Gaps and runs
Rodent Service
Monitoring and control of rodent activity, and a straight answer about where they’re getting in.
Chapter 01
Signs before you see one
Most people never see the rodent. They find droppings along the baseboards or at the back of a cabinet, gnaw marks on a box or a wire, or greasy rub marks along a wall where the same route gets used every night.
The other sign is sound: scratching in a wall or the attic after dark. It means something is travelling, and travelling means there is a way in.
A gap around a utility line and a vent screen where a block foundation meets the ground
How we work it
We start by finding the entry. That means walking the outside for gaps at utility penetrations and the foundation, checking vents, and looking at the garage door seals. A gap narrower than you’d expect is enough for a mouse.
On our quarterly plan we monitor and control rodent activity, placing monitoring and control points along the runs we find. We tell you where they are getting in and what sealing it would take, so the answer doesn’t depend on us coming back forever.
Chapter 03
Keeping them out
Pet food and feed belong in sealed bins. Woodpiles belong off the house, and limbs touching the roof should come back, because a branch is a bridge. These are small jobs and they change what a rodent finds worth the trip.
Follow-up checks ride along on the quarterly schedule. If you hear something between visits, call or text 430-260-7402 and the office will set a time.
Rivers Pest Control, 407 S Main St #6, Lindale. Call or text (430) 260-7402.
Gaps and runs
Four places the gap hides.
- Utility penetrations
- Where pipes, cables and gas or AC lines pass through the wall, the hole is almost always larger than the line.
- The foundation
- Cracks and gaps where block or slab meets the ground, and where siding stops short of the footing.
- Vents
- Crawlspace, dryer and soffit vents with a bent or missing screen are an open invitation.
- Garage door seals
- A worn bottom seal leaves a strip of daylight along the floor, and that strip is a doorway.
A straight answer
Gives you the service you actually need and ensures quality.