Mice can easily get into your house through very narrow openings and small holes that you have around your home. If you aren't making repairs to your home or paying attention to these damaged areas of your home, you could end up with mice in your home. Mice can create a lot of damage to your home and bring in other pests as well. They can also carry bacteria and fleas, which can create other issues for you. If you have seen the signs of rodents in your home such as a trail of food throughout your home, piles of feces, or you have seen actual living rodents, you are going to start exterminating them. Read on for tips to exterminate these pests.
1. Clean Up Your Exterior
Clean up the exterior of your house to prevent these pests from being lured to your home or your yard in the first place. If there are plenty of places for them to hide or nest, they will be attracted to your home. Clear up leaves piled up close to your home and remove piles of brush or piles of debris that these pests can use to nest. Clean up the exterior of your home to prevent mice and other pests from coming to your yard. Be sure your yard is trimmed, and all landscaping is also trimmed back.
2. Repair Holes
You need to make repairs to your house that these pests have been using to enter into your home. Entrances around your foundation or your siding need to be repaired to prevent these or other pests this winter from invading your home. Repair these areas thoroughly to prevent future issues with these and other pests.
3. Trap The Mice
Set traps to catch and exterminate the pests that are still in your home. If you have removed their entrances, they aren't able to leave and will still be in your home. You need to set traps and exterminate the pests to get rid of them, as they are not going to scurry out the front door on their own. Set traps anywhere that you have signs of these pests. Set the traps with fresh bait, check the baits often, remove the deceased rodents, and reset the traps often to be sure you have exterminated them all.
If you have mice in your home in the winter months, you need to figure out what is attracting them to your home and clean up your house or make necessary repairs to prevent them from getting inside, then exterminate them. Hire a pest control company to help with all of these tasks and to rid your home of these rodents.
