Expert Pest Control Services in Washington

Pest control consists of managing different animal species that at some point are classified as dangerous or detrimental for human health or safety, due to their impact in our lives, for example animals that can poison our food and transmit diseases.

Pest control professionals help domestic and commercial property owners to eliminate health damaging species, such as mice, bedbugs and ants. The process usually starts with an inspection of the place to determine the pests causing the problems and the best course of action to solve the problem, followed by an estimation of the costs associated and the time required to complete the work.

The job of removing mice and rats usually starts with the search of signs of these rodents to then determine the best method to avoid them coming back into the property again, modern rodent control companies avoid the use of live catch traps and poison when possible. The work finalises with the removal of the potential remains from the property.

It is always best to stop rodents entering your building completely. If you block a hole into a room, the rats may not be getting into the room any more but they will still be in the building. Over time they're likely to just gnaw another hole. Focus on the building itself, including the drains. The vast majority of rat problems will occur due to a hole in a wall or an issue with the drains. Detached properties are easiest to fix for good. If you like in a terrace, or even a semi detached, the rats might be gaining entry into the building from a neighboring property. Nobody likes to say they have rats in the house, but asking your neighbor if they have ever had a similar problem can be the first step in fixing the problem for you both.

Rats will use cover when moving between gardens and decking can be a great place to hide. If you have to have decking, avoid feeding the birds, as if you provide food and shelter you are likely to get repeat rat issues in your garden. Even then, rats may still use your decking as cover and raid food from neighboring gardens. Don't have decking immediately adjacent to the wall of the property, as rats will start digging under decking, where they will not be disturbed and can find routes into your property that way, especially if you have foul water drainage that runs under the wall in that area.