Tag: rodent control

The Importance of Installing Door Sweeps

Gap under door

When it comes to keeping pests out of your home or business, small measures can make a big difference. One often-overlooked yet highly effective method is the installation of door sweeps. In this blog post, we’ll explore the significance of door sweeps and how they serve as a valuable line of defense against unwanted pests.

Sealing Potential Entry Points:
Doors, particularly those with gaps at the bottom, can provide easy access for pests such as rodents, insects, and even snakes. Door sweeps act as a barrier, sealing off this vulnerable area and preventing pests from infiltrating your space. By closing off potential entry points, you significantly reduce the likelihood of infestations.

Enhanced Energy Efficiency:
In addition to pest prevention, door sweeps contribute to energy efficiency. The gaps beneath doors can allow drafts to enter, leading to temperature fluctuations and increased energy consumption. By sealing these gaps with door sweeps, you create a better seal, reducing energy loss and lowering utility costs.

Deterrence of Crawling Insects:
Certain types of pests, such as cockroaches, ants, and spiders, are adept at squeezing through even the tiniest cracks and crevices. Installing door sweeps blocks their path, making it more difficult for them to enter your home or business. By denying them entry, you can minimize the risk of infestations and the associated health concerns.

Rodent Exclusion:
Rodents, such as mice and rats, are notorious for finding their way indoors through small openings. A door sweep acts as a physical barrier that hinders their ability to enter. By implementing this simple measure, you protect your property from the damage, contamination, and health risks associated with rodent infestations.

Maintenance of Cleanliness:
Pests can bring dirt, allergens, and disease-causing pathogens into your home or business. By installing door sweeps, you create an additional layer of defense, helping to maintain a cleaner and healthier environment. It becomes easier to keep pests and the associated mess outside, reducing the need for extensive cleaning efforts.

Ease of Installation and Cost-Effectiveness:
Installing door sweeps is a relatively simple and affordable process. They are available in various styles and materials to suit different types of doors. Whether you choose adhesive or screw-on sweeps, the installation can typically be done quickly and easily, providing an immediate improvement to your pest prevention efforts.

Preventing pests from entering your home or business is a proactive step towards maintaining a clean, comfortable, and healthy environment. Installing door sweeps is an effective and affordable method to seal potential entry points, deter crawling insects, exclude rodents, enhance energy efficiency, and promote cleanliness. By investing in this simple measure, you fortify your defense against unwanted pests, ensuring peace of mind for you, your family, or your customers. Take action today and install door sweeps to create a powerful barrier against pests and enjoy the benefits of a pest-free space.

Give us a call to install pest-proof door sweeps to your home or business.

Mouse Exclusion

Mouse Exclusion

When it comes to mouse exclusion I have mixed feelings.  Of course if you can locate the entry points and seal them you will effectively stop rodents from traveling through this space.   The trick is to locate all the ways these fury creatures gain entry into your home or business.  It is not always so easy or obvious.  Commercial spaces are constantly being renovated with additions made, walls torn down and put back up and a plethora of on-the-fly adjustments to get a project finished in time for the grand opening.  In residential settings you often find additions like 4-season porches have been added or the garage was extended.  While its lovely to have more space it also creates vulnerable cracks, gaps and spaces that mice will take advantage of.  Once construction is completed it is difficult to pin point where the access points could be.

Bad-news is not always the case when dealing with rodent entry points.  Sometimes you get what I like to call as the “smoking gun” spot.  It’s obvious when you find it.  It’s the “ah ha” moment when the whole thing makes sense.  These are the magical areas i’m constantly on the lookout for.  The irrefutable entry ways that mice are definitely using.   It may not be the only source of travel for them but you know by sealing up this one you will be making a major blow to their entire operation.  The picture here is one of those moments.  Along the wall is a crack…well more of a space that is allow mice to scurry between the floor.  This space is by design, it’s not a problem with construction but left there to allow the floor to move a little with the changing of temperatures.   However, something needs to be done to stop the pathway from mickey’s clubhouse.  These hairballs have caused too much grief and became too comfortable that intervention is needed.  We can’t have pests around food or customers and measures needed to be taken to stop the flow of mice into the restaurant.

Squirrels In CT Are Dangerous

February into March we start to see an uptick in squirrel activity. Specifically invading homes and making nests to start rearing young. In the process they tear up insulation, chew wires, deposit urine and feces and basically make a mess of the space they inhabited. Getting to the problem early makes control easier, more effective at times and can prevent future damage during the eviction process. If you suspect squirrels or any other pest in your home don’t delay and give us a call for a free inspection.

Fires From Rodents

House Fires Rodents

It happens frequently enough to mention the potential danger of house fires caused by squirrels, mice and other rodents.  Keeping pests under control is not only good for sanitary reasons but could help prevent total damage to your home.   It is that time of year where we set the clocks back an hour and we should also be checking smoke alarms.

Every Service Plants Trees

Planting Trees

With every service that Verdant Pest Control completes another tree is planted in your honor.   Together we are planting trees and making this world more verdant!  This past year has been great and we can’t wait to start planning bigger and more intricate events centered around giving back to nature.   A big and sincere thank you to all.

Mice decorate for Fall too

Mice decorate for Fall

Looks like these mice decided to decorate this bait station for Fall.  This is a rodent bait station we use to control mice and rats.  A rodent bait is placed inside which keeps it protected from weather, kids, pets and other non-target pests.  Mice have decided to make a temporary home inside in which they decorated with fallen leaves.

Eastern Milk Snake

Eastern Milk Snake

This Eastern Milk Snake was caught on a glueboard in a Connecticut basement.  These snakes are harmless to humans.  They feed on insects and when large enough, rodents.  This is sometimes confused for the Copperhead snake but subtly differences indicate it is not.  Such as the checkerboard colored belly and the head that seams to blend into the body (not triangular).  This beautiful specimen was removed using olive oil spray.   The oil breaks down the glue and makes freeing the snake possible.  It works very well!

Spotting Voles

vole burrow
Do you know how to identify vole damage?
 
Vole are different than moles and are often confused when trying to determine what is destroying your lawn. Voles make their damage from above ground by feeding on the grass blades, eventually creating tunnels in the grass. When the grass is longer it can be hard to see but if you follow these pathways long enough you will find the entrance to a vole burrow. Voles are prolific and can seem endless at times when trying to get under control.

Woodchuck Pest Control

woodchuck, ground hog

Woodchucks are one of the few true hibernators in our area.  This lays way to our groundhog ritual every year.  Ground hogs or, woodchucks can actually cause a bit of harm.  They excavate holes in yards making it dangerous for humans and livestock.   What does a horse vet bill cost these days for a sprained ankle?  Woodchucks will eat and ravish gardens.  Like all nuisance wildlife animals they have a purpose and as long as they are not directly causing problems as far damage to property, crops or a threat to human/pet/livestocks then they are fine and we should co-exist.  However, occasionally they don’t always agree to this unwritten rule and intervention is needed.   If you are experiencing a problems with woodchucks, ground hogs or any other nuisance animal then give us a call to see how we can help.  There are several ways to approach these sorts of pest problems and it doesn’t necessarily mean we need to trap and euthanize the offending animal.