RODENT CONTROL • Long Island, NY

RAT (Rattus) REMOVAL Long Island, NY

Long Island Animal Control Wildlife Removal Services offers professional rat removal and control. Long Island, New York is inhabited by both Norway rats and Roof rats. Rats make up the largest single group of mammals on the Earth. Rats make up 1/3 of the Earth's total mammal population. Six centuries ago a deadly plague killed as many as twenty five million people in Europe. The Bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death was transmitted to humans by fleas carried by rats. A rodent infestation can result in big problems for a Long Island homeowner. Norway rats, are also known as brown rats or sewer rats. Norway rat burrows may be found along building and house foundations, beneath rubbish or woodpiles, in gardens, under sheds and decks. Rat nests are often lined with shredded paper, cloth, or other fibrous material. When Norway rats invade a structure, they generally remain in the basement or ground floor. Roof rats, also called black rats are agile climbers and when they invade buildings and homes, they are normally found in attics and ceilings. You may have a rodent infestation in your Long Island residence if you are finding rat droppings around dog or cat dishes or pet food storage containers. Other signs of a rodent infestation, would include noises in the ceiling, or noises coming from the attic at dusk. Even though rats are most active at night, they can also be active during the day. Therefore, you may hear rats in the attic, or ceiling, day or night. The presence of rat burrows evidences a rat infestation, which requires rodent control. Rat trapping and rodent proofing is used as part of our Integrated Pest Management approach to resolving Long Island rodent control issues. Another very important component to our pest management approach is sanitation. Good housekeeping in and around Long Island homes and buildings will reduce available shelter and food sources for rats. If you suspect that you have a rat infestation, contact Long Island Animal Control Wildlife Removal Services for a rodent inspection of your Long Island home, or business. Rodent proofing your residence and rat trapping are necessary in eliminating the pest control problem and are 100% effective.

MOUSE (Mus) REMOVAL Long Island, NY

A mouse is a small nocturnal rodent having a pointed snout and rounded ears. As a result of dropping temperatures, mice infestations tend to begin in the Fall. Mouse feces has been linked to hantavirus, which may lead to Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome. Mice can also transmit salmonellosis, when food is contaminated with infected rodent feces. Breeding onset is at about fifty days of age in both male and female mice and they breed year round. So, there is never just one mouse in a Long Island house. If you see one mouse, you almost definitely have more than one. Mice proliferate quickly and rodent populations may exceed two hundred mice within a matter of months. Noises in the walls, ceiling and attic at night may be mice. If you had raccoons, or squirrels in your attic, chances are you have mice in the attic too. Mouse droppings are indicative of a mouse infestation. Mice are excellent climbers, adept jumpers and are capable of fitting through openings much smaller than their bodies. One female mouse can produce as many as 10 litters in one year. Mouse infestations can grow rapidly, so you need to contact the exterminating professionals at Long Island Animal Control Wildlife Removal Services promptly. It is best to exterminate mouse colonies while they are small. Mouse infestations pose a health risk to humans. The urine, saliva and feces of some mice may contain viruses and bacteria, such as salmonella and hantavirus. It is therefore necessary to exterminate any mice. Rodent proofing your home and mousetrapping are necessary in eliminating the pest control problem and are 100% effective.

RODENT INSPECTIONS IN LONG ISLAND, NY

Long Island Animal Control Wildlife Removal Services will inspect for rodent activity, before any rodent control program is implemented.

Rat Tracks - They have a four- toed front and five-toed back footprint. The hind footprint of a rat will measure approximately one inch.

Mouse Tracks - They have front feet with four toes and their hind feet have five toes. The hind footprint of a mouse will measure approximately 3/8 inch.

Rat Droppings - It is up to 3/4 inch long and 1/4 inch thick and is pointed at the ends. A rat will leave more than 2,000 droppings in a month, which is a greater rate than any other pest.

Mouse Droppings - Are about the size of a grain of rice, measuring 3 to 6 mm. in length.

Rat Burrows - Rats can gnaw through wood and concrete and will create tunnels about the size of a golf ball, under concrete slabs, beneath sheds, under decks and along foundations of homes and buildings

Mouse Burrows - Mice will tunnel through attic insulation, especially blown in insulation.

Rodent Trapping and Removal

Whether your Long Island rodent control problem is rats, mice, or squirrels, we can humanely trap and remove them. There are many different types of mouse traps, rat traps and squirrel traps available for rodent control. Effective rodent trapping and removal is contingent upon using the the right traps and baits for the job. Successful rodent trapping is also dependent upon proper placement of the traps and using the correct number of them.

Rodent Exclusion

Upon completion of the removal of the rats, or mice from your Long Island home, or business, we will rodent-proof to prevent a re-infestation of vermin. This may, or may not require the services of a contractor.

Rodent Removal Costs

Rodent Removal costs are dependent upon the type of rodent, mice or rats, where they are and what will be entailed in exterminating them.