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A mouse needs a gap the width of a pencil and a rat one the width of a thumb. Trapping without closing those gaps is a subscription, not a solution.

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Licensed technicians. No obligation for the call.

Timing is the part that changes with where you live, and it changes the job rather than the wording: a population knocked back every winter is a different task from one that never dies down.

Pick your state below to get to the town pages, where that is spelled out.

Why mice and rats do not go away on their own

A pair does not stay a pair. A house mouse can produce a litter every three weeks, and the young are breeding within two months. One mouse in October is a household by Christmas.

The damage is not only the droppings. They gnaw to keep their teeth down, and what they gnaw includes wiring insulation and water lines. That is the point where this stops being a nuisance.

Why the can from the hardware store makes it worse

Trapping without sealing is a subscription. You catch what is inside, the gap stays open, and the next one arrives.

Poison bought over the counter has a worse failure mode: the animal dies wherever it happens to be, which is usually inside a wall or under a floor, and the smell lasts weeks. It also carries a risk to a dog, a cat, or whatever eats the carcass outside.

The work that holds is exclusion: finding every gap and closing it with steel and mortar rather than foam. Trapping then clears what is already inside, which is a short job once the door is shut.

A pest control technician working inside a home

When to stop trying and call

  • Droppings in more than one room, or on more than one floor.
  • Scratching in a wall, a ceiling or under the floor at night.
  • Anything gnawed: packaging, a door corner, wiring.
  • You saw one in daylight. Rodents are nocturnal; daytime activity means numbers.
  • Traps keep catching and it does not slow down.
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License
Issued by the state where the work happens, and held by the contractor rather than by this site. Ask which name it is held under — a trading name and the licensed entity are often not the same.
Price
Quoted before the work starts, not after. If a technician cannot say what the visit will cost before beginning, that is the moment to stop.
The call
Describing what you found commits you to nothing. Nothing is booked until you say so.
Coverage
By town, not by region. Pick a state below and work down to the town you are in.

What the visit includes

  1. 01

    Inspection

    Inside, around the outside, and in the crawl space or slab edge where the trail usually starts. Identification comes before anything is applied.

  2. 02

    The plan, out loud

    What the pest is, what the treatment involves, how many visits it takes and what it costs — explained before any work begins.

  3. 03

    Treatment

    Aimed at the nest and the route to it rather than at what you can see. Products used indoors are chosen around pets and children in the house.

  4. 04

    The follow-up

    Some jobs need a second visit to catch what hatched after the first. A technician says so up front rather than after.

What to say when you call

  1. 01Where you found droppings, and how big they are — a quarter inch and pointed is a mouse, half an inch and blunt is a rat.
  2. 02Whether there is scratching, and in a wall, a ceiling or under the floor.
  3. 03Whether you have found anything chewed — packaging, wiring, the corner of a door.
  4. 04Whether the crawl space or attic can be got into.

Hold off on poison before the visit. An animal that dies inside a wall cannot be removed without opening it, and the smell outlasts the problem by weeks.

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