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Rats. If you think you have this unwelcome visitor, “rats!” is probably not the only word you’re saying. We don’t blame you. Rats don’t waste any time making themselves at home. They help themselves to your food and start building their nests. Rats multiply quickly. It’s common for one female rat to give birth to six litters a year.
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“The service people in all areas are wonderful and very pleasant to deal with. This is very important to me. And, they have done an excellent job removing the pests.”
Rats spread disease
Rats carry a number of the same diseases as mice and can spread them to the humans and pets in your household directly or through the infected fleas and ticks they may be carrying on their bodies.
Property Damage
Rats will damage your property. Similar to mice, rats will chew through wood, wires, metal, plastic, nearly any material in your home to create tunnels and nests.
I Smell a Rat
How can you tell you have a rat infestation? You may never actually see the rats since they are nocturnal animals and no, you won’t smell them. The saying, “I smell a rat.” is a reference to cats and their ability to find rats through scent.
Learn more to see if you have a rat in the house
Pitfalls of DIY for Rat Control
You may be tempted to remove the rats on your own using traps or poison.
Depending on the size of the infestation you might be successful but not without the risk of you, your children or pets coming into contact with the poison or getting hurt by accidentally setting off a trap.
Time is of the essence with rat removal, thanks to their swift multiplication rate. If you take too long trying to do this on your own you could easily become overwhelmed – and overrun.
Rat Extermination The Moyer Way
Inspection
We’ll start with a visit from one of our technicians who will inspect your home and look for:
Potential Entry Points
Any holes, cracks or gaps in the foundation, in floors, around windows and doors, holes around sewer and plumbing lines and other areas of your home where rats can pass through.
Evidence of Rodent Infestation
Gnawed and chewed spaces and rat droppings.
Treatment
The next step is creating a treatment plan to control the rats you have and prevent future infestations.
Strategically-placed traps
Our technicians will place traps in the areas where rats will encounter them while keeping you, your family and pets out of danger. We will trap and remove the rats from your home.
Safe application of chemicals
We may apply treatments of a rodenticide around the exterior of your home to control the rats as they come and go and also to prevent new rodents from entering your home.
Follow-up
It may take more than one visit to completely rid your home of the rat infestation. Regular visits, like those provided in our service package, will help protect your home from these unwelcome visitors.
