Rats are highly adaptive animals that you may have spotted anywhere in the city. Rats are commonly seen in parks, subways, alleys, basements, attics, and even in restaurants. These pests will travel far and wide for food. It seems like they could go anywhere, but where do they nest? Rats do have homes they go…
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Rats are highly agile and active little animals that will fully take advantage of your home if given the chance. These pests will wreak havoc on the structure of your home and put you and your family at risk of getting sick. The longer you wait, the worse the situation will be. If you’re seeing
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Rat infestations are difficult to get rid of and can cause a whole lot of trouble. Rats not only carry dangerous diseases but actively damage the structure of the home, risking power outages, fires, and increases in energy bills. One would hope that their insurance provider would help cover these costs. If you suspect a
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Pest control can be rather expensive. As if a rat infestation weren’t stressful enough, getting professional help to rid of the pests costs money that you may not have been ready to pay. However, if you live in Brampton, Mississauga, or Caledon, you’re in luck! The Region of Peel is currently developing a subsidy program
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Many dogs within the Greater Toronto Area are getting sick with Leptospirosis, a bacterial infection that affects both humans and animals. Most of these cases are coming from rats. Rats carry a number of terrible diseases and close contact is unfortunately not required for them to spread them to your dog – these diseases are
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Why should you hire a rat control service in the first place when you can just go to the store and buy repellants and traps? The issue with these repellants is that they are not strong by design and that they do actually very minimal damage. This is by design because according to strict regulations
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While pepper has many useful applications in the kitchen, it is surprising to know that pepper might be an effective repellent or poison against rat presence in your home. The reason for this being is that because black pepper is supposed to contain high concentrations of a chemical called Piperine which is highly toxic to
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Just like humans, rats do not like the smell of bleach. Spraying a solution or mopping the floors with them will keep them at bay, but do not expect it to be a permanent solution, as rats will simply vacate to another part of your home which is more agreeable to the rats and can
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As public life comes to a standstill due to the lockdown, many businesses are suffering due to the restrictions the local government has placed on businesses to curb the spread of the Coronavirus. As many people are dealing with the unprecedented consequences of the virus, so do a lot of rodents, including rats who are
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Rats are known to be very territorial rodents and can be classified as aggressive animals. Unlike the mouse, who will scurry away once it is made with human confrontation. Where the mice lack, it encourages the rat, will stand up for itself, and will try to defend its territory once it feels that is under
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