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.

Homes & Gardens Magazine brought together its list of experts as to what can best help keep a home clean – and in one expert’s case, keep dust and dirt from entering under doorways.

 

 

Those same openings are how rats and mice squeeze underneath the exterior doors and enter homes and businesses, spreading disease and creating an infestation.

 

 

According to Prerna Jain, founder / owner of Ministry of Cleaning, preventing windows, doors and other cracks and crevices from allowing dust and dirt from entering is critical. The same principle applies to preventing rodents from entering.

 

 

Jain says having something to “create an additional barrier between the outdoors and your home …. (will help) reduce the dust that enters.”

 

 

Top of the list of products that can prevent both rodents and dust / dirt, is the line of Burrtec’s door sweep products, made with stainless steel – not plastic or aluminum like other manufacturers. These can prevent rodents from biting through it to enter a home or business. That’s why PMPs around the country use it as a daily exclusion tool.

 

 

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.

Pest management professionals embrace exclusion – the aspect of pest control where prevention is the best type of control. Burrtec’s door sweeps are known as premium solutions and Lee Tubbs of Enviroguard Pest Solutions’ relies heavily on the line of door sweeps to prevent mice and rats from entering under doorways.

 

Rodent problems have not lessened much during COVID-19 and in most areas, PMPs are still getting one of every six calls for a rodent issue. But while reacting to mice and rat problems is part of the job, preventing them is the other part. Lee Tubbs uses Burrtec USA’s door sweep products for one reason – they work.

 

“Finding a proper solution for exclusion needs is important to every pest control professional,” said Tubbs. “What’s important is being able to install a door sweep easily, know that the product is dependable and strong, and have peace of mind that it will provide premium performance against rodents trying to eat through it.”

 

Burrtec’s door sweep products are made with stainless steel – not plastic or aluminum like other manufacturers – it can prevent rodents from biting through it to enter a home or business. That’s why PMPs around the country use it as a daily exclusion tool.

 

Our 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.

As the temperatures rise again, most Americans are enjoying the warmer weather but so are rodents. Here are the top four reasons rodents need to be controlled as soon as possible:

 

1 Food

Food is limited in the winter months compared to spring, summer, and fall, specifically in the northern states. Once the temps increase, rats and mice come out of the “woodwork” as the saying goes, seeking out scraps from trash.

 

2 Water

Obviously the most essential need, water becomes available as it warms up and that helps rats and mice maintain their health and strength to seek out the next reason – shelter.

 

3 Shelter

After hiding away in the winter, mice and rats are happy to seek out new forms of shelter where food and water are more plentiful. Commercials doors are often “propped open” during warmer weather, inviting rodents to sneak passed the bait station and into the facility. The same with home – doors that are not kept up and have a quarter-sized hole under can allow a mice or rat to squeeze under it.

 

4 Breeding

Probably the biggest reason you need to focus on protection and prevention is to keep populations from breeding and creating full-scale infestations.

 

Burrtec USA recently launched new products for the door and garage door, to protect mice and rats from entering. Burrtec’s new Ratshut product has a stainless-steel spine and is an essential tool for maintenance and facility managers, pest control professionals, and garage door installers.

 

In addition, 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.