How To Identify And Remove Rodents From Your Green Bay Home

Have you been jolted away by an unexpected sound in the night? At first, you lay there wondering if you heard something, but then you hear the sound again, and this time, you know something is making the sound. Now that the recurring sound is confirmed, your mind races to decipher what is creating the noise. Before long, you determine the sound to be scratching, which means you have rodents in the house.

Rodents are dangerous to have in your house, and they are not the type of guests you want to live in your home! If rodents are in your home, you need the best pest control in Green Bay, BugBoss The X-Terminator. We are your local family-owned and operated pest control company with a passion for protecting our neighbors from unwanted rodents. We have the expertise to remove rodents safely from your house. To help you understand rodents and to help you win the battle against them, this article answers questions we receive about rodents.

How To Tell If It's Rodents Lurking Around Your House

In our part of the world, there are many types of rodents: rats, mice, moles, voles, and shrews. Some rodents, like mice and rats, are more problems inside the home, while others (moles, voles, and shrews) are outdoor pests. These are indicators of rodents on your property:

• Mice and rats: Although they are outside, these rodents enter homes for food, water, and shelter. These rodents create pathways between their nests and food source; you will find rod-shaped droppings, gnaw marks on various items, grease marks on walls, corners, and objects, holes in walls or floors, four and five-toed tracks, urine stains, odor, and partially eaten food alone these trails.
• Voles: Also known as field mice and meadow mice, this chunky, small rodent creates pathways in the topsoil of the yard. Identifying features include a pointed, long snout, chisel-shaped front teeth, and short tails. 
• Moles: This 5 to 8-inch-long solitary animal spends its time below ground digging tunnels with its large, flat, clawed front feet. Mounds of dirt and raised tunnels in the yard indicate the presence of this insectivore.
• Shrews: This mammal has a 3 to 4-inch body, small eyes, pointed snout, and is covered with fur. Shrews use the tunnels created by moles and voles. Although treated as rodents for control purposes, moles and shrews are insectivores, which means their diet consists of insects. 

These are the Wisconsin rodents in our area inside and outside your home. 

The Hazards Of A Rodent Infestation In Your Home

Of the different types of rodents mentioned previously, rats and mice are likely to invade your Green Bay home. Unlike moles, voles, and shrews, rats and mice have constantly-growing incisor teeth, and unless they keep them trimmed, they ultimately interfere with the animal's ability to eat. Due to their ever-growing front teeth, these rodents gnaw incessantly on objects around them. Inside a house, they chew on wires, storage boxes, furniture, packaged food products, aluminum siding, and more. The breaking of electrical wiring in walls can cause short circuits and damage electronic equipment, potentially sparking fires. The destruction of internet wiring can disrupt online service, hurting the ability to work from home. 

Rats and mice spread rat-bite fever, leptospirosis, rat-bite fever, tularemia, salmonellosis, and other diseases. These little rodents transmit the pathogens via feces, urine, and saliva on surfaces. 

Why Do Rodents Invade Homes?

Rodents enter homes for food, water, and shelter when these items become scarce outdoors due to changing seasons or severe weather events. When a rat or mouse finds a food source in a house, it releases pheromones alerting other rodents of the discovery. If food and water sources are available in the home, the rodents will create nests in the walls. 

The Safest Way To Get Rid Of Rodents In Your Home

Remove rodents using the best rodent control near you, BugBoss The X-Terminator. We will inspect your Green Bay property to determine the rodent species infesting your location. Next, we will create and implement a custom strategy to effectively remove the rodents. Contact us today and request your free estimate.