The city of Sydney has been inundated with rodents. These include black rats, brown rats and house mice. This is a widespread problem, as all of Sydney, from the inner-western terrace houses of Newtown through to the new housing estates in Box Hill and Marsden Park in the north west are seeing consistent rodent visitation. Local pest Techs have also seen consistent increases in rodent numbers across Sydney’s suburbs over the last several years. Additionally, Sydney has the perfect combination of things to support large numbers of rodents, including its perfect climate, abundance of food sources (e.g., sugar, flour), creek and river corridors, proximity to bushland, and extremely high population density.
Normally when people in Sydney find that they have rats or mice, they will attempt to solve the problem themselves by purchasing traps or bait from a hardware store or supermarket. Unfortunately, this action usually does not solve the rodent problem, but only prolongs it. However, engaging the services of a licensed rodent exterminator Sydney will not only provide a cost-effective way to eliminate the rodent infestation, but will also provide the most effective and permanent solution to the problem.
Rats and mice may seem like just an annoyance, but they pose a significant threat to the health and safety of humans in several ways. They transmit diseases such as leptospirosis, salmonella, and E. coli via their urine or feces; they carry ticks that can transmit bacteria and create allergic reactions; their chewing can quickly lead to electrical fires; and they create damage to all types of material as they continue to gnaw. In addition, rodents spread diseases (including dysentery, leptospirosis, and typhus fever) via their urine or fences.
Rodents reproduce rapidly, with a single litter of young every few weeks. Therefore, it is easy for a small rodent problem to turn into a large infestation. The longer you delay dealing with a rodent infestation, the worse and more costly your problem will be. See also Rodent Control Box Hill
Control of Rodent Infestation – The DIY Method
Mice and Rats are some of the most difficult types of pests to stop on your own. They require experience and knowledge (along with the right products) in order to successfully trap and kill them. While it may be easy to set a trap or place a bait, it is critical to know for a fact that all rodents are being caught because if they are not all caught, the problem will continue. Supermarket bait is manufactured at low concentrations, and the bait is not placed strategically on the primary runways of the rodents. As a result, the rodents that consume the bait may die, but it will push the remaining rodents farther away from the bait and give you a false sense of security that the problem has been fixed. Meanwhile, the colony of rats and/or mice is reproducing within your walls.
Control of Rodent Infestation – The Professional Method
Before a licensed rat exterminator starts the control process, they conduct a complete inspection of the premises to determine the type of rodent, how many are present, how they gained entry to your premises, and where their potential nesting areas are. Knowing the nesting sites and how the rodent(s) gained entry into your home is important because the three types of rats (Norway rat, roof rat, and house mouse) behave differently. Therefore, a rodent control program that is designed for one rat might not necessarily work on the other rat or mouse.
A combination of commercial-grade tamper evident bait stations installed along known rodent runways, targeted traps in sensitive areas, and most importantly identifying and sealing entry points is how to manage rodents. Sealing the openings in walls, roofs and foundations with rodent-proof materials is how you will seal access points. Sanitation audits will determine how to eliminate food and water sources prior to placing bait or using traps.
When Should You Call a Rodent Exterminator?
The signs of rodent activity are; rodent droppings, gnaw marks, the sound of scratching behind walls or ceilings at night, and unpleasant smells from decaying animals. If you suspect you have rodents, time is of the essence. Reacting to a developing problem is far easier and less costly than reacting to an already established infestation.
Sydney’s high rodent activity period is from April to August when cooler weather forces rats out of outside burrows and into residential roofs and subterranean storage areas. Properties located near creek corridors, bushland borders and construction sites are at a higher than normal risk of attracting rodents all year.
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