Rodents

This category showcases articles about rodents and rodent control.

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The Complete Mouse Control Guide

When someone finds a mouse in their house, it’s usually quite startling. Whether you’ve found mouse activity that leads you to believe you have mice in your home, or you found a live or dead mouse itself, you’ve come to the right place to learn how to get rid of them.
In this complete mouse control guide we cover topics like: how to know if mice can get in your home, how to know where to look for mouse entry points, how to trap mice, how quickly do mice reproduce, the diseases mice carry, and the mouse services we offer.

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5 Quick Tips for Rat Control Success

Many are scared of or intimidated by mice, but even more are scared of or intimidated by rats. Maybe it’s their larger size, their grosser appearance, or their longer, thicker tail. Whatever creeps you out about rats, it is no fun to have them in your home.
Rats can get into homes from the foundation or through the sewer, both things that should be stable parts of life. In this post, learn all about rat biology, some threats they pose to humans, 5 quick tips for rat control success, and all about how we perform rat control services.
For all of your rodent control, including mouse control and rat control, look to Done Right Pest Solutions!

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5 Ways to Prepare for Mice Made Easy

Mice are pretty common in the state of Minnesota, but not everyone is prepared for them. Check out this post on 5 ways to prepare for mice, and as a bonus: 5 mouse control options for you.

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Top 10 Reasons for Fall Preventative Mouse Control

Fall is a wonderful time of year for many: the pumpkin spice everything, the crisp days providing enough cool to finally warrant wearing our favorite sweaters and scarves, the crunch of the leaves underfoot.  I could go on and on. But fall is also the time of year that a bunch of nature tries to get inside our homes and businesses to stay warm over the winter.
Common over-wintering insects are boxelder bugs, Asian lady beetles, hornets, and wasps. Mice are the most common rodent to try and over-winter. So in this post you’ll learn about preventative mouse control, all mouse control options provided by Done Right Pest Solutions, and our list of top 10 reasons for fall preventative mouse control.

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How to Know if the Peak Seasons Plan is for You

Early summer this year, I had carpenter ants in the house I rent in Saint Paul. There were only a couple visible that I could see, but I’m sure there were more. My landlord set some bait to see how many would come to it, and thankfully the answer was: not that many.
Early fall this same year, I had some bottle flies

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6 Ways on How To Trap Mice

Usually when a mouse enters a structure first it is an alpha mouse looking for some safe and warm lodging for its family. Alpha mice are very smart and are often the very last mouse to be caught. After entering a structure, the alpha mouse…

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5 Types of Diseases Mice Carry?

While the cartoon mice, like Jerry from Tom & Jerry are cute, the little furry ones that like to invade your home are not. Mice can pose a threat to the health and safety of your home. Learn how mice operate and the diseases they carry…

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How Quickly Do Mice Reproduce?

There is a saying we’ve heard from clients in the pest control industry: “If I’ve seen one mouse I probably have more.” This phrase is true, knowing…

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How to Know if Mice Can Get in Your Home

Did you know mice can squeeze in through any crack or crevice as small as one-fourth of an inch in diameter? That’s about the size of an eraser cap point! Mice do have bones, but…

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