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The Season for Rodents is Coming – Rodent Proof Your Home

October 12, 2015Rodentsget rid of rats, Rodent Proofing, RodentsJacob Lander

Clearly we all love the colorful Oregon leaves and golden sunlight of Autumn. However this time of year I always dread the approaching cold weather accompanied by the flu and sick days. All to often these flue like symptoms are actually due to rodents entering homes.

In fact, it isn’t just a coincidence that the most likely time of year for sickness to hit a family is also the most likely time for rats and mice to find their way indoors. Learn how to rodent-proof your home to better protect against these problems and more.

As mice and rats enter homes seeking food and warmth they spread trouble from the day they enter. Once indoors, rodents leave fecal matter, contaminated fur and droplets of urine wherever they go. Imagine what happens when these nasty substances are deposited within a kitchen or inside heat ducting. Before long the filth and disease reaches the unsuspecting family and health declines.

The Options for Rodents

While trapping and baiting strategies can remove rodent infestations, they do NOT eliminate the contamination or potential for disease transmission. At best they provide a band-aid solution with frequently repeated need for rodent control efforts.

Structural rodent proofing has been proven to be the BEST and most permanent way to successfully eliminate rodent access and prevent interior rodent contamination.

What Is Rodent Proofing, and How Do We Rodent Proof Your Home?

Rodent proofing your home begins with a detailed FREE inspection under, around, and above your home. A detailed study is made to identify conditions conducive to rodent infestation. Bug Zapper Pest Control’s rodent expert will identify signs of past, present or potential future rodent entrance points. We will present a plan to implement our proven system for rodent prevention.

rodent chewed mattress — A mouse hole in memory foam, Eugene, OR.

Rat entering stink pipe - rodent proofing is suggested — Rat entering home through a stink pipe in roof

Our Rodent Proofing System is designed specifically for Douglas and Lane County homes and really works. This system has been successfully implemented on large homes, small homes, and commercial buildings throughout Eugene and Roseburg with guaranteed success. We are so confident in fact that we back every rodent proofing job completed 100 percent against rodent reentry.

Our Guarantee

Don’t take chances with rat or mouse contamination in your home. Our Rodent Removal and Pest Proofing Services are guarantee 100 percent. See for yourself why Bug Zapper Pest Control rates TOP in customer satisfaction reviews.

If you are done with bugs, rats and other pests, then don’t mess around. Contact us here or call to schedule a FREE inspection.

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How To Rodent Proof Your Home — The Inspection

February 13, 2014Albany Pest Control, Eugene Pest Control, Grants Pass Pest Control, Corvallis Pest Control, Rodents, Roseburg Pest ControlRodent Extermination, Rat Control, Rodent ProofingJacob Lander

Have rodents entered your home chewing utility lines, soiling food and causing sanitation concerns? Homes around Eugene and Roseburg experience mice and rat infestations year round but especially each fall and winter. Often once removed, rodents just seem to keep coming back. Let us show you how to rodent proof your home once and for all!

The Rodent Inspection

The first step in discovering how to rodent proof your home is starting with a complete and detailed inspection. This inspection should include a careful probing look up on the roof, under the eaves, in the attic, around the exterior siding and even under the home. Trash receptacle areas, wood piles, shrubbery and ground covers should be reviewed. Prepare to get dirty and possibly stuck in some tight spots or just call us at Eugene 541-636-0146 or Roseburg 541-672-6339 or contact us here for a FREE Rodent Proofing Inspection.

How to rodent proof you home — Rat Control Starts With Trash Control

The most common mistake we find homeowners make with exclusion efforts is underestimating rodents abilities to climb. Most homeowners can’t believe the very small holes rodent can use for entry points. Keep in mind that rodents are amazing acrobats and can climb plants, phone wires, pipes, siding and nearly any other rough surface. They can even climb straight up a brick wall several stories high. Mouse exclusion requires that all gaps over 1/4 inch (rats 1/2 inch) must be screened or filled.

The first goal of a rodent proofing inspection is to determine sources of food for infesting rodents. Careful attention should be given to all sources of food and water. These could be up to 300 or more feet away from shelter areas. They might even be at a neighbors home or nearby restaurant. Outdoor pet dishes, bird feeders, garden ponds, fruit trees, vegetable gardens, and overflowing trash cans provide great sources for rodent food.

The second goal of the rodent inspection is to locate rodent shelter sites. Wood piles, storm drains, culvert pipes, broken concrete, lumber piles and any other outdoor clutter should be removed or organized off the ground where possible. Rats can dig and love to tunnel under woodpiles or concrete. Look carefully for any holes that might look like an inviting cave to a wandering mouse or rat.

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Rodents often smell the odors of food coming from inside a home and look for points of entry that might offer easy access. Past infestations might have established body odors that lead inside–resulting in seemingly rapid re-infestations. Pipes and plumbing penetrations such as air conditioner condenser lines often enter the home with room to spare offering easy access. Foundation and attic eave vents often have missing or damaged screens. Exterior doors might have large gaps around or under them. Dryer vents are frequently clogged with lint and may have inoperable louver doors. Unscreened stink pipes on the roof may even provide access.

The bottom line is that rodents require food and shelter to thrive. By reducing clutter, improving sanitation and limiting rodent access to structures, significant impact on rodent populations can be achieved–even without the use of traps or poisons. Rodent inspections require patience and attention to detail but are the essential first step in any successful rodent exclusion project.

How to Rodent Proof your Home – Start Here

Before you fall off a ladder or get stuck under your house call Bug Zapper Pest Control for a FREE Rodent Home Inspection. Let our trained technicians accurately identify points of entry and help you find the best solution. Learn how to rodent proof your home the easy way.

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Call or Text 541-636-0146 or contact us here to schedule today.

Rodent Proofing Homes Made Easy

January 7, 2014RodentsPest Proofing, Rodent Exclusion, Rodent Proofing, Rodent PreventionJacob Lander

Why Its Important To Rodent Proof Your Home

Do you feel like a dog chasing your tail every fall when rodents get into your home necessitating traps, troubles, baits and rodent repairs? Why not just have your home rodent proofed so mice and rats never come back. Rodent proofing homes is the guaranteed long term solution to eliminate rat and mice troubles forever.

Ideally, the best way to control mice and rats is to make it impossible for them to gain entry into structures. This requires great attention to detail since adult mice can pass through openings 3/8 in. wide. It is good pest management–for rodents and insects–to rodent proof homes as much as possible.

Rodent proofing homes requires that every possible route of access to the building must be considered. Generally, all openings greater that 1/4 in. for mice and greater than 1/2 in. for rats should be sealed. A common field practice is to inspect the home to locate any gaps or holes large enough to insert a pencil.

Common Areas Rodents Can Access Your Home

1. Utility Walls

Points where utility lines penetrate a wall are likely access sites for rodents. The opening around service conduits such as water, electricity, air conditioning, drain pipes and vents should all be properly sealed. Sheet metal, poly-resin coated stainless steel fill fabric, hardware cloth and mortar can be used to fill these and other types of openings. The use of expanding foam material that can be applied from cans is NOT considered effective material for rodent proofing homes.

2. Damaged Screens

Damaged screens in foundation vents and attic vents, misfitting crawl space access doors, and gaps under doors are some of the most common rodent entry points we find. Sometime considerable construction work is required to completely rodent-proof a structure.

3. Gaps in Roofs

Rats can easily reach second story roofs so siding, eaves and even the roof should be inspected for gaps allowing rodents access. Stink pipes on the roof allow easy access too.

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After

If all this sounds difficult…it is. But the GOOD news is we do it all! Every Rodent-proofing job we complete comes with a 1 year 100% rodent proof warranty. And best of all rodent proofing is generally far less expensive that fixing rodent chewed water or electrical lines or even heating systems full of rodent holes.

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