Rats

How do grocery stores deal with rodent infestation?

Danger of Rodent Infestation in Grocery Stores

Not much is known how grocery stores deal with rodent infestations, as it’s the last people you’ll be thinking of wanting to see rodents. Grocery stores and pest control services in Toronto have always been in close contact with eating. It is not strange considering what is at stake for these stores. The methodology employed in…

How to control a rodent infestation?

How to Control a Rodent Infestation?

There are various reasons why your home might be considered a heaven for rodents to stay in indefinitely. Rats will go as so far to seek the opportunity to make rats nests inside your home. The main reason why rodents flock to homes in the first place is to seek shelter from the cold and…

What are the causes of a rat infestation?

What are the causes of a rat infestation?

There are many reasons as to why your house is experiencing a rat infestation or why rats would be harboring in your house in the first place. Rats have many reasons to enter your house. One of the principal reasons why rats are in your house is because of the abundance of food and like…

Can rats and mice cohabit peacefully?

Can rats and mice cohabit peacefully?

Even though these two species of rodents seem to have not much difference in between them, rats and mice cannot co-habitate peacefully. This is due to the fact of their two very different natures in which they tend to settle themselves in.  The reason for this being is that, when rats and mice are put together…

What are the causes of a rat infestation?

Are Rat Droppings Dangerous?

Its no secret that rats spread disease, they have been blamed for the plague after all. A rat infestation is a serious business and this is why. Rat poop is super dangerous and have you ever wondered what does rat poop look like? It’s easy to identify rat poop; they are skinny pellets that are…

Are rats more aggressive than mice?

Are Rats More Aggressive than Mice?

To answer the above question in short, yes, rats are indeed way more aggressive than mice. This is due to their territorial nature when faced with an enemy. This can be seen in their different behaviour when faced with a threat. When mice are faced with a threat, they are likely to scurry away, whereas…

Do Rat Droppings Cause Health Problems?

How to Identify Roof Rats

It’s difficult at times to identify wildlife correctly. Often times one rodent looks like another and so on. But not anymore. This is the definitive guide to Roof Rat Identification. Now just to start, roof rats are very dangerous and spread diseases like crazy. Not only that, rats can spread fleas too, especially when you…

Deer Mice Infestation Can Expose you to Hantavirus

Deer Mice Infestation Can Expose you to Hantavirus

Deer mice among other species of rodents are carriers of the Hantavirus, mere exposure to the feces, urine, or in rare instances can infect you with the virus, and when droppings are spotted or for that matter any live rodent, one should immediately call our reputable mice exterminator Toronto service who can be at your…

Norway Rats Can Transmit Influenza

Norway Rats Can Transmit Influenza

Influenza, or the flu for short, is perhaps the most common virus in the world. And while humans have been getting it for hundreds of years, where it comes from is still a question. That question may have been solved. The flu has been tracked in many, many different species of wildlife but base on…

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The Danger of Hantavirus with Rat Infestation

Anyone who has been in contact or around mice and rats should always be careful as according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention informational brochure “…Only some kinds of mice and rats can give people hantaviruses that can cause HPS. In North America, they are the deer mouse, the white-footed mouse, the rice…