Door sweeps are the essential tool for preventing rodents from entering homes and business. But while they provide that level of protection, they also enhance energy efficiency.

Overall, drafts from doors and windows increase energy bills by as much as 30 percent. A costly price to pay for insufficient protection in a home or business.

According to WHD (Window Hardware Direct): “door sweeps help create a seal that prevents cold air from entering your home, keeping your home warm and cozy.”

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, air leaks around doors account for 18-20 percent of heat loss in a typical home; drafty windows account for up to 30 percent of heat loss. A 1/8-inch gap under an exterior door lets as much cold air in as a 2 ½-inch hole punched in the wall.

That’s why door sweeps are so important! Burrtec’s door sweeps can protect from rodent infestations, as well as 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.

West Hollywood became one of the first cities in America to ban the sale and use of glue traps for rodent protection. The traps, commonly used throughout the country, were banned because they are found to hurt animals, according to the West Hollywood City Council.

Glue traps are sticky trays that are put out – typically in places to attempt to fight pest infestations, specifically roaches, rats, and mice. But squirrels, small dogs, and other small animals are being caught in them, hence the ban, which took effect in 2023.

In addition, the glue traps can keep a mouse stuck to it for hours or days and because it can be considered inhumane as a practice, that’s why West Hollywood banned them.

Bait traps are more commonly used for rodents, where rats or mice enter the trap and eat poisonous baits. Other opportunities for rodent protection is simply rodent prevention.

Being able to stop rodents from entering a home or facility is the best form of pest control, especially through door sweeps made from Burrtec USA. Burrtec’s door sweeps can protect from rodent infestations, as well as 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.

One of the least protected areas in a commercial warehouse or facility is the rollup door where deliveries are made. The doors are strong but leave gaps and cracks that are tailor made entrances for allergens and small insects.

Most rollup doors – as well as regular residential garage doors – come with rubber seals that are designed to prevent openings. But a quick Google search will find years of complaints from purchasers who realize that rubber seals do two things: they bend and don’t prevent openings anymore, or they cover the opening but rub against other elements meant to protect and eventually bend permanently.

Not good solutions in either option. But door sweeps are the opposite – they provide a strong bond that stops dirt, dust and pollen from entering. In addition, they stop rodents – both rats and mice – from sneaking in to a commercial facility, and later causing damage.

Burrtec’s Bugshut for steel rollup doors is the best – it stops dirty air from entering and prevents bugs from getting in!

Just like they help with residential doors and those you’ll find at commercial facilities, restaurants, gas stations, and many other places – Burrtec’s door sweeps can protect from rodent infestations, as well as 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.

Cities and states have varying techniques to dealing with rodents. These regulations vary and help give professionals a baseline for how to approach control.

On a federal level, insecticides are regulated by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Regulations are different state to state. For example, in Illinois pest control professionals must adhere to the standards of the Illinois Structural Pest Control Act; in California, they follow that state’s law of the same name.

Cities also develop legislation in certain circumstances to enhance its state’s existing laws. Chicago has an ordinance that is designed to address the issue of bed bug control. In 2022 the New York City Council passed a series of four bills called the Rat Action Plan, geared to provide pest management standards for construction sites.

San Francisco’s Integrated Pest Control ordinance governs the way pests are controlled on all city properties, but not private ones. Miami, Florida code dictates that hotel owners are responsible for pest control but also that they need to protect the needs of their guest, as well.

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. Doors sweeps can prevent this and protect from rodent infestations, as well as 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.

Next month the National Hardware Show will take place March 26-28 in Las Vegas, showcasing the latest in lawn, garden, and outdoor living.
https://www.nationalhardwareshow.com/

Products ranging from hand and electric tools, safety equipment, rakes and landscaping tools, pumps, storage, and sprinklers will all be available to view and purchase.

The National Hardware Show has a rich history spanning 77 years of serving the home improvement marketplace. It started in New York during post-World War 2 and then moved to Chicago in the 1970s, to today’s current location in Las Vegas.

The National Hardware Show is known as the most comprehensive event, education and networking platform serving the hardware and home improvement industry. That’s why Burrtec representatives will be attending.

As the industry’s top show, the National Hardware Show is focused on the cultural, environmental, and technological developments shaping the future of modern living. It unites and guides the industry at its event by bringing professionals together and creating industry growth.

 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.