Rodent Infestation Prevention

To resolve current rodent infestation problems it is necessary to look at rodent habits and needs and to then utilise these to best effect.

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Rodents require food, water and shelter to survive.
Preventative measures should begin with the design, construction and maintenance of the building in addition to good housekeeping.
Effective cleaning of all parts of the premises and equipment is essential, together with the storage of food in rodent proof containers.
The maintenance of the refuse store in a clean condition and the storage of all refuse in suitable lidded containers is essential.
Premises owners should check their property for conditions that are inviting to rodents. i.e. overgrown vegetation.
The building exterior should be carefully examined the structural damage, potential harbourage site, poor sanitation and other conditions conducive to rodent activity.

Specifically:-

• Open or loosely covered refuse containers
• Overgrown shrubs or vegetation abutting the premises.
• Open or broken windows or screens
• Openings around pipes or conduits
• Poorly fitting doors or windows
• Telephone and electrical lines leading into the home or apartment building
• Cracked or broken concrete on the building foundation
• Piles of wood or debris on the ground around the structure
• Evidence of poor ground care around ponds or landscaping
• Dense foliage or ivy contacting the building
• Pet food & bird feeders
• Harbourage sites under outbuildings

Where an infestation has been established, trapping or a rodenticide will be required to  control the infestation.
Remedial action to proof the building, cleaning and housekeeping will help to control the infestation.
Rodenticides are poisons that are used to kill rodents, they are generally anti-coagulants which interfere with the body’s production of prothrombin which clots blood vessels when damaged. The animals therefore die of internal of external haemorrhaging.

Sometimes narcotics are used that interfere with the rodent’s ability to maintain their body temperature which means that the animals die of hypothermia.

Rodenticides are only effective if they are ingested and therefore they are usually combined with a food that is appealing  i.e. cereals and grains.

It is important to take into account the behaviour characteristics of rodents when laying baits.
Locations must be carefully selected with regard to the infestation evidence.
Care should be taken to ensure that humans and other animals can not come into contact with the poison bait, and that other food can not become contaminated. This is usually achieved by the use of bait boxes or ‘stations’.

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Specialising in pest control and wildlife management VPC offer solutions to bird problems, rodent infestation, bedbug and flea infestation treatments.

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