Rats & Mice Rockdale NSW – Emergency Residential Rodent Exterminators

Rats & Mice were introduced to Australia by the first European settlers and they have been a problem since.

They can increase quickly and will do considerable damage to your house, business and furniture through their gnawing activities. They will also pollute food and other materials through the droppings they leave behind. Their droppings have even been implicated as possible asthma triggers in kids.

Not only are rats and mice damaging they have also been known to cause home fires after chewing through electrical cables.

Castle Hill Pest Control’s mouse control service

At Castle Hill Pest Control, we understand the issues to your house, family or business from the presence of mice.

As professionals in mouse control, we offer fast and efficient services to help your property stay pest-free.

Backed by over 85 years of global experience, our licensed service technicians are based in Rockdale and are local to you.

With continuous training for the most recent technology, treatments and innovation, we are in the very best position to be able to offer you the most effective mouse control services readily available.

Typical Rodent Types in Rockdale

Roof rat (Black Rat)

Nests in attics, wall spaces, hollow trees. Usually enters the house from trees or power lines. Prefers fruit, but will eat all sort of foods. Prefers to travel off the ground.

Norway rat (Sewer Rat)

Digs burrows along structures and under dirt piles, frequently found in basements. Can get in homes through toilet pipes. Prefers meat and fish, but will eat anything. Extremely aggressive, strong burrower and an outstanding swimmer.

Wood Rat

Prefer to not live near humans. Generally, build their nests on the ground in wooded locations. Active at night and primarily vegetarian– eating plants, woodland fruits, and they especially like acorns.

Rats and mice cause diseases!

Rats and mice are enormous carriers of many different diseases, and it has been reported that rats bite more than fifteen thousand people annually, including extremely young, old or incapacitated. Some of the illness caused by rats are bubonic plague, salmonella, leptospirosis, Hantavirus and tularemia.

Indications of rat and mice activity include;.

Finding normal indications of mice, such as droppings, might suggest an active infestation in your house or business.

• Droppings – 50/80 droppings a night, small and dark (approx. 3 – 8 mm in length), spread arbitrarily. Search for droppings especially along walls, in cabinets or under sinks.
• Grease marks (smudges or smears) – This is caused by mice fur constantly brushing against walls, floors and skirting on regular routes. You may discover dark smears around holes or around corners.
•  Urine pillars – In establishedor heavy infestations, body grease, combined with dirt and urine, develops into small mounds, approximately 4cm high and 1cm wide.
•  Scratching noises – People frequently report hearing uncommon scratching noises during the night when mice are most active. Listen for noises between partition walls, under floorboards, in false ceilings, basements and lofts.
• Nests – Mice utilize easy to shred materials, such as paper and fabrics, together with other soft materials to line their nest. Check lofts, suspended ceilings, cavity walls, under floorboards and behind refrigerators, under stoves and in airing cabinets. Nests will frequently contain young mice.
• Tracks (footprints) – Dirty environments such as unused lofts and basements can show up rodent tracks and tail marks. To look for activity, spray flour, talc or china clay and check the next day for fresh tracks.
• Live or dead rat or mice – Identifying a mouse or rat during the daytime can be a sign of a heavy infestation.
• Strong smell – Mice urinate often and their wee has a strong ammonia-like smell. The smell may be extremely strong near the main site of activity or in enclosed spaces. This smell can stick around for a long time (even after a problem has been gotten rid of).

If you notice any of these indications, call Castle Hill Pest Control today for a totally free quote on targeted mouse and rat control, using the most recent technologies and innovation.

Our service is guaranteed and is provided as part of our All year Protection Plan.

Concerned about rats and mice in your house or business?

• You can take some useful steps now to hinder rats and mice in the first place and avoid an infestation. Before you begin to treat for rats, Castle Hill Pest Control recommends:.
  Make sure all food is stored safely in refrigerators, freezers and sealed containers or jars.
• Repair any holes in walls and fill gaps that exist in flooring, doors or windows.
•  Clean, sweep and vacuum your house ahead of the treatment and do this routinely to aid continuous control.
•  Eliminate any unneeded cardboard, paper or packaging that rats can utilize for making nests.
•  Make notes on where rats are seen and share these details with your pest control service technician.
  For an existing problem today, you can depend on Castle Hill Pest Control to eliminate rats and mice safely and successfully.

With 85 years of worldwide experience in controlling mice, our licensed service technicians live locally in the locations they serve and can offer a quick service to your problem.

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