it gets to be too many, it can leave an unsightly mess of hills.
Odor. If there is a dead mouse in your wall, it’s a smell you’ll never forget, and until you remove the body, it’s something you’ll have to live with. It’s THAT strong. This is one reason why we advise against using mouse traps (such as poison, glue, or snap traps) or ...
If you must, use a humane mouse trap or snap trap baited with peanut butter near mouse paths. Consider getting a cat! Some cats enjoy hunting more than others, but all can help to take care of mice in your home to various degrees. If you do get a feline helper, do not put out mo...
See droppings, especially in areas where rodents have come into your living space to feast on available food and crumbs. Mouse droppings are the size and shape off a grain of rice; rat and squirrel droppings are sausage-shape and up to three-quarters of an inch long. (Note: A rodent wil...
There are a number of different traps that have been designed to trap rats, and these can range from a larger version of the traditional mouse trap that will snap shut killing the rat, to more innovative methods. There are some glue traps that will cause the rat to stick on a pad of ...
How to Repel Mice and Keep Them Away So you’ve found mouse droppings or other signs of a mouse problem in your home. These pests can cause damage to your home and spread diseases, so you must act quickly to get rid of them and prevent them from coming back in the future. There ...
A mouse can be a little easier to trap than a rat, but using these principles, it doesn't matter. Mice behave in the same way, so to get rid of a mouse, do the same things, just be aware that they can get in even smaller holes, like the size of a dime, and that you need ...
If you find droppings or see just one rat or mouse, you can be fairly certain there will be more because they reproduce very quickly and in quantity. A single mouse can excrete 70 fecal pellets a day. Over a year, that can add up to 25,000 droppings from just one mouse!
To get rid of rats permanently, you need to follow four important steps, as shown in the top graphic. First, you need to perform a full inspection of the home, from top to bottom - under the house and on the roof, anywhere rats or mice can find an entry point. Amouse in the atti...
Our boats are shut up for six months straight, usually in the hot and humid tropics. Unfortunately when the boat is shut up, the accumulation of human sweat, mold and mildew and diesel fumes can make a pretty powerful stink! We do several things to help miminize the odor cloud that wil...