mice control Newcastle

how to solve a mouse problem?

Mice can cause costly damage to property, contamination of foodstuffs, and transmission of disease. When they venture into your home or business, they bring diseases and parasites as they indiscriminately urinate wherever they go. You can identify mouse activity by signs similar to rats. However, they can enter buildings through much smaller openings, squeezing through holes no bigger than the end of a pencil.

Mouse problems often occur when mice search for food and shelter in buildings where food is stored, such as kitchens and storerooms. Mice infestations need to be acted on swiftly, as this can lead to other problems such as,

Property Damage to pipes, floorboards, doors and insulation as they shred for nesting.
Contamination of foodstuffs, as mice urinate and produce pathogens that can transmit diseases like Salmonellosis and Hantavirus.
Fire risk occurs in buildings or vehicles when mice gnaw and chew electrical wires.
Damaged cables pose a significant safety risk.

signs of an mouse infestation

Do any of these sound familiar? Are we discovering a greasy mark on a wall? A noticeable ammonia-like smell? Finding small dark droppings or gnaw marks? If so, then you may well have mice on your property.

Mice are nocturnal, so discovering these signs may take some time, and they can stay hidden and unnoticed for most of the day and only appear at night.

Please take a look at our checklist of signs of a mouse infestation below.

Droppings are usually left in cupboards and on worktops overnight, and they can produce up to 80 per night, between 3 and 8 mm in length.
Grease marks appear on walls, skirting boards, and floors where they have brushed against surfaces. Check corners and around possible access holes for smears.
Urine pillars are a build-up of body grease mixed with dirt and urine, creating
small mounds up to 4 cm high established in heavy infestations.
You can hear scratching noises, mainly at night when they are most active, under floorboards in lofts and between walls.
Nests: check loft spaces for shredded materials, including cavity walls and behind fridges, inside cupboards and under cookers.
You can monitor footprints by sprinkling flour in areas where you suspect a problem. Tracks are much easier to detect in dusty rooms, such as outbuildings and garages.

If you suspect rats rather than mice, see our rat control service.

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