Mice invade homes looking for food and a more comfortable place to spend the winter. The question people ask is "How do they get in?" The answer is,"very easily." Mice have an amazing ability to squeeze through very small holes. Young mice can squeeze through a hole even smaller than a dime, and if the hole is too small, they will gnaw the edges to widen the opening. Openings around service conduits, like water, electricity and phone lines are very common and provide easy access indoors. Dryer vents and gaps around windows are other common entries. Mice can also crawl up through drain pipes not properly capped, as well as under garage and other doors.
Mice will eat anything that is available once inside but prefer cereals and grains. Keep in mind also that mice multiply faster when they have plenty of food, water and shelter. For instance, mice give birth to from 2-13 young every 30 -50 days. If they have everything they need, the litters are large and close together. So it is important to eliminate the food, water, and shelter available to mice. Also be sure to "pest-proof" to seal up holes and cracks these and other pests use to enter a building.
Once mice get into your home it is necessary to eliminate them using a variety of pest products including baiting and trapping. A professional service tech would come to your home and advise you of any areas that need pest proofing and then place baits and/or traps where necessary.
Call Frame's Pest Control, Inc. if you have mouse invaders this fall.
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