At Halt Pest Control, we’re always happy to help you solve your pest control problems. But we also believe that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, to coin a phrase. The tips below may help you in heading off a lot of pest control problems before they become a serious infestation or issue.

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Winter Tips - Controlling Rats, Mice & Rodents

• Reducing the amount of food and water available by implementing proper sanitation and waste management procedures. This may involve outreach to businesses and residents in which the importance of proper sanitation to effective rodent control is emphasized.
• Reducing harborage by cleaning up refuse and debris in rat-infested areas.
• Utilizing non-chemical control methods such as exclusion to keep rats from entering buildings and other sensitive areas. The National Park Service has an excellent manual for rodent exclusion, which can be downloaded here. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required.)
• Continued monitoring to evaluate the ongoing effectiveness of the rodent control program.
• Repair or seal any obvious entry holes into the building, such as spaces around pipes or utility cables, openings in soffits, or uncapped chimneys or roof vents.
• Trim tree branches so they don't overhang or touch the building. (A horizontal space of five feet or more is recommended to discourage roof rats from leaping onto your roof.)
• Remove sources of standing water and repair any leaking spigots or exterior plumbing. (Rats require a constant source of free water.)
• Practice good housekeeping. Remove any debris that may harbor rodents.