We get this question quite a bit, or we see the results after a customer tries to use a mouse trap to kill a rat. There’s quite a size difference between a mouse and a brown rat. A mouse weighs in at only about one ounce compared to up to 18 ounces for the rat.
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Rats are more common than one would think. These cunning omnivores are not only intelligent, but have a high reproductive capacity. Despite living only 12-13 months in the “wild”, much damage can occur in a short time if rat populations are left unchecked. The common rat found causing problems in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts
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Rodent-proofing a home can be an overwhelming job since you’re looking for very small opening or gaps. At Colonial Pest, we can do that for you. We have a team of experts who specialize in rodent exclusion. They’ll check your home for potential entry points and will use quality materials to seal them. Not all
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Rats are creatures of habit and will follow the same route between their nest site and food and water sources. After much repeated use, these paths or runways become more obvious. Runways of the brown (or Norway) rat are mostly near ground or floor level and are usually near some vertical surface like a fence
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Condo Unit 3R at 124 Beacon Street in Boston was hardly a place you’d want to call home even though it’s located in one of Boston’s most famous neighborhoods near the Boston Public Gardens and just an 11-minute walk from the State House. Last July, the $600,000 condo was condemned as being “not fit for
VIEW MOREYou have reason to be concerned. Pest control experts say that there are probably about 10 rats in an area for each one seen at night. Besides eating and contaminating people foods, rats transmit diseases such as food poisoning and ratbite fever to people. They are often infested with lice, fleas, and mites that transmit other diseases.
VIEW MOREWe’ve seen what we think is a rat in our backyard on more than one occasion. We can’t find any burrows though. Where would the burrow be located? P. N., Hooksett, NH First, don’t assume though that rats are nesting on your property. Home for that rat could be next door or down
VIEW MOREThis last month Southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts have had lots of melting snow, and the water table has risen accordingly! It is not surprising to find increased rodent activity in times of flooding, especially if the water table rises for an extended period. Like all rodents, mice and rats cannot breathe under water. Rats
VIEW MOREWhere do rats nest? In many locations: thick shrubbery; under sheds, foundations, or dumpsters; in furniture or wall voids; in sewers, and other places.
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STE 6&7
Hooksett, NH 03106