How To Get Rid Of A Mouse Infestation In Your Rocklin Home

While mice are small pests, the damages they can inflict on your home are significant. They often seek out quiet and secluded areas within homes to establish their nests. Mice feces are often the first visible sign people notice (measuring around 1/8 to 1/4 inches in length with pointed ends). Homeowners may find gnaw marks on wooden trim, and food items stored in cabinets or left around the house. Sometimes, oily rub marks are visible on walls, or a visible pattern (runways) will indicate frequent activity in a localized area. Homeowners also often stumble upon insulation or stored items that appear to be shredded. A nasty, musty odor often permeates the air of heavily infested homes. Of course, seeing a dead mouse is a pretty good clue too! Discovering even one sign of an mouse infestation in Rocklin can cause homeowners great distress, but help from the pest professionals at Patriot Pest Management can soon set your house back to its happy, healthy place.

Having mice inside your Rocklin home exposes people living there to disease; rodent family members can carry over 35 different diseases. Rodent diseases can spread in two ways: through direct or indirect contact. Homeowners pick up diseases through direct contact with feces, saliva, urine, or if they experience a bite. Even a tiny drop of urine and dust from their feces can affect people, especially those who suffer from allergies or asthma conditions. Other pests like fleas, ticks, or mites that feast on mice and enter homes can indirectly transmit their diseases to humans when they bite people.

A few of the diseases known to be transmitted by mice include:

A mouse infestation creates health hazards around every corner of your home. To eliminate mice problems , homeowners should call Patriot Pest Management to remove these disease-carrying pests from their homes.

People who run into pest problems often believe they can save money and keep mice away by handling infestations with “cheaper” DIY treatments. The reality is that most DIY solutions are ineffective and rarely solve the root problem. Most people resort to mice traps and poisons to eliminate mice, and while a few mice may get caught, there are often many more around you don’t see. Trap placement and baiting can be tricky as well. Mice behavior is unpredictable; they tend to move on to new and inviting areas around your home quickly; they don’t travel the same path all the time. (They like to change it up.) Traps that use the wrong bait may never entice a mouse to stop by and visit, which leaves traps collecting dust and useless. Another popular tactic used to eliminate mice is poison. Poisons can’t guarantee the elimination of mice (even if they eat some), but they do carry the potential of seriously sickening your pets and children. Ultimately, homeowners typically find DIY solutions hazardous (poisons), disappointing, ineffective, and a waste of money. When you use the pest professionals at Patriot Pest Management, homeowners get the assurance of a thorough inspection that identifies entry points and safely removes the entire infestation at a reasonable price.

When homeowners notice signs of a possible mouse infestation in their Rocklin home, the best way to get rid of mice is with help from Patriot Pest Management. Our company offers a comprehensive rodent inspection that thoroughly examines your property and building. Specialists identify and discuss areas of concern and will recommend a targeted plan of action that addresses your specific needs. Mice infestations can quickly get out of hand; reach out to Patriot Pest Management for reliable, cost-effective rodent control services in Rocklin.