Winter in Texas means holidays, cooler weather, and pesky rodents invading homes and businesses.
As the temperatures drop, rats and mice begin looking for warmer, drier climates to settle in as shelter. As you prepare your home for rodent control during the cold, wet months, there are several factors you should consider.
Seasonal Influence
Each season brings unique challenges when it comes to getting rodents out and keeping them out.
During the fall and winter, you are much more likely to find rodents inside your property due to their fight to get away from the cold, damp weather and into warmth. As they approach your home, they quickly begin to feel the warmer air from inside the home from door frames, windows, and any other small cracks and crevices throughout your home. Not only do these small gaps allow rodents to find your home, it also allows them to sneak into your home.
During those hot Texas summers, rats and mice enter the home to cool down from the scorching temperatures and ground temperatures. These rodents also sense the resources available to them inside the home. They find small gaps in the home, often where winter weather expanded cracks and crevices, and use them for easy access to food, water, and a cool environment.
Lawn Maintenance
Maintaining your lawn all year by keeping leaf piles, sticks, and other debris away from your home makes it significantly more difficult for rodents to sneak into your home. Similarly, the landscaping surrounding your property contributes to the quick, easy accessability of your home to rodents. Bushes and other plants growing less than 10 inches away from your home allow rodents to easily go straight into your home from the outside. If they have nothing to hide under as they move in on your home, they likely will not enter.
The Condition of Your Property
Hoarding, cluttering, and failure to clean often are big contributors to an increase in rodent infestation. If you find stacks of items within your attic, basement, garage, or yard you are immediately creating a dark, secret center for mice and rats to hide. Additionally, cracks and holes throughout the exterior of the home allow you to identify entry points of all sizes. Even the smallest cracks and crevices are large enough for rodents to squeeze through.
Climate
In cooler, wetter climates, the appliances outside (or on the edges) of your home send warm air outside. Each vent, gap, or opening from the outside of your home gives off heat and attracts rodents looking for warm shelter. The same thing occurs in the summer in Texas, as rodents are looking for a cool shelter. A good rule-of-thumb is to keep vents connected to your home covered so rodents stay out.
If you suspect you rodents have invaded your home, do not wait. Call on pest control Frisco to eliminate rodents and keep them out for good.
As the temperatures drop, rats and mice begin looking for warmer, drier climates to settle in as shelter. As you prepare your home for rodent control during the cold, wet months, there are several factors you should consider.
Seasonal Influence
Each season brings unique challenges when it comes to getting rodents out and keeping them out.
During the fall and winter, you are much more likely to find rodents inside your property due to their fight to get away from the cold, damp weather and into warmth. As they approach your home, they quickly begin to feel the warmer air from inside the home from door frames, windows, and any other small cracks and crevices throughout your home. Not only do these small gaps allow rodents to find your home, it also allows them to sneak into your home.
During those hot Texas summers, rats and mice enter the home to cool down from the scorching temperatures and ground temperatures. These rodents also sense the resources available to them inside the home. They find small gaps in the home, often where winter weather expanded cracks and crevices, and use them for easy access to food, water, and a cool environment.
Lawn Maintenance
Maintaining your lawn all year by keeping leaf piles, sticks, and other debris away from your home makes it significantly more difficult for rodents to sneak into your home. Similarly, the landscaping surrounding your property contributes to the quick, easy accessability of your home to rodents. Bushes and other plants growing less than 10 inches away from your home allow rodents to easily go straight into your home from the outside. If they have nothing to hide under as they move in on your home, they likely will not enter.
The Condition of Your Property
Hoarding, cluttering, and failure to clean often are big contributors to an increase in rodent infestation. If you find stacks of items within your attic, basement, garage, or yard you are immediately creating a dark, secret center for mice and rats to hide. Additionally, cracks and holes throughout the exterior of the home allow you to identify entry points of all sizes. Even the smallest cracks and crevices are large enough for rodents to squeeze through.
Climate
In cooler, wetter climates, the appliances outside (or on the edges) of your home send warm air outside. Each vent, gap, or opening from the outside of your home gives off heat and attracts rodents looking for warm shelter. The same thing occurs in the summer in Texas, as rodents are looking for a cool shelter. A good rule-of-thumb is to keep vents connected to your home covered so rodents stay out.
If you suspect you rodents have invaded your home, do not wait. Call on pest control Frisco to eliminate rodents and keep them out for good.
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