Mouse Control Port Elizabeth is ready to take on any level of Mouse Infestation. Weather you have Mice in your roof or in your garden, let the experts handle it. Rodents such as Rats, Mice and Squirrels cause damage to property, they spread disease and are an all round nuisance Pest. Winter is soon approaching and all manor of Rodents are looking for food and harbourage. Our Mouse Control guys analyze your infestation and treat the situation starting from the cause.
When it comes to Mouse Control Port Elizabeth and all aspects that surround the successful control of these Rodents, Port Elizabeth Pest Control has left no stone unturned. We have trained our staff the the art of integrated Pest Management. Rather than just randomly place Rodent bait stations our staff do a full evaluation and remedy the cause as well as the problem at hand. This makes for long term Mouse free environment.
Why is Mouse Control Port Elizabeth necessary?
Mice and other related Rodents are vectors for disease. They spread them as far as they go without any conscience. They can cause extensive damage to stored food or fabric and are even known to start electrical fires. Below we will state a few of the ways in which a Mouse Infestation can cause damage and illness here in Port Elizabeth.
Mice spread diseases – Mouse Control Port Elizabeth
Leptospirosis is on of the more common diseases spread by Mice. Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection that can be contracted by contaminated drinking water or food. Food is contaminated with Mouse urine is a common cause. House Mice commonly nibble of bread and chips in cupboards, because Rodents and Mice are incontinent, the urinate as they walk, this makes them the perfect vectors for Leptospirosis.
Mice cause extensive damage – Mouse Control Port Elizabeth
Mice given a half a chance can cause Extensive damage to stored goods. Whether your goods are food or textiles, Mice have the ability to destroy either for wither sustenance or harbourage reasons. Mouse Control Port Elizabeth has seen Rodents such as Mice contaminate and damage tens of thousands of Rand’s in damage to stored products.
Electrical fires are not as commonly caused by Mice but still a real threat. Our Mouse Control Port Elizabeth team have witnessed charred roof and floor timber. This is common where a mouse infestation has become large and desperate enough for food to start gnawing away at electrical wiring.
Mice damage structures – Mouse Control Port Elizabeth
Mice are Rodents, just like Rats, Rabbits and Squirrels. This means they have extremely powerful jaws. Their jaws combined with their chisel like incisors constantly grow, this means they need to continuously gnaw on hard objects such as wood to keep them in shape and short. The unfortunate part is these hard items that Mice gnaw on are usually the skirting boards, floor planks or wooden doors of clients with a Mouse Infestation.
What common species of Mice do the Mouse Control Port Elizabeth team deal with on a regular basis?
There are 2 common species of Mice found here in Port Elizabeth. Our Experts mostly only deal with the more common of the two but both deserve an Honorable mention never the less.
House Mouse – (Mus musculus)
House Mice are a smaller species of Mouse. They are very common throughout homes here in Port Elizabeth. An adult House Mouse has a size of about 7cm – 10cm in length and weighs about 12g – 30g. House Mice mostly feed of fatty proteins but are also known to feed off animal food, insects such as Cockroaches and other Crawling Insects as well as fruit and vegetables from gardens.
These Mice are omnivorous and feed very sporadically. Mouse Control Port Elizabeth have a very specific method of treatment thats effective even through their strange sporadic feeding patterns.
Field Mouse – (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fiend Mice are shy little creatures that rarely venture in to homes here in Port Elizabeth. They are commonly found living in bales of hey on farms. They are also common culprits in stealing bird food from feeders. Field Mice are less of a nuisance than their counterpart but are just as capable of causing damage and disease.
Field Mice range between 8cm – 10cm in length with a tail 7cm – 9cm in length. Adults weigh in at about 75g and are a sandy orange brown color with a lighter nearly white belly.
Contact Mouse Control Port Elizabeth for assistance in any level of Mice or Rodent Infestation
If you are currently residing in or around the general Port Elizabeth area and need the assistance of a professional Mouse Exterminator, please do not hesitate to give us a call. Our staff are friendly and always willing to accommodate. Mouse Control Port Elizabeth are a steam of exterminators that specialize in Rodents of all species, shapes and sizes. Call us now and secure your booking.
