Category Archives: Rats and Mice

A plague of mankind for eons the rodent can be very destructive. These articles are great how to for rats and mice and you’ll find better understanding of why and how rodent control techniques work.

Squirrels are rodents too

squirrel |ˈskwər(ə)l| noun an agile tree-dwelling rodent with a bushy tail, typically feeding on nuts and seeds. • Family Sciuridae: several genera, in particular Sciurus, and numerous species. • a related rodent of this family ( see ground squirrel , … Continue reading

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This Should Have Been A Super Bowl Ad

One of, if not the best commercials I’ve ever seen. Oh why didn’t I stay in media class back in high school. Watch it to the end, you’ll being roaring with laughter and cheering for the underdog like you did watching Rocky I. Continue reading

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Do Not Use — Rat in Toilet

Is this thing more common than I thought? I was right about one thing though, rats coming up sure to have a hard time getting out of the bowl because of the slippery porcelain and that to me is a good thing. Continue reading

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Can Rats Come Up Through Your Toilet?

While this is not a great question like; “why do I exist?” or “why do cars speed up when I’m trying to pass them?” it is however one that has intrigued mankind probably not to long after the flush toilet was invented. Continue reading

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Chalk Talk episode #3 Trapping Rats & Mice

It’s getting cold out there and rodent calls and awareness are at a year long high. It starts as a ‘flash’ sighting across the kitchen floor to hearing scratching and squealing inside the walls. Continue reading

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A TV Costs 83,000 Rats

If the other farmers are going to have a chance they’ll need to kill at least what Islam did so 500 farmers x 83,000 rats = 41,500,000 dead rats and somehow I don’t believe that will even put a dent in things Continue reading

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West Side Rats

I felt pretty hopeless at times as even my best attempts didn’t seem to make a difference. As a side note I worked on commission and my pay for that stop was about $ 3.00. Continue reading

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3 Easy Home Made Mouse Traps

Before you get to cocky however, consider that the mouse has also had 112 years to study the problem and he hasn’t been sitting idle. Continue reading

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Keeping Squirrels Out of Your Cars Engine

Now I’m a nature lover like so many of you so I don’t really relish the idea of killing a squirrel but if it comes between my safety and that of my families the squirrel has got to go. Continue reading

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Green Mouse Droppings

It’s difficult to say that red or green droppings mean the mouse has gotten a lethal dose or not from the baits since food passes through their systems so quickly. What you can surmise however is that they have accepted the bait Continue reading

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Rat quiz

See if you can tell the difference between a Norway rat and a roof rat. www.pestcemetery.com Continue reading

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Rats and mice

Almost everyone I know has had a mouse or two in their lifetime. For the most part you’ll get two different reactions to this ‘house guest’.  #1 “Oh he’s so cute-I hate to get rid of him” #2  “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWEEKKKKKKKK!” I doubt … Continue reading

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