You can keep mice out of your home by contacting your Broken Arrow pest control company for help. Mice are small rodents that get into our homes in search of food, water, and shelter. The winter months are the number one time when we have issues with mice. Keeping them out of your home is important because they can spread disease and are generally unsanitary. So in this article, let’s take a good hard look at mice, their life cycle, and what you and your Broken Arrow pest control company can do to stop these invaders from making their way into your home.
The Challenge of Reproduction
Mice are difficult to get out of your home because in many cases they are very quick to reproduce. The female mouse can get pregnant and have a litter of pups in about 30 days. Each litter is between 8 and 12 pups, and she can get pregnant as soon as she’s had her litter. This means she can have 12 litters in a year, which is up to 150 mice spawning from one female. That’s a lot of mice. Simply going to the hardware store and getting a trap and trying to stay ahead of this kind of reproduction is virtually impossible. Killing them one at a time just will not do the job.
Anticoagulant rodenticides that you can get over the counter are also slow. They require multiple feedings before they do their work. Your Broken Arrow pest control company will have rodenticides that are fast-acting and can work on many mice at a time.
Safe and Effective Control Methods by Broken Arrow Pest Control
The anticoagulant rodenticides that you get over the counter are also dangerous in the fact that they can cause secondary poisoning. Primary poisoning is when an animal eats the rodenticide and it kills them. Secondary poisoning is when the carcass of a poisoned animal is eaten by another animal and poisons the scavenger. Because anticoagulant rodenticides require so many feedings, it’s very possible for the rodents to have eaten a super dose of the poison. This means that the poison will have killed the animal before breaking down all of the poison or even a majority of the poison in its body, leaving its carcass with an excessive amount of poison in it.
Non-anticoagulant rodenticides used by your Broken Arrow pest control company will often kill very quickly, leaving a very small amount of residual pesticide in the carcass. This can make it safer for your pets and other animals in the area. Contact your Broken Arrow pest control company for help. Check out our reviews!
If you’re having trouble with rodents, or any other pests, then it’s time to call a Broken Arrow Pest Control company that can help you. Here at TermMax pest control, we are the best in the business when it comes to dealing with rodents, or any other pests. We service the greater Tulsa area, including Broken Arrow, Coweta, Claremore, Catoosa, Owasso, Turley, Bixby, Jenks. Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Prattville, and so much more. Call today for a free estimate. We’re here to help!