Several viral videos have made their way around the Internet lately as rats have been spotting a few times on public commuter trains.   In another instance, an older gentleman is recorded traveling on a commuter train with his pet rat!   Every couple of years, a video gets posted after a rat gets spotted […]

The City of Windsor has joined many others in North America that are focused on providing education to residents in hopes of reducing overall rodent populations, including both mice and rats. The biggest part of the campaign is providing ongoing education to customers, so they know how to protect their homes from rodent infestations. Not […]

Garages have typically been left alone by the pest control industry, and even by many garage door companies until recently. As the focus of keeping mice and rats away from a home continues to focus more on exclusion – i.e. prevention – protecting the garage became critical.         Typical two-car garages are […]

Exclusion is based on the fact that rodents need to be prevented from entering a home or structure through holes in siding or openings under doorways. But many PMPs forget that rats and mice can enter through plumbing and sewer penetrations!       Protects Sewer Pipes Sewer Assassin works like a bait station before […]

Steel wool, a bundle of steel filaments that is commonly used for cleaning, may be one of pest control’s oldest tools in the box for preventing rodents. The product has been made under many brands, most notably S.O.S. steel wool pads, has been around since the 1800s and continues to be a mainstream cleaning product. […]