Pest control Vs Permanent Exclusion-How we get rid of mice permanently

When it comes to removing mice, few people understand the difference in operating philosophy between the Exterminators/Pest Control companies and Wildlife Control companies. Pest control companies rely on a constant supply of poison to kill the mice that are allowed to come and go from your home. Wildlife Control companies like Wildlife Company LLC. seal the home permanently against future invasion.

Stop monthly exterminator payments - Solve your mouse problem permanently 

Houses aren't built with mice inside, so if mice are invading your home from the outside why not seal the exterior of the building and end the problem for good?  I have followed behind many Pest Control and Exterminator companies and seen first hand obvious entrances that were left open. These companies rely on the poison they leave behind every month to do their work. If a company is suggesting that you sign up for a monthly service agreement that includes poison, you can be that is what they are going to relying on to keep you “mouse free”.

so, How do dying Mice get outside to die?

Exterminators and Pest Controllers generally tell customers that mice go outside looking for water and die there. If this is true, then doesn’t there have to be a hole that they left in your house for the mice to leave through? Who wants all those dead mice inside the house? If the hole is there, won’t the mice just crawl back inside through it later? Yes, they absolutely will! Unfortunately, most exterminators keep this concept to themselves because letting this secret out would cut their steady monthly income, and force them to hunt new customers each month.  

How to break free of this rodent racket

In short, seal the house against mice. In professional circles this is called exclusion and it is the most recommended because it offers a permanent solution. It breaks the repeating cycle of mouse infestations and keeps your home rodent free for years not just until the next packet of poison is thrown down. 

Our technique – Seal up top to bottom 

What most people don’t know is that mice are excellent climbers.   I remember as a youngster growing up north of Bristol having a treehouse.  Tiny acorns kept showing up in the corner of my treehouse.  I wasn’t sure how they kept getting there.  Then one day I heard scritch scratching on the side of the tree.  I looked over the side and saw a little mouse climbing the side of the tree headed for my treehouse.  My treehouse was at least 15 feet off the ground.   

Mice will scale the side of your home just like they did the side of that tree.  This means that homes have to be sealed from top to bottom.   Foundation vents are an excellent location for mice to enter, but gable vents and ridge caps are too.   

Mice of any species love to gnaw and will reopen entrances that are filled with anything soft enough to chew out.  This means that entrances have to be filled with hard materials like concrete, screen, metal plate, etc.  Lots of times I visit homes where entrances have been filled with expanding foam.  Expanding foam alone will not stop a mouse.    

Rodent proof seal out material

Mice are masters at chewing out entrances to get themselves inside. If entrances are not plugged properly your mouse problem will be right back. We always use rodent proof materials like steel mesh, concrete, and stainless steel wool. Our stainless steel wool is an excellent material for keeping mice out and was developed just for this purpose. Rodent seal outs are chew proof, weather proof, permanent additions to your home. Seal outs are either invisible or match your homes exterior.

Thoroughness Pays  

I tell my customers that the last entrance is the hardest to find. but we WILL find it.  In this type of work, experience counts, and this is important because problem areas tend to repeat themselves and every single entrance has to be accounted for.  Wildlife Company LLC specializes in this type of work and knows what to look for. We have been doing this work for Tri-cities customers for over 12 years.  Knowing what to look for is our job and happy customers are a great source of pride. 

MOUSE SEASON AND THE REASON YOU HAVE MICE IN THE FIRST PLACE 

Mouse in the house situations are different in our region than they are in more urban areas.  This is partly because we tend to have White Footed Mice or Deer Mice much more than we do House Mice.  This is because our region is, for the most part, still more rural than urban and White Footed Mice are native forest and grassy field dwellers.  House Mice are more likely to be found in more urban areas and are adept at living in manmade structures.   

Our more common White Footed Mouse will travel in and out of buildings taking advantage of available food and the warmth it finds inside. In this region, the call for mouse exterminators peak in the cooler months with fall being the height of the season.   This is because we are far enough north that cold weather drives the mice inside.  So, if the exterior of a home can be sealed and entrances permanently closed, the yearly cycle stops and the home can be mouse free.  

Insulation - an excellent nest material 

It is hard to find a better location to escape the elements or as soft and fluffy as the insulation inside house. Though “insulation tunnels” are common in mouse-infested homes, they are also very creative in scavenging for nest materials and building wherever a small private cavity is available. I once saw a mouse build a nest inside a lady’s underwear drawer. The indoors becomes even more attractive once weather begins to cool off in the fall.  

Tracking powder double check. 

How do you know that all the mice are gone?  Wildlife Company LLC actually has a method to check.  Mice at times may decide to skip traps and go undetected.  Wildlife Company LLC can set tracking powder to see if rodents are still in the home.  If they are tracks will be clearly visible under a black light. 

Finally, Trapping 

Most people start by trying to trap the mice out of a home and finish when there are no mice in the house.   Trapping programs alone do not keep more mice from reinvading a home.  The next mouse could show up the day after you “finish” trapping.   Trapping should continue past the last day that the home is finally sealed.  This way, if mice do continue to show up it is a good clue that there is a missed entrance anywhere.    

I use several different types of highly effective professional grade type of mouse traps.  If mice come back through our exclusion work, we happily reseal entrances and trap mice again. 

Mouse Season

Mice in the home is a more common call in the cooler months with fall being the peak season. Cooler temperatures help drive mice to warmer nesting locations. Homes provide this as well as high quality and easily available food sources. Mice are primarily nocturnal and restrict most of their activities to the night so they can be cloaked by darkness. They also have an innate fear of predators and seek to keep themselves hidden. They are highly skilled at this and significant populations of mice can be present in a home and not be readily detected. In fact, frequent appearances of mice can indicate larger populations.