Mice are a costly and damaging pest. They thrive in many different environments making any structure susceptible for a mouse problem. They contaminate our food, damage our homes and businesses, and carry many diseases.

Here are a couple of tips to help reduce your potential for a mouse invasion.

1. Find openings: Look for openings as small as a quarter of an inch. These are possible routes of entry. Stuff these openings with steel wool as mice will not chew through it.
2. Store food properly: Keep food stored properly and crumbs and debris swept from the floor to not allow for an easy mouse snack.
3. Declutter: Reduce clutter inside and out to eliminate opportunities for mice to hide and nest.
4. Enlist a predator: Cats were originally domesticated to hunt mice in homes. If you’re worried about rodents making their way indoors, enlist the help of a feline friend.

Don’t forget that a female mouse can have as many as 100 babies a year, so it is important to start a mouse control program quickly. Action Pest Control provides pest and rodent control in Indianapolis, Evansville, Jasper, Owensboro, Washington, IN, and surrounding areas.

If you think you may have a mouse problem, contact Action Pest Control today to learn how we can help get rid of mice and other rodents for good.

Spiders are a source of fear for many people, despite their beneficial hunting of insects in our homes. Their predatory instincts are one of the reasons we find them knocking at our doors. Our homes and businesses provide harborage and food for countless other insects that spiders prey on.

 Here are a few different ways to get rid of spiders in your house:

1. Eliminate food sources: One of the best ways to reduce a spider population is to get rid of their food source. This encourages spiders to look for food elsewhere, outside of your home.
2. Remove webs: Vacuuming existing spider webs will discourage them from rebuilding in the same area. Continuously keeping up on webs will help keep them out.
3. Replace outdoor light bulbs: Installation of sodium light bulbs on the exterior of structures reduces the attraction of night flying insects, another spider snack favorite.
4. Eliminate clutter: Keep cluttered areas at a minimum, as spiders will take advantage of any small dark and dry hiding spot.

If you’ve tried these tips and are still seeing too many spiders, you may have a more serious problem. Contact Action Pest Control today to see how we can help.

Action Pest Control provides spider control through Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. With branch locations in Indianapolis, Evansville, Jasper, and Washington, IN, including our branch in Owensboro, KY, our pest professionals are nearby and await your call!