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.