IDENTIFICATION

QUICK OVERVIEW

The word rodent means to “to gnaw”. We will mostly be discussing the type of rodents called “commensal rodents”. The word commensal means”sharing one’s table”. Through the ages, rodents have been the cause of some tremendous plagues and diseases. Today, due to increased sanitation and effective rodent and insect control programs, the threat of disease from rodents is not as critical.Rodents can be difficult to keep out of structures. Mice can squeeze through spaces as small as a dime and rats can fit through holes the size of a quarter. For proper rodent pest control, seal any cracks and voids.If you do find signs of a rodent infestation, contact a pest professional promptly. They will be able to inspect your home, confirm the species and recommend a course of rodent control treatment. .

CONTACT A PROFESSIONAL

The below mentioned methods and measures if followed properly help to reduce the number of pests in your surroundings, but you cannot eradicate them completely, so if these pests are not controlled by you and are in a large number then seek for professional support from Pest Control Services.

RAT CONTROL MEASURES

To control rats

• Fil all holes,gaps and cracks in doors and windows so that they may not enter from outside.
• Prune and trim all trees and shrubs in a radius of 4 feet around your home.
• Identify and seal all the holes around your house or in your lawn.
• Keep your trash in cover metal bins or heavy duty plastic bins to limit their food source.
• Use baits or glue traps to kill or catch them respectively.

PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT PEST INFESTATION

1. Know your pest

Before you know about the precautions to avoid pests firstly you need to know which insects are a not a pest for you but you feel them as a pest. The insects like honey bees, wasps, yellow bees, ants, lizards etc. are your friends. They are classified as friends a they are harmless to humans and help in controlling other pests harmful to humans by killing them or by eating them. They are only felt as pests by humans if they are found in large numbers around humans and humans feel that they are dangerous to their children. But the fact is that it is a myth that they are harmful for humans, if such is the scenario then the best method to find a solution for them is to relocate them rather than to kill them.

2. Keep your kitchen area clean

The pests like to thrive in dirty and damp areas with plenty of food, and kitchen is the best area they can find which fulfils all these requirements of the pests at the same time. So proper wiping and cleaning of shelves and regular brooming of the kitchen is a must to ensure that your house does not get a pest infestation.

3.Keep your bathroom area clean

After kitchens the bathroom turns out to be the most loved area by the pests. Pests like cockroaches, drain flies, mosquitoes etc. hide and propagate in bathrooms so it is advised to keep them clean.

4. Do not allow water stagnation

The pests like mosquitoes etc. breed in stagnant water. They are the agents which cause diseases like malaria, dengue etc. They can breed in stagnant water in the potholes, empty vessels, clogged sewer lines etc. so it is our duty to keep our surroundings free from the standing water and guard us and our family from the mosquitoes.

5. Dispose off garbage properly

The garbage including household wastes and the kitchen waste should be disposed off properly. It should not be littered in empty plots near your houses rather it should be put in municipality garbage boxes. This garbage if littered in the empty plots and other areas, becomes an excellent breeding ground for mosquitoes, rats, cockroaches etc. and hence are troublesome for the people living around.

6. Use nets on windows in houses

Another best way to protect your selves from flying pests is to install metallic nets on your windows which acts as a physical barrier and prevents the entry of flying pest in your homes.

7. Maintain your lawns

If you are passionate of keeping plants and have a lawn or a garden, then you should take its care properly and fill all unwanted holes or pits where water can stand, if you have a pond or a fountain then you need to check for water stagnation in it and ensure that it is cleaned on a regular basis so that unwanted pests like rats, mosquitoes, ants etc. can be avoided.