Colder winters usually mean fewer rodents, but milder weather is allowing more mice and rats to live, and long hot summers are making textbook conditions for young mice and rats to leave the nest and breed rapidly. The summer of 2019 was the hottest on record for the North America, and the surge in mice and rat are a result of these conditions, as more rodents survived and breed quickly. Rain and a drop in temperature cause rodents to seek shelter indoors. Also, if it rains too much water floods rodent burrows. Call outs for rodents has increased by 45% this winter over last year. Prevention include: sealing gaps around the exterior of building, clean up after eating and putting food away for the night (including pet food and water), ensure kitchen waste is stored away well, reduce clutter, don’t rely on pets to catch rodents, and finally call in an expert before things get out of hand.
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