Licensed Field Technician
Merlin and Ashland, Oregon and the surrounding areas.
Pest Prevention
Home Pest Proofing and Exclusion
Mice & Rodents
Baiting & Traps
A wide background in skilled trades and working with my hands has prepared me for the tasks required for pest prevention. My training in construction work has been essential to the home pest proofing and exclusion work we do. With Bug Zapper, my work is mostly pest prevention and for the last two years I have been treating homes inside and out while trapping for rodents.
Mice can be found in any environment inhabited by humans. They are attracted by food and shelter and will actively seek these out. It's important to realize how agile mice and rodents are.
Rodents can climb just about anything. From pipes, brick, chimneys, downspouts to wires, pvc, if it's connected to your house they can climb it. Rodents use trees and bushes to access your home. Keep trees and brush trimmed off of buildings. Keeping a cleaned up yard is a great way to keep rodents away by not providing them a place to hide.
Fortunately it can be easy to spot visible signs of activity. The oils from the rodents wear off over time and build up dark trails along their path. Long periods of use will have darker trails and much more obvious to see, but as soon as you see signs you should be highly motivated to deal with the issue. If you are seeing any signs of activity that means there has been regular intrusion and is a sign that pest prevention and exclusion is necessary.
Mice can fit into areas as small as 1/4 inch, and rats 1/2 inch space. This can be about the diameter of a pen! All homes have some kind of access somewhere. To stop pests from entering the home, you must thoroughly examine the entire home for entry points and block them. Areas around the roof and siding, and anywhere there are pipes and vents entering the home are some of the most common places that need attention.
The following are some of the first places to look for access points. These are areas around the home exterior where transitions in materials often create gaps which are often overlooked. Checking and sealing these spaces is the first priority to prevent mice and rodents from entering.
When we come in and do an exclusion service, these are all the things we thoroughly check. For us to have the most success there are a few things we will look for in your home and areas where we focus on covering and sealing access off. It differs from one place to the next about what is necessary. Some buildings need a lot of work, others much less, with an inspection we are able to provide an estimate on what is needed.
The cost of ignoring the signs can be high. My top piece of advice for homeowners is to address the issue as soon as you see any signs or have suspicions that there is a problem, this will allow you to get ahead of it and avoid more extensive damages.
We've had numerous customers have to spend $10,000's to repair pipes, floors, insulation, walls, etc., because they allowed the problem to go on for some time not knowing how serious rodents can damage many areas around the home.
When it comes to rodents, based on my experience, I can emphasize that you want to deal with them as soon as you know something is happening. If you allow rodents time they can do so much costly damage. Don't wait or hesitate. Rodent proof your home and have the problem dealt with immediately
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