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Proudly Serving The Lower Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, CTRodent Exclusion and Sanitation Stuff It Copper Mesh Use Stuff It Copper Mesh around pipes and utility lines stuffing into the openings such as openings where pipes and wires enter the foundation and siding, e.g., around outdoor faucets, receptacles, gas meters, clothes dryer vents, and telephone/cable TV wires. Check to see that shingles are tight. PUR Black Gun Foam PUR Black Gun Foam will expand into voids and cracks and crevices. PUR Black Gun Foam is a polyurethane and moisture curing foam. It is very handy to seal the entry points where rodents, bats, birds, squirrels or insects may enter structures. PUR Black Foam also bonds on surfaces as a cured foam and will not decompose under direct sunlight. It wil also seal and stop the passage of air, gases, water, dust fibers, sound and odors. You usually don't have an abundance of rodents without enough food and Where there is an abundance of rodents you have an abundance of shelters and food provided.
It will have a great impact on reducing the rodent populaion if you remove or reduce these factors. All openings greater than 1/4" should be sealed to exclude mice, but it may be impossible to seal all openings. All openings greater than 1/2" should be sealed to Likely access points for rodents are where utility lines come into walls, as well as openings around air conditioning, drain pipes and vents. Look for broken basement windows, warped doors, and unscreened vents as possible points of entry. All spaces beneath doors should be checked if the opening is too large and reduced if needed. Roofs shold be checked to see that shingles are donw tight and sheathing is complete. Also check roof ventilators, screen vents and luvered in wall vents. Hardware cloth may be used to seal openings such as attic vents as shown in the picture. Install 1/4-inch wire mesh (hardware cloth) over attic, roof, and crawl space vents in order to prevent entry of birds, bats, squirrels, rodents, and other wildlife.
Wearing gloves, when cutting hardware cloth would prevent cuts since the cloth is sharp. Chimney caps exclude birds, squirrels, raccoons and other nuisance wildlife. Metal flashing may be used to seal up openings around the gutters( in picture) Without removing possible food sources and shelter resources, a trapping and bait program would be unsucessful. By using only rodent poison baits and traps on an intemittent basis to control rodents, without any attempt to control other factors these rodent populations woudl quickly and repeatedly rebound. Even the highest qualtiy of rodent baits would not be able to compete well with the available foods the current rodent population ia already and comfortably accustomed to feeding. All rubbish piles and refuse need to be eliminated. Landscaped areas need to be properly maintained with wood piles elevated off the ground. All garbage containers and dumpsters should have a Rodents can live on the spilled and surplus food from
bird feeders and pet food. It is difficult to completely eliminate all food and shelter sources for mice, because of their lesser food requirements due to their smaller size. However the more food and shelter the mice have, the higher a mice population or infestation could occur. With the higher population, the harder it will be to control . Rats require a lot more food and water. They also require more shelter. When there is a severe infestion of rats,it is usually indicative of a sanitation problem. Build a store shopping list Double Garage Screen Door 32 in. x 15 in. x 10 in. Solar Mole and Gopher Chaser Propane Bottle Refill Kit Fatal Funnel Wasp and Hornet Traps 2 Pk 32 in. x 10 in. x 15 in. California Transparency in Supply Chain Act Disclosure Supplier Code of Conduct Request a Free Catalog New Stores Coming Soon For The Latest, Up To The Minute News, Follow UsThis article will show you how to critter-proof your house.
Follow this advice to get rid of pests once they find a way into your home. You'll also find tips to make sure they never get inside your house again. This article will show you how to critter-proof your house. By the DIY experts of The Family Handyman Magazine If lovable old Mickey came from Disney World to live at your house, you and your kids would be delighted. But when Mickey’s real-life cousins move into your kitchen cabinets, well, that’s another story. Same for the squirrel that thinks your attic is a great place to raise a family, or the raccoon that turns your chimney into a condo. They’re not so cute when they’re on your turf. Mice, squirrels, raccoons and bats are the most common fur-covered pests that invade our homes (often when the weather starts turning cool). They really don’t mean any harm. They’re just looking for food, water and shelter. We’ll tell you how to keep your home from becoming a varmint’s dream house. For tips on keeping critters from entering your home, see the Additional Information at the end of this story.
Store food, especially grains, pet food and birdseed, in rodent-proof metal or heavy plastic containers. Store grass seed in sealed containers. Put away any uneaten pet food. Rodent-proof your garbage cans by setting them on 6-in. high wood platforms. Make sure lids fit tight; use rubber cords to fasten them down if necessary. Replace garbage cans that have cracks or holes. Pick up any fruit that has fallen from trees in your yard. Search out holes (even small ones) around your foundation, eaves and soffits and fill them with steel wool, cover with sheet metal, or fill with caulk, plaster or cement. How to get rid of mice If you get a mouse in your house, trap it as soon as you can. There’s no such thing as only one mouse! And don’t get upset about killing a few mice. A female mouse can have up to 10 litters a year with six or more babies per litter. (That’s why there’s no such thing as only one mouse.) However, if killing mice bothers you, there are live traps available, as shown in Photo 3.
Photos 1 and 2 show the most effective way to position the ordinary, super-cheap snap trap. One trap will do the job, but you’ll double your chances by using two traps together. A mouse can jump over one trap, but not two. There’s no problem reusing a mousetrap either. The scent of the captured mouse that remains on the trap actually attracts other mice. Poisons are another option for mice, including closed, baited containers with a small opening for the mouse to enter. But we’re not recommending poisons. They’re a danger to kids and pets. Plus, since poison doesn’t work immediately, the dying mouse crawls off somewhere to die and decompose, leaving a smell you will never find, but will always remember. How to get rid of squirrels If you get a squirrel in your house, it’ll usually be in the attic. So you’ve got to get it out, and the only sure way to get it out is to trap it. Then seal up the openings so it doesn’t come back. Begin by keeping watch around the soffits and eaves for a few days to see if you can spot the squirrel entering.
If that fails, check the attic to find out where it is nesting; the entry point will probably be close by, and from a darkened attic you may be able to see daylight through the opening. If both these methods fail, you’ll just have to check out the possible entry points suggested in our illustration and seal them up with pieces of wood or small strips of sheet aluminum after trapping the squirrel. For squirrels, live traps (Photo 4) work best. They use a spring-loaded door with a trip lever. Peanut butter on a cracker, set at the back of the cage, works well for bait. Check the cage every day, although when you do catch the beast, you’ll probably know it by the racket it makes. Wear heavy gloves and use caution when moving the trap and releasing the squirrel. Then cover the entry opening. How to get rid of raccoons Capturing and removing raccoons from your chimney (one of their favorite places to live) is probably best left to a pest control professional. Raccoons are very strong, smart, difficult to trap and when cornered, dangerous.
They can easily kill a small dog, so don’t mess with them. If you do trap a raccoon, local ordinances may require releasing it and any of its young right where you captured it, so check with local animal control authorities before taking it out to Uncle Fred’s farm. How to get rid of rats When rats show up, it’s bad news, since they can carry fleas and disease. You can trap them with a snap trap for rats (like a mousetrap, but much bigger). It could break your finger! And dispose of dead rats carefully. Wear plastic gloves, watch out for escaping fleas, and put the body in the garbage inside two zipper-top plastic bags. How to get rid of bats If a bat gets into your house, don’t panic. Just remember that bats are our friends in spite of all their bad press. A small brown bat can eat 1,000 insects a night. They’re usually easy to get rid of, since they want out even more than you want them out. Turn off the lights and open the doors and windows. Once their panic subsides, they’ll follow the fresh air current out.