Talking About Preventing and Reversing Environmental Damage
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Hello, my name is Vanessa. I would like to welcome you to my site about the environment. Growing up, I lived along a beautiful river full of jumping fish. The birds flew overhead, ready to catch their next meal in their talons. I watched as the wildlife lived in relative harmony along the riverbed. Unfortunately, as I reached my adult year, the river’s water quality and wildlife populations started to decline. Pollution was cited as the cause, which broke my heart. I will use this site to explore the way societies are damaging the world around them and propose solutions to solve this problem. Thanks.

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After An Infestation, Make Sure Mice Don't Return

Sarah King

An infestation of mice in your home can cause a significant amount of damage in just a short period of time, as well as cause your mind to race about the thought of sharing your living quarters with these rodents. Upon seeing signs of an infestation, it's wise to contact a local pest control agency that can deal with the issue promptly. Once you're confident that there are no longer any mice in your home, it's up to you to take measures to prevent a future infestation. Here are some simple ways that you can decrease the risk of mice coming back.

Keep Food Areas Clean

Mice are known for their acute senses of smell, which means that they can easily be attracted to your home if they can smell your food. As such, take care to keep any areas in which you have food as clean as possible. This means regularly sweeping up crumbs left in the kitchen, as well as keeping your basement or garage's food shelves tidy. If you ever make a mess, deal with it promptly. Likewise, try to avoid leaving dirty plates and dishes throughout your home. It's easy to leave a dirty plate in your home office, for example, but doing so can attract mice.

Limit Available Access Points Into Your Home

The average mouse can squeeze its way through extremely small areas, which means that these pests can easily make entrance to your home if the exterior isn't fortified to keep them out. Carefully walk the perimeter of your home to look for potential access points. Things such as an askew dryer vent can often be enough to allow mice to enter your home. Deal with such issues promptly by replacing them or reinforcing the gaps with weatherproof caulking.

Set Traps In Your Basement

While mousetraps in your basement don't technically prevent mice from entering your home, they will often prevent mice from ascending to your kitchen and other areas in search of food. When they enter a home, they often do so into the basement; mice can then climb through the walls and access your kitchen through holes or slots in the rear of your cabinets, for example. Placing a couple mousetraps around the basement will ideally catch mice quickly — and the added benefit is that if the traps never catch anything, it's a pretty clear sign that your other strategies have indeed kept the mice away.

For more information, contact a company like Environmental Services Pest Control


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