Ernies Pest Control
Termites, roaches, rodents-professional pest control service.
Rodents Pest Control Facts and Prevention
Ernie's Pest Control services Toledo, Northwest Ohio and Lower Michigan.
Preventive measures for all pests you can take are :
- Do not leave piles of clothing, papers or other miscellaneous things laying around
- Regular cleaning and maintenance of your home or business
- When cleaning, check under carpet edges and baseboards
- Do not have dirty dishes piled up and sitting for long periods of time, especially not in old water
- Especially in hot weather, put your food scraps in plastic before disposing of them
- Schedule rodents pest control maintenance
- If you see one pest or insect, chances are you are not seeing rest. A call to Ernie's Pest Control should be made to schedule an appointment as soon as possible.
Mice Pest Control and Information
House Mouse (Mus Musculus)
Characteristics
- A house mouse is small, pear shaped and slender, and they weigh 5/8 to 1 ounce
- Their tail is 3-4 inches long, semi-naked and longer than the head and body
- A house mouse body is usually 2 to 3 1/2 inches long, their coloring is light brown to light gray, and their underside a light cream color
- Their ears are large and they hear both sonic and ultrasonic ranges
- Their eyes are small and portrude, they are color blind and can only recognize objects up to 10 feet away
- A mouse travels 12 feet per second and can survive an 8 - foot fall on a hard surface
- Droppings are rod shaped and about 1/4 inch in length and one mouse will average 40 -50 droppings per day
- A mouse can squeeze through a hole 1/4 inch wide
- They are excellent climbers and can swim
Habitat
- Mice invade a home or building seeking food, water and warmth
- A house mouse nests and burrows within structures, sets a territory near food sources that are generally 10 - 30 feet from the nest
- Mice can also be found in cultivated fields, at or below ground level and top floors of skyscrapers
- Mice have a strong social hierarchy
Diet
- Mice are nocturnal, most feeding takes place a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise
- They feed 15 - 20 times per day
- Omnivores, but prefer seeds, cereal grains, fruits, vegetables and meats
- Mice frequent many feeding sites - 20 to 30 - eating small amounts of food at every site
- Daily consumption : 1/10 ounce
- Water is not essential for survival, as long as their food contains at least 16% moisture
- Each mouse can contaminate 10 times more food than it contains
- They are carriers of many serious diseases
Reproduction
- Mice can breed by 2 months of age, and can have litters every 40 - 50 days, with 4 - 7 young per litter
- Mice live up to one year
- Female mice reproduce up to 8 times in their lifetime, a single family may produce up to 56 offspring annually
- After giving birth, females can go into heat and become pregnant within 24 - 48 hours
- They will produce year round in stable conditions, and in less favorable conditions breeding is limited to spring and autumn
