Uninvited Holiday Pests – Rats, Mice, and Rodents in the Home

Rats, Mice, or other Rodents gives most Americans the hee-bee-gee-bees when they are thought to be invading our homes. However, in the cooler months of the winter season our homes begin to seem like a safe haven to these pests. In my searches over the years, I have come across many ways of ridding my home of them, but most home remedies or wives’ tales do little or no good. It is always best to call the local pest experts and save yourself a headache.

Useless home remedies or wives’ tales are in abundance for ridding your residence, workplace, or living spaces of mice, rats, and other rodents. But there are some ways you can minimize the chances of attracting rodents. First, keep all your food put away in containers and wipe up and crumbs or spills. If no food source is found, rodents will often look elsewhere for a place to stay.

Building or structure maintenance is an easy fix if done correctly. Make sure you fill in all cracks, gaps, holes, and crevasses at least annually, your local pest control specialists can help you locate all the tricky little spaces you may not have otherwise seen. You also need to insure all your drainage, plumbing both indoor and out, and sewer pipes are tended to, maintained, and properly sealed. You would be surprised to know how easy it is for Rats, Mice and Rodents to gain entries through these areas.

Last but certainly not least, if you want to save time, money, headaches, and sleepless nights up listening to chewing in your walls, call on the experts. It’s never too early or too late in the infestation to rely on them. I, myself put my home in the hands of the experts at Live Oak Pest Control. Their employees have the skills, expertise, knowledge, and tools to eradicate an infestation quickly.

I will admit I have tried some those silly home remedies and I do try keep up with my annual maintenance, however if a problem should arise during the cooler months, I simply pick up the phone and call my friends at Live Oak Pest Control. During the holidays the last thing I need to be worried about is a possible infestation by those pesky pests. So, before the Rats, Mice, and Rodents come marching through your home one by one, call the experts at Live Oak Pest Control!