Not every rodent that lives here in Fairfax wants to invade your home. Some only come inside when necessity requires them to. Others rarely come onto properties and don’t have the skill set needed to get into your living areas. The two rodents in our area that invade homes regularly are rats and mice. These furry pests prefer living indoors and come inside, lured by a variety of factors. Here are five easy yet effective rodent control tips you should know to keep these pests from invading your Fairfax home.
Keep Your
Home & Property Clean
The best place to start with preventing rodents is with a deep cleaning of your home and property. Begin with a detailed general home cleaning, sweep floors, vacuum rugs, wash underneath kitchen appliances and furniture, take care of dirty dishes, and address any other messes you find. After this, consider organizing your storage areas and tidying up clutter to reduce the number of places rodents might hide when indoors. Finish things off by cleaning up your yard. Pick up any fruits, berries, or nuts on the ground, trim your grass, and eliminate any clutter and debris you find.
Seal Your Home’s Exterior
When looking to invade, rodents seek out entry points in a home’s exterior. The fewer openings, gaps, and cracks, the less likely these pests will be to come inside. To properly seal your home’s exterior, here are a few simple exclusion tips to try:
- Identify cracks, holes, and gaps in your home’s exterior foundation and seal them using a caulking gun and some clumps of steel wool.
- Install door sweeps under all exterior doors leading out of your home.
- Repair damage to your home’s shingles, siding, chimney, and roofline.
- Make sure your chimney has a rodent-proof cap.
- Fix torn or damaged window and door screens.
Limit Their
Access To Food
A clean home helps with deterring rodents but doesn’t guarantee they won’t find something to eat. In order to keep them from finding food, there are a few other steps required. To start, make sure your trash cans have tight-fitting lids. Also, consider repackaging food stored in cardboard boxes and or plastic bags into larger thick-plastic, glass, or metal containers. You should do the same thing every time you finish a meal and have leftovers. As an extra step, clean out your pet’s food and water bowls before going to bed.
Address Moisture Issues
All rodents need water to survive. They find drinks in and around homes from a variety of sources. To limit their access to this necessity, address moisture issues around your property by fixing leaky pipes indoors, repairing and cleaning out your gutters, and eliminating other sources of water.
Know When To Call A Professional
There is nothing easy about preventing rodents, that is unless you choose to go with professional rodent control. At Bluebird Pest Solutions, we make handling pest problems simple, cost-effective, and available. If you live here in Fairfax and are worried about rodents getting into and causing trouble inside your living areas, do not hesitate to get our team involved. Our technicians use advanced control strategies and industrial-grade equipment to prevent pests and will be happy to put their training to work around your property. If you suspect your home might already have rodents, we also offer detailed inspections to help you find out for sure.
Call us today for more information about our services and learn how our team can help get and keep your Fairfax home rodent-free. Learn more about our home pest control and commercial pest control solutions.
