How to Get Rid of Deer Mice
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How to Get Rid of Deer Mice
Rodents reproduce at alarmingly rapid rates. Homeowners suspecting a potential deer mouse issue are advised to contact a professional pest control company immediately before a few deer mice turn into a full-blown deer mouse infestation. Contact your local Florida bug control location to schedule a free pest inspection. Our skilled pest professionals will devise a plan customized for your home and your family’s needs. Deer mice exclusion begins with sealing all cracks and crevices in a structure’s foundation.
For existing deer mice infestations, Florida bug control’s elimination process includes:
- Reducing the deer mouse population using eco-friendly materials and our Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices to ensure strategic trap placement and the safe removal of mouse carcasses.
Keeping native mice out of homes and outbuildings
Native mice become a problem where buildings are easy to enter and full of food and nesting material. Prevention means tackling both:
- Close small openings. A mouse can squeeze through a gap about as wide as a pencil. Pack holes with steel wool or copper mesh and seal over it, cover vents with metal screening, and add door sweeps and garage door seals.
- Store food in metal or heavy plastic bins with tight lids, including birdseed, pet food, grass seed and livestock feed.
- Remove hiding places. Move woodpiles and lumber off the ground and away from walls, cut back brush and tall grass near buildings, and keep stored items in sealed containers rather than cardboard.
- Check campers, boats and stored vehicles for nests before using them.
- Use snap traps set along walls where droppings appear.
Mistakes to avoid include glue traps and live traps, which frighten mice into urinating and raise your exposure to contaminated material, and poison bait indoors, where a mouse may die inside a wall. If your property borders coastal dunes, protected beach mice may live nearby, so outdoor trapping there is best left to professionals.
A professional service involves an inspection of the structure, sealing of entry points, trap placement where activity is found, guidance on safe cleanup, and follow-up checks. See our mice page for house mice.
- Eradicating disease-carrying feasting insects and vectors from affected areas.
- Sanitizing affected areas with a specialized HEPA vacuum system that prevents dried mouse waste particulates from becoming airborne and spreading Hantavirus and other respiratory pathogens.
- Monitoring your home for deer mouse activity and checking traps regularly.
Proactive homeowners can help exclude deer mice and other pests from their properties by: - Clearing all debris from around the exterior of your home.
- Keeping lawns cut short, shrubs trimmed and eliminating tall grasses and other vegetation around your property.
- Stacking wood at least 20 feet from your home.
- Eliminating clutter and avoiding stockpiling cardboard boxes in attics, basements and storage sheds.
- Vacuuming and/or sweeping dining and food prep areas after each meal.
- Storing pantry goods in airtight hard plastic, metal or glass containers.
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