Rodents belong to family Rodentia and are small animals comprising of strong, healthy, vigorous bodies, small limbs, and long tails. Rodents have powerful and intricate muscles attached to jaw and skull in various arrangements that provide most of the power for chewing and gnawing.  Most rodents eat seeds and other plant material. Rodents are the largest group of mammals. Rodents are found everywhere except Antarctica, New Zealand, few Arctic and oceanic islands etc.  However, different spices have a different diet plan. Some feed totally on plant material, some feed upon seeds etc.

Rodents are generally not dangerous but they become dangerous pets once given entry to the home. They are experts in food contamination in the kitchen, damage electronics, household appliances, wirings etc.

Rodents removal is not an easy task as these are good runners and escape from one place to another without being controlled. Therefore, it is important to take important safety measures beforehand in order to restrict their entry into your house.

Some measures to prevent rodents from entering your home helping in safer living are as follows-

1.       The most important step in keeping rodents at bay is cleanliness. Rodents do not like cleanliness and will not be found in clean places, kitchens, and other places.

2.       Improve the sanitary condition of your house and deprive rodents of food, bread, and other eatable items. This will help in keeping rodents at bay.

3.       Repair leaky pipes and other fittings. Places filled with moisture are comfortable for rodents to live in.

4.       Encase all food items in a tight container. Rodents love food and do not live in places that are food – deprived.

5.       Keep cooking areas, grills, clean. No piece of food item should be left open overnight.

6.       Keep sinks, garbage bins clean of moisture. Moisture helps in providing shelter to rodents.

7.       Try to keep rodents away by using electrical traps and snaps at several places in your home.

8.       Keenly inspect places infested by rodents keeping the focus on areas of vulnerability.

9.       Develop an action plan evaluating both benefits and risks of the action plan.

10.   While pest control team is working, keenly monitor your facility for pest activities and offer operational changes enabling in the removal of rodents more efficiently.

11.   Repair cracks in walls, foundations and other places from which rodents can enter.

12.   Rodents’ repellents may also be used. Both natural and chemical based rodents’ repellents are also available in the market and also vary in effectiveness. Some are also fragrance based. Some smell of plants, and other fragrances. But these fragrant repellents are less attractive to rodents. However, you can select one according to your need.

13.   Eliminate harborages’ for rodents and confine rodent activity for enhancement of disinfestations work of rodents.

Above listed methods can be helpful to such extent for rodent control in your house and can help in living safe and happy. Moreover, if these measures are unable to control rodents, then call a traditional pest control team for providing you assistance in removal of rodents.