FAST, EFFECTIVE EXTERMINATION OF MICE AND RATS
When you have rodent trouble, a solution can’t wait.
PROFESSIONAL RODENT CONTROL IN CLEARWATER
Just a few rats or mice can quickly turn into an infestation. Fortunately, Turner Pest Control can help.
To prevent a dangerous infestation, contact our Clearwater pest control experts at the first sign of rodent activity. We’ll quickly respond to rid your home of rats, mice, or other rodents using the most modern extermination methods.
Turner’s Rat and Mouse Extermination Services
Rodents reproduce rapidly with just one female rat able to give birth every three weeks—and so it’s crucial to get professional rodent removal in Clearwater, FL, ASAP. Our experienced team will identify the rodent types in your house, and then strategically place baited traps using the specific type of bait preferred by the targeted species. We’ll also conduct a home inspection to ensure that any potential entry points are sealed to keep rodents from coming back inside in the future.
With our rodent control in Clearwater, you can expect the following benefits:
- FREE HOME INSPECTION: We’ll find the places where rodents can enter your home, and where they nest, breed, and travel throughout your home.
- TAILORED PLAN: Based on what we learn from our inspection and through our extensive experience, we’ll create a customized plan—one that dovetails with your specific needs and the infestation’s severity.
- TREATMENT CHOICES: Turner offers rodenticide bait as well as snap traps that are safer for children and pets. We recognize that every customer’s needs are unique so we focus on providing highly effective choices.
- MONITORING: After strategically placing traps or bait, our team will regularly return to empty and relocate the treatments in spots throughout your home until the problem is solved.
RODENTS 101: WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW
Rodents can go beyond being annoying because of threats they pose to your family’s health and to your Clearwater home. Because of these dangers, rat control in Clearwater is a must—and the more you know about rodents and how they live, the more effectively you can keep these pests away from your family and home. For example, rats and mice come inside homes to find shelter, food, and water, and then for places to nest and breed.
You won’t always see them directly, but you’ll likely be able to spot signs of their presence. These signs include:
- Noises: At night, you may hear scurrying sounds as rodents move in your walls or attic along with scratching sounds. In fact, you may notice sounds before any other infestation signs.
- Track marks: Rodents have oily fur and, as they move closely along walls and baseboards, they can leave behind greasy or dirty marks as their fur rubs along those baseboards and walls.
- Nests: Rats and mice will seek dark, out of the way spots in your Clearwater house to build nests. That way, they’re less likely to be disturbed. Although you may not see the nests, watch for shredded paper or packing materials, or little piles of fabric or insulation that the rodents might use to build nests.
- Gnawing signs: To keep their teeth sharp, rodents must regularly gnaw on objects. Unfortunately, when inside a home, they will chew on wooden portions that are needed for structural integrity, plus pipes, wires, and more.
- Droppings: Rats and mice leave behind pellets: in cabinets and kitchen pantries where they seek food; along baseboards; under kitchen and bathroom sinks; in cardboard containers; and more. When you clean droppings, wear gloves because they can spread disease, aggravate asthma; and trigger allergies.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT RODENTS
Some household pests are just annoying, but rodents pose a number of threats that make professional extermination a must.
DANGERS
Rodents can carry diseases that can be contracted by having contact with their feces, saliva, urine, or bodies, or by being bitten. They also indirectly spread disease through insects that have fed on them.
DIET
Mice and rats will eat any type of food they find. While they don’t consume wiring or wood, they chew them to sharpen their teeth or create nests. Chewed wiring in your home or vehicle can lead to a fire.
INFESTATION SIGNS
Even if you don’t see a rodent, you may see their signs: droppings along baseboards, in boxes, or where food is stored or prepared. You may see damage they’ve done to food packaging or hear them moving around.
PREVENTION
Keep rodents away by taking away their access to your food—store food in sealed containers that rodents can’t chew through. You should also find and eliminate their entry points, even those as small as a quarter of an inch.
EXTRA PROTECTION
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CLEARWATER RODENT PREVENTION STRATEGIES
Although there’s no foolproof way to keep rats and mice out of your home (after all, they live all around the country, including in Florida), there are actions you can take to help keep them out of your home:
- Close up entry points: Inspect your home for holes in the walls, such as where plumbing, utilities, and cables come in. Also look at your doors and windows and patch holes, add weatherstripping, and repair or replace screens.
- Remove food and water sources: Keep counters and floors free of food; even a few bites can equal a rodent’s late night snack. Wipe up spills; store food in airtight containers; and repair leaks. At night, remove your pet’s food and water bowls, inside and out.
- Keep rain gutters clean. If you don’t have them on your house, consider installing them to channel water away from the foundation. This helps to prevent rodent infestations while helping to keep other pests away.
- Move mulch away from your home’s foundation, at least several inches away. This helps to prevent rodents from building nests right by your home.
- Tightly seal outdoor garbage cans.
- As soon as you spot signs of trouble, reach out for professional rat control in Clearwater. The sooner you call, the more quickly we can interrupt their breeding cycle.
Diseases spread by rodents include Hantavirus, bubonic plague, salmonellosis, and rat-bite fever, transmitted by touching an infected rat or mouse (dead or alive) or their droppings. Plus, when fleas, ticks, and mites feed on rodent blood, these critters can then contaminate the food in your home and transmit diseases carried by these rodents.
In addition, rodents will gnaw through wood, wallboard, wiring, cardboard, insulation, and more, which poses significant risks to your home. If they get into your vehicle, they’ll nest under the hood and can damage the wiring.
CONTACT TURNER PEST CONTROL FOR RODENT REMOVAL IN CLEARWATER, FL
We make it simple to get started. Just schedule a free inspection online or by calling (813) 565-7333. Our expert team will conduct a thorough inspection and provide you with customized recommendations and treatments. With each visit, we’ll provide you with unsurpassed customer service as we use the latest and most effective treatments available today with your family’s safety front of mind in all we do. If you’re ever dissatisfied, we’ll return at no charge until you are happy with our service. Finally, we make pest control simple: no long complicated contracts and you can cancel at any time with no fees.
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