If you have moles, voles, gophers or the like tearing up your yard, or mice and rats chewing on your home’s wiring, you know that professional rodent control is a necessary service. What you might not realize is how important it is to work with a company that understands that rodenticides can have unexpected consequences. Care must be taken to eliminate the rodents that are causing a problem, while protecting other wildlife, neighborhood pets, children, and others.
While it might be convenient to spread rodent control poisons all over the place, a targeted approach is going to lower the risk of non-target poisonings. Not only must care be taken to keep others from ingesting the poison, but also keep them from handling or consuming the deceased rodent that has the poison in their system. There are also other unintended consequences, such as having to deal with the foul odor of a decomposing rodent within your home’s walls or in the attic. In addition, decaying rodents draw flies and other pests.
A professional rodent control company is knowledgeable about rodenticides to chose the best option from the anticoagulant first-generation, anticoagulant second-generation, and non-anticoagulant options that exist on the market and consider trapping techniques when applicable. They’ll address the potential for resolving the primary target with as little potential for secondary poisoning as possible.
