Rats & Mice

RATS and Mice

Can you get rid of
rats and mice?

Our technicians install Plexiglass, which will cause climbing rats to simply slide off the house

Absolutely!
We can also eliminate their re-entry and the damage they caused!

Rats can harbor and transmit a number of serious diseases. They can also introduce disease-carrying parasites such as fleas,flies, lice and ticks into your home or business. Rats are instinctively wary of traps and bait. They can colonize in attics, burrows, under concrete and porches, in wall voids and other hard to reach places.

Mice invade your home or business seeking food, water and warmth. One pair of mice can produce 200 offspring in four months! Each mouse can contaminate ten times more food than it eats.

Rodents' keen instincts make them difficult to control, and they present a serious menace to your home or business.

This uninhabited mobile home in Fallbrook had been infested with rats.

Microscopic protein particles called allergens, are present in the rat droppings & urine. These can set off allergic symptoms when breathed into the lungs, or passed by hand to the eyes or mouth.

Pest control inSouthern California is not hard to find. But a true solution provider for rat and mice infestations, one that will solve the problem, rather than potentially making the situation worse, is invaluable! Rodent problems occur in even the best towns, Poway, Escondido, Rancho Santa Fe, Oceanside, Encinitas, Coronado. Often the most elegant towns have these problems due to the lush landscape you will find there. Towns such as Ramona, Temecula, Chula Vista and San Diego center are not exempt due to the mountains and canyons that allow rat and mice infestations to develop freely.

Rat Species:

For more specific information within our website on roof rats, click here.

Hearts Pest Management has a complete pest control solution for rat and mice infestations:

Indoor/Outdoor Trapping and/or Baiting.
House/Property proofing to eliminate rodent access and attractiveness of your property to rodents.
Maintenance plans.
Attic decontamination and renewal, including:
- Deep fogging for ecto-parasite ellimination
- Insulation removal
- Sweep and Vacuum contaminated area
- Replacement insulation
- Deodorization

This home in Julian, CA demonstrates the risk of fire from rat or mice chewing behaviors.

Rats can also damage property by gnawing at wood, lead and soft metals, electrical wiring, water pipes, and drainage systems. Exposed electrical wiring is a serious fire hazard.

For more comprehensive academic information about rats and treatment methods, enjoy: University of California IPM Notes on Rats.

For University of California information, dedicated to mice and treatment methods, see House Mouse academic web materials.

Rat Control is only part of the service Hearts provides. We provide extensive services to thoroughly clean and decontaminate from rat, mice, (and additionally from bird) infestations. See our webpage devoted to decontamination and restoration. Long after rats and mice have been exterminated, the contamination they leave can cause problems.

Mice and Rats display contamination causing behaviors in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Rats have the potential to spread a wide variety of diseases around the home. These can then be spread wherever rats go via their fur, feet, urine or droppings.

Aha! Now I know how rats are getting in! Full insulation removal helps to detect all rodent entry points!

Rats are very adaptable and can establish themselves wherever there is a supply of food and suitable harbourage in which to hide. After removing insulation, it is easy to detect the access point where rats enter the attic from under the eave.