One of Burrtec USA’s biggest markets is Chicago, which has been named the “Rattiest City in America” numerous times! Now Burrtec has its crew out on the streets in Chicago to shoot a short 1-2 minute film on the rodent problem in the Windy City!

 

 

Slated to be released on social media in late June, the crew is going down alleys where rodents literally are scurrying from one building’s dumpster to another, from apartments to restaurants to condos.

 

One of the biggest problems in Chicago is the lack of exclusion on doors protecting trash and food areas. Burrtec USA’s Ratshut Weatherstrip is the key to preventing rats and mice from entering a building in the first place.

 

Just as some pests need a chemical or granular pellet to control it, mice and rats need prevention first. Burrtec’s Ratshut is a key part of the pest control industry’s IPM (Integrated Pest Management) program. Control always means keeping any pest or rodent out before catching or killing it.

 

Ratshut Weatherstrip 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 Ratshut weatherstrip protects garages 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 hallmarks on every calendar in the door and access systems industry, Burrtec recently participated in the National Garage Door Safety Month.

 

 

While safety is important year-round, the annual holiday reminds manufacturers, distributors, installers and all others part of the industry to remind each of the importance of garage door safety.

 

Burrtec sales representatives spent the month meeting with installers to discuss safety initiatives, how to improve, and ways to share and communicate core messages with others.

 

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

 

All of the company’s door sweeps are made for safety, and 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.

When Burrtec USA spoke to Dr. Bobby Corrigan – a national rodent expert – about protecting doors (and garage doors) from rodents, he had some tips for providing good protection.

“For the PMPs they have to if they’re a reputable company proceed down the path of Integrated Pest Management (IPM),” Corrigan said. “And the reason IPM is the kindergarten level of pest control is because it combines all the good things.”

 

Burrtec makes products that can prevent mice and rats from entering a home or garage. While many react to a rodent problem, Dr. Corrigan suggests preventing it in the first place.

 

“First you inspect to see, can you build them out? So, you’re doing inspections so that you can see are all the doors correctly sealed, do they have something as a pest excluder device. Check the all the doors, check the holes, check the penetrations. I always advise them if they’re not sealed you should offer to seal them. Do it for them, it’s a great service. So that’s the thing, keeping them out.”

 

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.

Several viral videos have made their way around the Internet lately as rats have been spotting a few times on public commuter trains.

 

In another instance, an older gentleman is recorded traveling on a commuter train with his pet rat!

 

Every couple of years, a video gets posted after a rat gets spotted on a Metra line in a major city. Unfortunately for train riders, rats are attracted to food and water sources, but also to urine and public trains typically have bathrooms.

 

While these scenarios can only be handled by a licensed pest professional – unless the conductor takes over – the good news is that rats and mice can be kept out of your home or business with Ratshut from Burrtec USA.

 

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.

The City of Windsor has joined many others in North America that are focused on providing education to residents in hopes of reducing overall rodent populations, including both mice and rats.

The biggest part of the campaign is providing ongoing education to customers, so they know how to protect their homes from rodent infestations. Not only mice and rats, but opossums, skunks and more.

 

Door protection using door sweeps and garage protection with weatherstripping like Ratshut is a big part of the prevention.

 

Other Windsor recommendations including taking care of trash and making sure it’s secured, trimming bushes, keeping logs away from the home, filling empty holes that could provide entry, and more.

 

Many cities have these included as part of their governmental efforts. In Boston, for example, the city launched a Rodent Action Plan in 2024 that brought together multiple agencies with a common goal of mitigating rodents to give people a better life.

 

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.