When you think about rodents you typically don’t think about season. Mice are certainly present in spring, summer, and fall – and in winter they spend considerable time indoors, as well. But in pest control the “rodent season” refers to the time when mice and rats are trying to find indoor shelter, i.e. most of winter.

During winter, mice will find entry points into a home or business to gain shelter, typically in wall voids, attics, or crawl spaces. Rats will find their spots too, sometimes in attics, chimneys, walls, and other locations.

Each mouse can have up to 60 babies per year and rats up to 24, according to Victor Pest Control. This means an infestation can be a problem that cannot be resolved. Even if they don’t gain entry into a home, rodents will forage and create a stockpile of food near their shelter under wood, in a shed, etc.

One of the most common forms of pest control that is overlooked at times is exclusion. Mice and rats can squeeze into a home, restaurant, commercial facility through the smallest hole under or on the side of a doorway.

To prevent infestations, door sweeps are necessary tools and they stop dust, dirt and pollen.

Burrtec USA is a leading manufacturer of door sweep solutions, providing quality exclusion products to PMPs and building material suppliers. It is the North American division of Burrtec Co., Ltd., one of Japan’s largest pest control producers. To learn more about Burrtec, visit our U.S. website.