During the winter, there are simple reasons why rats and mice find themselves seeking a presence in a home or building. Their top three needs all would likely be found by going indoors – food, shelter, water. But are the same reasons true in summer?

Since those sources or “big three” are readily available indoors and out during the summer months, a rodent presence indoors during summer indicates a lack of protection around entry points to the home.

Very typical are the openings around plumbing and other utility pipes that are commonly created as they jiggle over time. These openings only need to be the size of a quarter or sometimes, less. When homeowners have a satellite cable dish installed and removed, at times that will leave a small opening in the siding.

The bigger entry points that homeowners and building owners and occupants really need to focus on are garage doors and entry doors. While garage doors have a padding support on the bottom, there is no protection on the sides where wear and tear is just as present.

For entry doors, they most times have openings under them and require door sweeps to protect from rodents squeezing underneath and infesting the building or home. Many door sweeps are not as strong as others and that’s important because rats have strong incisors and can bite through aluminum, wood, and even poorly cured concrete!

Burrtec protects both garage doors and entry doors from rodents. Burrtec manufactures door sweeps that can prevent mice and rats from entering a home, office, or warehouse facility. Its new garage door product is being released later this year, to protect the sides of garage doors from rodent entry.

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.

Exclusion is a simple tactic that when done correctly, can actually prevent rodent infestations before they start. That’s why Ryan Roy of Connecticut’s Marksman LLC relies heavily on Burrtec USA’s 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. Ryan Roy 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 Roy. “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.”

Because 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.

Since rodents can chew through just about anything – including plastic and lead pipes – door sweeps from Burrtec are vital! Burrtec manufactures door sweeps that can prevent mice and rats from entering a home, office, or warehouse facility.

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.

Some articles are timeless and there’s a great one from Buildings Magazine that hit the nail on the head when detailing how to protect a building from pests in spring and summer.

Some of the aspects of the advice include the following:

Keep landscape trimmed – by having branches and bushes away from the building then it doesn’t allow pests or rodents to enter onto the home directly.
Work with pest pros – don’t try to do it all yourself, let licensed pest professionals hand the job.
Sanitize food and trash areas – this is important because rodents come seeking food and water sources.

But the #1 advice was to monitor points of entry! Keeping a building, just like a home, rodent-free starts with prevention. And mice and rats seek openings in buildings to enter and create full infestations.

Doorways provide openings underneath when not protected by quality door sweep products, like those made by industry leader Burrtec USA.

Since rodents can chew through just about anything – including plastic and lead pipes – door sweeps from Burrtec are vital! Burrtec manufactures door sweeps that can prevent mice and rats from entering a home, office, or warehouse facility.

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.

Quality Assurance Magazine, the trade publication dedicated to quality assurance and food safety, in its annual State of the Rodent Control Market found that 67 percent of QA professionals saw rodents in their facilities over the last year.

The issue of rodents is difficult enough for homeowners but for food-related facilities, rodents can lead to dirt and disease being spread internally throughout a production plant – and eventually perhaps even cause audits to fail when reviewed by state and local administrators.

Three specific reasons were cited for the continued rise in rodents … food, safe indoor spaces, and moisture, according to the magazine’s annual report.

Without proper prevention protocols in place, food facilities can also have machinery affected by rodents. House mice and Norway rats are known to chew on wiring, typically behind walls undetected until the damage is done.

The rodents can chew through almost anything – including plastic and lead pipes – to get to a water source.

Prevention is the top way to protect against rodents and their damage. Burrtec manufactures door sweeps that can prevent mice and rats from entering a home, office, or warehouse facility.

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 more typical places that rodents enter a home or facility is through openings under doors. These small openings can eventually lead from one rat or mouse to full infestations.

But they can also enter buildings through garage doors! Without proper maintenance, garage doors can have several spaces along the side or bottom that allows for rodents to enter and seek shelter, food, and water.

Rodents like to chew through the standard rubber cushion that comes attached to a door – it is designed to give the door a soft bottom when it touches the ground and seal any openings. These do not stop rodents as rubber is easy for rats and mice to chew through.

This is why Burrtec USA has developed a great new product specifically made for garage doors, and since it cannot be destroyed by a rat or mouse trying to eat through it – it offers long-lasting protection!

Typically rodents can squeeze under door and enter a restaurant through the size of a quarter – and immediately it has access to the three things it needs to survive: food, water, and shelter.

Prevention is the best form of pest control. Burrtec manufactures door sweeps that can prevent mice and rats from entering a home, office, or warehouse facility.

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.