Mice in CT and around the world are an enormous problem. Millions of homes and businesses every have issues with mice. They can get into the smallest cracks and once inside they can chew wires, dirty cabinets, contaminate food storage areas with their droppings and leave behind unsanitary counter tops when they walk across them. […]
Scratching in walls is a common complaint that makes our phones ring off the hook every fall and winter. Inevitability, every one of the callers will think that their problem is unique and that there must be some large animal making all that noise. However, quite the opposite is normally true and its usually a […]
There’s mice outside and when the weather is cold they’ll want to get in. We recently provided rodent control services at a home in Woodbury, CT that had mice in the house. The homeowner found out first hand how many mice one Envirocare Pest Control technician can remove in a short period of time. (The […]
I inspected a barn this week in Litchfield, Ct for the presence of bats. When I arrived there was no doubt that the bats had been there. Further, there was no doubt that something had to be done about the bat droppings strewn throughout the barn as seen below. Before cleaning bat guano, mouse droppings […]
Are mice getting into your house, especially in the attic? This is something that almost everyone is going to have to deal with at one time or another, even me! This weekend my wife and I were cleaning out the flower beds at our Watertown, CT, home to get ready for the impending winter when […]
I’m often asked, what is the best way to get rid of mice? There are a lot of answers to this question, but if I had to choose one, by far the best way to get rid of mice would be with mouse snap traps. The great thing about snap traps is that mice are […]
These pictures are before and after shots of a wet, rodent infested crawl space that we just finished. This crawl was insufficiently winterized with very little insulation. To make matters worse it had insulation that was soaked with rodent urine and fecal matter. Here’s how we transformed it. After putting on our protective gear, […]
People are often surprised at the ingenuity of mice and rats when they find out they have a mouse problem. The picture below is of a newly uncovered mouse nest in a vacant garage. Needless to say there’s a mouse problem or one coming very soon. Mice usually will make their nests out of materials […]
The problems associated with dirt crawl spaces and moisture are well documented. We have a new service to go along with our crawl space encapsulation program that basement waterproofers just aren’t equipped to provide. The service is rodent exclusion. Let’s face it where do most people find rodents? In basements and crawl spaces, correct? Who […]
Did you know that a mice infestation are the greatest cause of unknown fires? If you’ve never seen a true mice infestation were mice have chewed wires I’ve posted a classic picture of just how devastating rodent damage can be. This particular wire has been chewed and permanently stained with rodent fecal matter and rub […]
