Low Toxicity Rodent Control
If you have pests or rodents in or around your home, you are more than likely searching for a way to eliminate the problem. If you live an actively green lifestyle, you may want to use an organic method for rodent control. However, in order to completely eliminate the rodent problem, you may have to stick with a low toxicity rodent control method as oppose to a completely organic do it yourself pest control method. Eliminating rodents is a difficult task, and most of the time purely organic methods do not control or eliminate the problem. Here are some ideas for low toxicity rodent control.
Inspection
The first part of rodent control is to find where the rodents are entering you building or residence. Local food sources like bird feeders, grass seed, and dog food may be unintentionally luring the rodents into your home or building. If you live in a pier or beam home and have a rat rodent control problem, common entrances for these rodents are open crawlspace vents and digging under the shallow footings of your home. In addition, utility line entrances like air conditioning, electricity, and gas lines are also common entrances for rodents. Roof vents, protected roof overhands, stack pipes, and gables are all common entrances for rodents into your home or building. If you see grease stains in any one of these areas, it is usually an indication that this is a heavily traveled path by rodents.
Once you have round where your rodent control problem is originating, patch the area to keep the rodents out. Hardware wire and expanding foam are very effective tools to patch the holes for rodent control in your home or building.
Removal Of Rodents
After you have found the entrance point and have patched or fixed that point of entry, you must focus on the removal of rodents for true rodent control on your home or building. A baiting or trapping program is the lowest toxicity way to remove your rodents. Snap traps offer an effective solution for rodent control, but some people do not feel comfortable actually killing the rodents. If you do not feel comfortable with exterminating the rodents and want a less invasive rodent control, try bait systems. Place these baits in active areas like the crawlspace or the attic, or other places where you know the rodents frequent.
Follow Up
Do not just place the trap and leave it. Make sure to follow up and check the bait or snap traps on a regular basis. You may need to add more bait or move the trap to another location if you have not caught anything in several days. After you have successful rodent control, make sure that you remove the baits in order to prevent an insect infestation.
If you follow these tips, you will be able to successfully remove your rodents with the least toxicity possible.
