Professional Rat Exterminator Services
It’s time to control the freeloading rats that mistake your property for their home. Mosquito Joe® provides reliable rat extermination services to help get rid of these pesky rodents and prevent them from coming back. Take an essential step towards a healthier property and request a free quote today!
Signs of a Rat Infestation
Rats are smart and secretive, so you may never see one until the infestation is severe on your property. But other signs can alert you to a problem. Check out these signs to look out for from our rat exterminators:
Droppings
If you see (or smell!) ¼-inch long pellets with pointed ends on your property, those are rat droppings. They appear soft, slimy, and dark brown or black. As they age, they may fade to gray or tan. Droppings are most common where the rats are most active.
Foul Odors
Their urine smells of stale ammonia.
Gnawing and Bite Marks
Rats chew through plastic, cardboard boxes, drywall, and anything else to reach the food they seek.
Piled Nesting Materials
Rats make themselves right at home, building nests on your property of chewed and shredded organic matter. If you find small piles of shredded mixed with leaves, insulation, paper, and other debris outside your home, call for rat extermination services near you.
Skittering, Scratching, Scampering Sounds
Those strange sounds of rustling and scurrying at night are rats going about their nocturnal business of eating, mating, and moving about outside your property.
Greasy Streaks
Rats move around by sticking closely to low objects. The oils in their fur, the dirt on their feet, and the urine they walk through create greasy streaks.
Pets Acting Strangely
Even if you miss the early signs of a rodent infestation, your pets sure won’t. If your dog or cat is unusually restless, acting strangely outside, or seems to be hunting something you can’t see, they may be tracking a rodent.
If you notice any of these signs of a rat infestation on your property, call your locally owned and operated Mosquito Joe. As part of our pest control services, we provide expert rat extermination services near you that take the scuttling, scurrying critters out of your way.
Our Rat Extermination Services Process
Our entire rat removal and rat extermination services process is designed to protect you, your family, and your property from rodents:
- Inspection: Our rat exterminators examine your property, seeking signs of rodent activity and identifying habitation and runways.
- Trapping: We humanely trap any rodents on your property so we can remove them without the risk of leaving sick or dying rats behind.
- Evaluation: We evaluate the local rodent populations to determine your home’s best defense against future infestations.
- Barrier: We block openings and pathways, then establish a barrier around your home that repels rodents and prevents them from reentering your premises.
- Repellant: Our rat exterminators use liquid rodent-repellant to control and limit the local rodent populations and keep them away from your property.
What Sets Us Apart As Exterminators for Rats?
We use no poisons, reducing the risk of leaving dead or dying rodents in the walls of your home. Instead, our rat control services trap and remove rodents from your premises. Then, we establish a protective barrier around your house that prevents the critters from getting in.
You can count on great service and highly effective results because the Neighborly Done Right Promise™ and the Mosquito Joe Satisfaction Guarantee back everything we do. We do the job right the first time.
FAQs About Rat Extermination Services
Q: How long do rat extermination services take?
A more established population of rats may take a few weeks or even months to resolve an issue.
Q: How do you prevent rats from coming back?
Preventing rats from coming back requires a multi-pronged approach:
- Seal all holes, gaps, and cracks in the walls
- Keep spilled birdseed and any fallen fruits and vegetables in the garden picked up
- Keep all trash cans tightly sealed
- Keep trees and shrubs trimmed and away from the house walls
- Use professional rat control services
Q: Can your rat control solutions be harmful to pets and children?
Our entire rat control service is designed to protect your household’s well-being. We never enter your home, and we don’t use poisons or toxic substances. We trap and remove the rats on your property and prevent their return.
Q: What are the risks of using rat poison myself?
If you’re considering using rat poison or rodenticide on your own, remember that it can be highly toxic and carry serious risks if not handled or stored correctly. To ensure the effective removal of rats, it’s recommended that you rely on professional rat removal services.
Q: What else can I do to get rid of rats?
Continue to seal any cracks or gaps they might use to access your home and keep your property clean. This helps block their access to food, water, and shelter, which is essential for survival.
