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.

 

However, in pest control the product is used as a quick but 100 percent effective fix to stop rodents from entering a home or building through an opening. Typically over time, utility and other penetrations jiggle and eventually create openings next to them. The steel wool is shoved in the opening because mice and rats cannot chew through it.

 

Prevention is a big part of exclusion, which is a cornerstone of pest control’s IPM (Integrated Pest Management) program. The focus of IPM is to assess and then control pests and rodents by using fewer chemicals if possible.

 

For mice, the other area to prevent them from entering a home is under a doorway. Burrtec’s door sweeps are known as premium solutions, and they prevent mice and rats from entering.

 

Another entry to the home is through the garage. Ratshut by Burrtec is a stainless-steel spine-backed product and an essential tool for maintenance and facility managers, pest control professionals, and garage door installers. 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.

Smart Garage Door Service has been around for almost 25 years installing doors in order to protect garages from the outside world. One of its main suggestions to consumers – use a weatherstrip to keep rodents out of the garage.

 

Garages are one of the many areas of the home where pest control hasn’t always been a priority. Other than spraying the exterior during a perimeter treatment, garages are typically left alone by pest professionals.

 

Smart Garage has a suggested protocol for customers on its website and among them is to upgrade your garage protection by using a door sweep. The sweeps will prevent the mice and rats from sneaking under openings and into the garage.

 

The pest control industry’s newest garage door product was released in October by Burrtec USA. The company launched its new Ratshut, a rodent-proof weather strip designed to prevent rodents from entering through openings at the top and sides of garage doors.

 

Ratshut comes with a slick white design with a stainless-steel plate inside the plastic exterior. It is durable yet flexible plastic and installs quickly. The company has become popular in pest control for its other products – door sweeps. These solutions stop rodents and dust, dirt, and pollen from entering underneath common doorways!

 

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

Burrtec USA’s sales and marketing pros will be on hand in Atlanta for the IDA’s (International Door Association) spring trade show this week!

While Burrtec has been growing significantly by developing door sweep products that prevent rats and mice from entering homes and businesses by eliminating openings under doors.

 

But the company shifted gears and in the fall the company launched its new Ratshut, a rodent-proof weather strip designed to prevent rodents from entering through openings at the top and sides of garage doors.

 

Burrtec will be meeting with garage door decision makers as the Ratshut product continues to grow to new installation companies and distributors in the garage industry.

 

To prevent infestations, door sweeps are necessary tools, and they stop dust, dirt, and pollen. Mice and rats can squeeze into a home, restaurant, commercial facility through the smallest hole under or on the side of a doorway.

 

Exclusion is critical to preventing rodents from not just homes but commercial facilities too. Door edges get bent from being propped open and even the size of a quarter is big enough to allow a rodent to squeeze in.

 

That’s why Ratshut is such an innovative new product for the door industry. The product is durable yet flexible plastic and installs quickly.

 

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

Orkin, a worldwide leader in pest management services, has listed the top three benefits of using exclusion as part of a pest control program.

 

The exclusion tips are part of a standard IPM (Integrated Pest Management) program, in which professionals typically will assess a situation, consider all options for control, and then deploy those options.

 

For exclusion, which is the act of preventing rodents and other insects from getting into a home or business, Orkin sees three key benefits to professionals using that method. Those three are:

 

Fewer Chemicals – by attempting to keep bugs and rodents out of a home or structure, a reduced amount of chemicals are being utilized.

 

Time Savings – technicians only have so many routes they can take in a day and by using exclusion as opposed to automatically treating the exterior of a home, for example, the technician spends less time on each job.

 

Fewer Problems – fewer pests are able to enter because of exclusion and that means fewer problems will occur down the line. Infestations cannot occur inside if the pests remain outdoors.

 

A huge part of exclusion is the protection of doorways as both mice and rats are known to squeeze under doors through a space the size of a quarter. Burrtec’s door sweeps are known as premium solutions, and they prevent mice and rats from entering.

 

Burrtec’s new product, Ratshut, has a stainless-steel spine and is an essential tool for maintenance and facility managers, pest control professionals, and garage door installers. 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.

Just as humans enjoy warm weather and attractive locations, so do rodents! A new study shows that rats and mice are infesting cities at high rates and the cause: warm weather opens up opportunity for breeding, which leads to infestations.

 

The study in Science Advances, reported by AP, shows that major cities have become tremendous breeding grounds for rats and mice as they are attractive from a food and water standpoint, but also for finding shelter. However, the top reason: the fact that temperatures are higher than previous years has opened the door – pun intended – for infestations.

 

By having food, water and shelter, rats and mice have everything necessary to breed and increase their numbers in major cities. The study shows that the rodents cause $27 billion in damage annually due to disease, food waste, ruined food supplies, and more.

The best pest control professionals deal with this issue on a daily basis, from residential homes allowing in mice to large commercial facilities where the door is left “kicked open” with a cinder block propped against it during warmer temperatures. Or worse, a brick is kicked under the door to keep it open – and in the process the bottom is dented and now has space for the mouse or rat to squeeze under and in.

 

Burrtec is depended on by pest professionals around the world for the company’s door sweep products. Lesser products are made solely from plastic or aluminum, but Burrtec is from stainless steel. Rats and mice have strong teeth, but they cannot chew through stainless steel.

 

In October, Burrtec launched a new product, Ratshut, and it has a stainless-steel spine and is an essential tool for maintenance and facility managers, pest control professionals, and garage door installers. 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.