SERVICES

There are numerous reasons to find rats or mice wandering inside and outside your property:

• Food supplies and shelter: untidy gardens, excessive weeds, clutter along walls and fences.

• Changes in weather: as winter comes, rats and mice are looking for warm places to live and breed.

• Excessive rain and floods: rats move away from their burrows and holes trying to find new places to live.

• Chickens - birds: rats and mice are attracted to pet food, specially to chicken and bird food.

• Compost bins: unsealed or unsecured compost bins can attract rodents to your property.

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Rats and mice are well known for carrying diseases. From bites and scratches to saliva and urine, rats can cause serious health problems to humans: salmonellosis, tetanus, rat bite fever, skin reactions.

Rats and mice are living hosts for other parasites like fleas and mites and they can transmit deceases if in contact with humans.

Having rats and mice around the house or property can cause other problems such as attracting a snake looking for food. This can be a threat to humans and pets. If you have this problem, contact Mountainwide Pest Control to discuss the right method and solution to your problem.

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Three most common rodents found in home and businesses

Roof rats: also known as ship rats or black rats. They get their name because they find their way to live inside the roof or in the upper part of a building.

How to identify a roof rat: They have soft fur, usually black, grey or brown and occasionally white on the belly.

Body length of 14-20 cm, tail 25 cm, weight of 200-300 g, pointed nose, pink feet, spindle-shaped droppings, large, thin almost translucent ears.

Strong smell of urine

Once they are inside, they can leave a strong smell of urine and droppings. They can cause extensive damage to wiring and air-conditioning ducts by gnawing through them. If unsealed food or stored food are left un-attended they can be contaminated and become a threat to human health.

Mice or house mice: these are the smallest rodents found in your house or property. As with roof rats, they can cause extensive damage, leaving behind droppings and a strong smell of urine.

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How to identify a house mouse: smaller in size, head and body length of 8-10 cm, tail length of 14-20 cm, brown and grey fur, pointed nose, large, hairy ears, pink feet and small spindle or irregular-shaped droppings.

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Norway rat: is larger than the above rodents, also known as the sewer rat, brown rat or common rat. They are good swimmers and diggers. As with other rat species, they can cause extensive damage to property and structures. If you find a hole or burrow in your garden, it is more likely that there is a rat or rats living inside.

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How to identify a Norway rat: brown and grey fur, grey feet, large build, 20-27 cm from including head and body, blunt nose, short and thick ears, 16-20 cm tail length, 200-300 g in weight, banana or sausage–shaped droppings.

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Control, management and treatment

Rodent Inspection: We will inspect the external part of your property or building and the surrounding areas looking for signs of rodents’ presence, followed by an internal inspection including voids and roof cavities.

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Rodent problem identification: we identify the extent of damage or infestation, access or entry points, preferred living areas, will follow up with a treatment.

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Rodent Control and treatment: we are very conscious of the environment and we care about you home or property. Depending on individual situations, we offer physical and chemical control measures. From electric devices, rats and mouse traps, rats and mice cage or baiting the roof or property including rat and mice stations, Mountainwide Pest Control have the gear, equipment and tools to provide a safe place free of rodents.

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Rodent-proofing: we apply various techniques, materials and tools to make you house, business or property rodent-proof by blocking possible entrances and making them uninhabitable for rodents.

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Rodent management plan: For an effective rodent management plan, Mountainwide Pest Control will work together with our customers. This includes, but is not limited to, good hygenic practices, general maintenance, sanitation, exclusion, physical or chemical control, and education.

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Monitoring:

Monitoring and after-service control are provided ensuring customer satisfaction. We are here to help and provide outstanding customer service, a place free of pests and a safe place for you, your kids and pets. Contact us now for any rodent problems.