Dead mouse issues, we all have them. The odor can linger for days and sometimes weeks. At our office we had our own experience with a dead mouse and here’s how we approached it. The first, and most obvious was candles and Lysol. Unfortunately all this did was mask the odor. Instead of having […]
Mice in walls can be a common problem that happens everyday. The reason is that mice have become a much more prolific problem over the years. The population of mice and other rodents has increased due to warmer winters. Without the cold winter to provide some type of winter kill rodents are able to breed […]
Having rats in your yard is a very common problem. In fact, it’s become more problematic for homeowners in recent years. The reason is that temperatures in the normally cold winter have risen. These warmer temperatures have reduced natural winter kill rates. If you have rats in your yard think about this. Do you also […]
How do mice get into your home? It’s a fair question and one that I’m asked by a lot of people. People want to rid of mice and they want to know how they can do it themselves. I’m happy to give advice as someday it’s possible the person may become a customer or refer […]
CT exterminators are unique in that we deal with all kinds of strange situations. Our weather is such that we have many different pests that can be challenging at different times of the year. The challenges that CT exterminators are faced with are typically because of the weather. However, there are times when the pests […]
So, you want to know how to catch a rat. It’s not very complicated, but if you do it wrong you may as well get used to them as they won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. The reason is that rats are intelligent, but they’re also super shy. If you want to catch a them […]
Rodent damaged insulation is common in many homes. However, more often than not the homeowners do nothing about it. I’m guessing that they think replacing rodent damaged insulation is to difficult or to expensive. On the contrary , quite the opposite is true. In fact, from a health standpoint you probably can’t afford not to […]
Scratching in walls is a common complaint that makes our phones ring off the hook every fall and winter. Inevitability, every one of the callers will think that their problem is unique and that there must be some large animal making all that noise. However, quite the opposite is normally true and its usually a […]
I’m often asked, what is the best way to get rid of mice? There are a lot of answers to this question, but if I had to choose one, by far the best way to get rid of mice would be with mouse snap traps. The great thing about snap traps is that mice are […]
These pictures are before and after shots of a wet, rodent infested crawl space that we just finished. This crawl was insufficiently winterized with very little insulation. To make matters worse it had insulation that was soaked with rodent urine and fecal matter. Here’s how we transformed it. After putting on our protective gear, […]
