We gathered the tips from the pest control experts and summarise the best ways to get rid of rodents like mice, rat, chinchilla, squirrels, and mouse entry into your house.

The very first step of pest control is to identify its presence. To practicing the control method, you must confirm the infestation in your house. Here we listed some of the methods to recognize the presence of rodents in your house.

You can confirm the infestation if you have seen this kind of signs

By its smell

Rodents have a strong sulfurated smell, once your house is infested by rodents like mice, rats, or mouse you can easily identify its presence by its smell.

By its noise

The rodents are noisy in nature, they always make some noise and its movement makes audible a disturbing sound in your house. So, by the way of its sound, you can easily guess its presence.

By its Droppings

The droppings of rodents look like a dark olive stone, you can confirm the presence of rodents in your house by finding the droppings in your house.

By its Footprints

You can easily track the footprints of the rodents like rats and mice. you can examine your basement areas and kitchen space in a routine to get the track of the rodents. To confirm the infestation, sprinkle some white flour near the footprints and check for the next day to get the fresh footprints.

By the Damage caused

Rodents are easily attracted to plastic materials and cloths. If there are symptoms of any chewed cables or hardware parts, then you can confirm there is the presence of rodents in your house.

How to get rid of Rodents? Control measures

Once you identified the presence of rodents in your house then the next step is to handle the control measures. To control the infestation, you can practice simple tricks from now to avoid the heavy damages.

• Block the gaps and holes.

The rodents make their entry into your house by the small holes and gaps in your wall or ceilings. So, seal the gaps by using cement, wooden piece, or by using any rich fiber materials.  After the sealing examines it regularly there are the possibilities for the infestation again.

• Clean your house

Keep everything clean and declutter the space and make the space free and move the objects which help to hide the rodents. Also clean the drainage, pipe holes, and bins on a regular basis.

• Eliminate the food sources

The rodents are easily attracted to the waste food items. So, make sure there are no food spills or waste foods found around your house.

NOTE: Treating the rodents are not an easy task. If you find any difficulty while eliminating the rodents and pests, contact the pest control experts and get the advice to deal with the rodent’s issues.