Rats & Mice Blacktown NSW – Emergency Residential Rodent Exterminators

Rats & Mice were introduced to Australia by the first European settlers and they have been an issue ever since.

They can increase rapidly and will do substantial damage to your home, business and furniture through their gnawing activities. They will also pollute food and other materials through the droppings they leave behind. Their droppings have even been implicated as prospective asthma triggers in children.

Not only are rats and mice destructive they have also been known to cause home fires after chewing through electrical cables.

Castle Hill Pest Control’s mouse control service

At Castle Hill Pest Control, we comprehend the issues to your home, family or business from the presence of mice.

As professionals in mouse control, we offer quick and reliable services to assist your property stay pest-free.

Backed by over 85 years of global experience, our licensed service technicians are based in Blacktown and are local to you.

With ongoing training for the current technology, treatments and innovation, we are in the best position to be able to provide you the most efficient mouse control services readily available.

Common Rodent Types in Blacktown

Roof rat (Black Rat)

Nests in attics, wall voids, hollow trees. Usually enters the home from trees or power lines. Prefers fruit, but will eat all kinds of foods. Prefers to travel off the ground.

Norway rat (Sewer Rat)

Digs burrows along foundations and under dirt piles, often found in basements. Can go into houses through toilet pipes. Prefers meat and fish, but will eat anything. Really aggressive, strong burrower and an exceptional swimmer.

Wood Rat

Prefer to not live near humans. Typically, build their nests on the ground in wooded locations. Active at night and primarily vegetarian– eating plants, woodland fruits, and they especially like acorns.

Rats and mice cause diseases!

Rats and mice are huge carriers of several diseases, and it has been reported that rats bite more than fifteen thousand people annually, involving really young, old or incapacitated. A few of the illness brought on by rats are bubonic plague, salmonella, leptospirosis, Hantavirus and tularemia.

Indications of rat and mice activity consist of;.

Finding typical signs of mice, such as droppings, could suggest an active problem in your home or business.

• Droppings – 50/80 droppings a night, little and dark (approx. 3 – 8 mm in length), spread arbitrarily. Search for droppings especially along walls, in cupboards or under sinks.
• Grease marks (smudges or smears) – This is brought on by mice fur continuously brushing against walls, floors and skirting on routine paths. You may discover dark smears around holes or around corners.
•  Urine pillars – In establishedor heavy invasions, body grease, combined with dirt and urine, develops into little mounds, up to 4cm high and 1cm wide.
•  Scratching sounds – People often report hearing unusual scratching sounds in the evening when mice are most active. Listen for sounds between partition walls, under floorboards, in false ceilings, basements and lofts.
• Nests – Mice use simple to shred materials, such as newspaper and fabrics, together with other soft materials to line their nest. Check lofts, suspended ceilings, cavity walls, under floorboards and behind refrigerators, under stoves and in airing cupboards. Nests will often contain young mice.
• Tracks (footprints) – Dirty environments such as unused lofts and basements can show up rodent tracks and tail marks. To look for activity, spray flour, baby powder or china clay and check the next day for fresh tracks.
• Live or dead rat or mice – Finding a mouse or rat during the daytime can be an indication of a heavy problem.
• Strong smell – Mice urinate frequently and their wee has a strong ammonia-like smell. The smell may be really strong near the primary site of activity or in enclosed spaces. This smell can remain for a long period of time (even after an infestation has been removed).

If you observe any of these signs, call Castle Hill Pest Control today for a free quote on targeted mouse and rat control, utilizing the current technologies and innovation.

Our service is guaranteed and is provided as part of our Year Round Protection Strategy.

Worried about rats and mice in your home or business?

• You can take some practical actions now to prevent rats and mice in the first place and prevent an infestation. Before you begin to treat for rats, Castle Hill Pest Control suggests:.
  Make sure all food is kept safely in fridges, freezers and sealed containers or jars.
• fix any holes in walls and fill spaces that exist in flooring, doors or windows.
•  Clean, sweep and vacuum the house ahead of the treatment and do this routinely to aid ongoing control.
•  Eliminate any unneeded cardboard, paper or packaging that rats can use for making nests.
•  Make notes on where rats are seen and share these information with your pest control specialist.
  For an existing issue right now, you can depend on Castle Hill Pest Control to get rid of rats and mice securely and effectively.

With 85 years of worldwide experience in controlling mice, our licensed service technicians live locally in the locations they serve and can offer a fast solution to your issue.

For A-class services in Lalor Park, Seven Hills, Kings Park, Marayong, Woodcroft, Kings Langley, Prospect, Doonside, Glenwood, Arndell Park and Blacktown, get in touch with us!