Mice, and rats can be dangerous to your health. They carry bacteria and as many as 35 different diseases that can be spread to humans. They also carry fleas, ticks, and lice. Additionally, they can damage the structures of your home and property, gnawing through wires, wood, and insulation and leaving an unsanitary mess with their droppings and nesting habits.
Rodents are attracted to our homes for warmth, shelter, food, and water. It doesn’t take much to get their attention. An accessible pantry, a pet food dish on the floor, a steady source of water, or a nice, cozy attic, and before you know it, you’ve got some unwelcome residents.
Rodents are intelligent, opportunistic and even devious in their behavior. Once they’ve found their way into your home, they can be challenging to get rid of. And until the rodent infestation becomes severe, you might not even notice their presence. Some common signs of infestation include:
- Rodent droppings around food, inside drawers, cupboards, and under sinks.
- Nesting materials like shredded insulation, fabric, paper, or plant matter.
- Signs of chewing on your food packaging and containers.
- Holes gnawed in your walls and floors.
- Bad odors in unexpected areas.
DIY pest control products available today are only a partial, temporary solution as they cannot offer thorough results or prevent future infestations. Those products typically fail to penetrate the nest fully, and rodents keep returning or are never eliminated. Some pest control products may even be dangerous to your family and pets.
The best way to tackle a pest control problem, or better yet, prevent it before it starts, is by way of exclusion. Exclusion is a service that removes any current infestations and seals up potential entryways into your home so that rodents cannot get in. This is now the preferred method of pest control by professionals around the world, advocated by scientists, builders, and government agencies such as the CDC.
Exclusion is strongly recommended for all homes as part of an effective home safety and security plan and can even be implemented in a new home as it is being built.
LBI Pest Control, LLC is one of the most experienced and respected pest control companies in the area, serving the residents of Barnegat, New Jersey, all of Long Beach Island, and Southern Ocean County for over 15 years. We are highly-trained experts at dealing with rodent infestations, and when it comes to exclusion—nobody does it better than LBI. We will inspect your home for current infestations and potential future vulnerabilities and provide an effective plan of action to remove any threats to keep your house, property, and family safe and secure—now and well into the future.
If you’d like to protect your home against rodent infestation through exclusion—or if you’ve noticed signs of mice or rats and suspect you might already have a problem, don’t wait—contact the friendly professionals at LBI Pest Control, LLC today. Help is just a phone call or a click away.