Mice Hides in Your Home for a Warm Space in winter
Mice, like humans, will try to stay away from cold as the weather gets colder. Unfortunately, they always want to stay warm in our homes. Many people have chosen our plan that involves mice rodent control at their house all the year long. After you sign up for a pest service, our mice exterminators will inspect the exterior of your house for any possible entry points for mice and take extra precautions to ensure you don't have to worry about rodents in your home.
Mice normally enter your home for two reasons: to find food and to find shelter. They can fit into the tiniest of spaces and seek out secluded spots to make nests and hide. Mice gnaw on things like wood, cardboard, insulation, particle board, and even cables, as well as food containers. They contaminate the places they live in by leaving their droppings everywhere they go. Mice and their droppings can spread diseases that are dangerous to humans.
The presence of mouse droppings is always the first sign that you have a mouse problem. Mouse droppings are usually the size of a broken pencil tip, but if you find baby mice roaming around, they may be as small as a poppy seed. Chewing up insulation or soft material ‘beds' is another indication that you have rodents. Hearing mice noise from the walls or cabinets is the final indicator. To say the least, the soft scraping sound of them running about in the dead of night is unsettling.
It's not easy to keep mice out of your house, where they can spread disease and ruin your food and belongings. Mice may fit into a pencil-sized crack or hole. You can try to keep them out by conducting a perimeter search around your building. Fix any cracks below door openings or install door sweeps to fill any openings around windows and doors. Steel wool is fine filler for cracks around the base or in siding because mice dislike the feel of it. You can also ensure the yard waste is removed and that wood piles are kept away from the building. Keep all food bins, including pet food, sealed and garbage sealed as well.
If you've tried all of the preventative measures for rodent control mentioned above and still have mice in your house, it's time to call Mother Nature Pest and Lawn in OKC. We'll come out and help you develop a preventive strategy as well as treat any existing infestations. Depending on your case, we use a variety of methods to get rid of the rodents. Our mice exterminators work with you all year to keep mice and other pests out of your home by visiting your home during each season to treat for the season's most common pests. No matter what time of year it is, a year-round pest control plan guarantees a pest-free home!
