How to Prevent Mice from Entering your Basement
Mice are a nuisance as they occupy your homes and pose multitude of problems for your family. They primarily aim to build nests in your home for food and shelter which are needed for the multiplication of mice population. Another reason why they barge in to your home is that they make suitable prey for predators that hunt them from the sky or from the ground. They find protected nesting places in your barn, attic, basement and other hiding places found in your exterior. Mice naturally tend to give birth to babies from the age of 6 weeks and the babies when they attain 6 weeks of age will also start breeding more litters. Your house offers multiple hiding places that are practically inaccessible to predators and mice use this weakness to their advantage and stay put and breeds copiously. You know you are in big trouble if you have mice in your home and especially in the basement as the place is not easily accessible when mice imbed themselves in. your best chances of exterminating them is to call BBPP, the most experienced Mouse Control Service Vaughan, and also for nearby towns and get rid of them professionally.
Basement is one place where we dump everything without thinking of the consequences. At that rate most basements start accumulating heaps of unwanted items thus providing safe haven to mice and rats. You will find mice nests under debris, old clothing, newspaper, documents, heirlooms, bicycles, sports equipment, scores of cardboard boxes and other such rubbles. They present secret nesting places to mice and they build nests and live there undetected for many years without being detected. Residents don’t go basement often unless it is emergently required. Basements serve as dumping yards for many families so they are not cleaned often. Basement is easy to access and all it needs is a small hole, the size of a dime for mouse to get in. Most people leave basement insufficiently lit, and that hugely works in favor of mice that like dark and dank places where they can live and prosper.
How to prevent mice invasion of basement?
You can proactively prevent mice from getting into your basement. After coming from outdoors mice make a beeline to the outer walls of your building. They access entry in to your homes through holes and crevices that have developed in your foundation, basement wall and crawl spaces. Mice are endowed with a collapsible body frame which narrows down when they squeeze through the smallest holes or crevices. This makes them absolutely dangerous because they can access such entry points throughout your home. Once they enter they start damaging your home by cutting, gnawing, chewing, ripping and scratching household articles such as woodwork, furniture, clothing, paper, and other such items. These they collect to build nests and your first line of duty is to block these entries.
Conduct thorough search
Conduct a close inspection of the above mentioned places and hunt for entry points and seal them with caulk, steel wool ball or steel wire mesh. Mice are capable of cutting through tin and aluminum material so it is Important to choose some impenetrable material like the above and seal all entry points. If the infestation of basement has already taken place then it is advised to call BBPP, the best Vaughan Pest Control Service, and get rid of them. you can connect with the pest control service through phone 647-910-6315 or sending mail to info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote.
