Pesky Mice Exterminator
If you think you need a mice exterminator for those pesky mice running around your home or businessĀ in North London – specifically Haringey, Enfield, Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill
Mice Mayhem
Finding mice in your home or business is a very unpleasant experience. Mice can also multiply quickly which can increase the problem exponentially.
As a business owner with a restaurant, grocery store or nursery, poor pest management can cost you everything.
We usually receive calls from customers when a mouse is seen scurrying through the kitchen and jumping behind the kitchen plinths or fridge freezer.
Mice Spotting
Another classic sighting is usually in the evening while watching your favourite show on the box.
Youāll normally, in the corner of your eye, catch a mouse dart across the floor. They like to pop out at night when itās quiet and they feel safe.
Thatās usually the time where they take a trip around the kitchen, investigate the area for food, or take a nibble on some dog food left out in a bowl.
Spotted a mouse?
In the UK there are many species of mice but only a few are considered as pests and are therefore subject to control. The main species you may encounter in your home, garden or business are:
Field mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) rarely go into houses but will find sheds and barns during the winter. They have a passion for fruit and vegetables so are a particular threat to farms and small holdings.
House mice (Mus domesticus) are active all year round and often be found making themselves comfortable within your home or business premises.
Mice are well known to cause a fire risk by chewing through electrical wiring.Ā
Mice Mayhem
Mice urinate and defecate constantly, contaminating work surfaces or even food left out in the kitchen. An infestation of mice is quite easy to see because a house mouse typically excretes 80 droppings a day and these rodent droppings are scattered all over, usually in food preparation and storage areas.
As they scurry around, they carry dirt and bacteria with them, transferring it to your counter tops, cabinets, pantry and anywhere else they travel. Diseases associated with mice include Murine Typhus, Trichinosis and Salmonellosis (food poisoning) and therefore pest control for mice is very important.
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How Do You Know if You Have a Problem?
Mice are mainly active at night so they can search for food and hide themselves during the day. Some common signs of mice to look out for include:
- Small, dark droppings on or inside cupboards and also along skirting boards (click here for our droppings identification guide).
- Grease marks along walls, floors and skirtings which mark out the mouseās regular travel routes.
- Urine pillars, which are a combination of dirt, urine and body grease which can be up to 4cm high and 1cm wide.
- You may hear scratching noises at night when mice are at their most active. They tend to be found, well almost anywhere in your home and business, under floorboards, behind your fridge, kitchen plinths, bath panels, in basements and lofts.
- Nests are built using easy to shred materials such as cardboard, plastic bags and fabrics.
- Footprints may be seen in unused areas where floors and walls are dusty.
- Spotting a mouse during the day can be a sign of a heavy infestation.
- Strong ammonia smells may be present because mice urinate frequently.
Why you should control mice...
These nibbling nuisances can also cause a lot of property damage, due to their compulsive need to gnaw to maintain their teeth at a constant length. Electric cables, water and gas pipes, packaging and woodwork may all be seriously damaged by mice, with many instances of electrical fires.
Mice only need a gap of 5 mm to gain entry (roughly the diameter of the eraser end of a pencil). As we always say, prevention and proofing is better than cure. Steps can be taken to make sure gaps around pipes and flooring are sealed, air bricks covered with rodent mesh covers, food items and waste is secure. Without an available food source, it's highly unlikely that mice will hang around. When proofing , we always use professional rodent proof products.Ā Please note, expanding foam might seem like a quick fix, but unfortunately it does not work!Ā The mice will just chew through it.
When it comes to pest control, most businesses cannot afford to waste time experimenting with their own versions of mouse control - the risks are too high. Instead let your local pest control company safeguard your premises with a comprehensive treatment plan.
The presence of mice will negatively affect the business reputation, customer reviews, revenue and profits and a surprise visit from the local Environmental Health Officer.
We will always undertake a responsible application of rodenticide to remove the problem from your home or business. As a professional pest control company with expert mice exterminators, we will have access to a range of professional use rodenticides which are not available to the public.
Your neighbours trust us to resolve your mice issue, and you can trust us too.
What Sparta Pest Control Offer for Mice in North London
- Weāll always start with a survey using the principles of our IPM approach, dentify external areas surrounding your home or business that are likely to attract mice.
- Explore mice travel routes into your property.
- Assess and advise around food storage, waste management and overall conditions in your property that are likely to support a thriving environment for mice.
- We can undertake a rodenticide treatment course to eliminate mice.
- We also offer an additional service of proofing of entrance points with professionally approved pest control products.
- Finally, an additional sanitising service to remove any unwanted pathogens and bacteria caused through mice droppings, urine and body grease.
- For buisness we can also provide an inspection plan to safeguard your premises from mice and other invading pests.
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