Mice
House mouse
Main colour of House mouse (Mus musculus) is grey-brown. However, its belly side is slightly lighter that its back. Adult house mouse can weigh 12-25 g and its body length can be 6-10 cm. Its tail equals the length of the body. House mouse can be also identified from the strong smell of its urine (acetylamide) as well as from the small droppings it leaves behind.
Yellow-necked mouse
Yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicolli) is slightly larger than House mouse.
Adult yellow-necked mouse can weight up to 50 g and its lenght can be 13,5 cm.
It has yellowish or rusty-brownish back, white belly and yellowish belt around its neck. It also has exceptionally large eyes and ears. From its tail, you can make the difference that it is not a rat.
Yellow-necked mouse has become more common than House mouse. Most mice catched from attics are nowadays Yellow-necked mice.
Prevention
Pay attention to so-called preventive prevention. For example:
- by repairing your building e.g. by sealing all the available joints, gaps and slots e.g. with metal nets
- by removing some of your trees and decimate the vegatation in general. Thus, minimize all the outdoor climbing opportunities!
- by keeping the waste of the whole property in “rodent tight” containers
- by removing e.g. all the fallen apples away from the yard
- by keeping all your foodstuff in “rodent tight” containers and/or storage facilities
If cannot solve you mouse problem by yourself, please contact us. We will solve it!
Acute pest control of mice
We treat every mice problem as an individual case. Unique and customized pest control plan is key of success also to your mice problem.
We act according to FinnishIPM of rodent control (link to Tukes), which we have designed along with other key players.
We solve mice problems by using both baiting and trapping methods. We also use only products designed for professional use only, which we install only to strategic locations.
The sleek appearance and optimised size of the stations also allow them to be positioned in a relatively unobtrusive way.
Periodic control of mice
You shall also inquire our contract policy. When we have a mutual agreement, we put it in practice by installing various professional stations permanently to rodents’ passages. NOTE! Location and amount of stations may naturally change upon agreement. Our certified pest control professionals will take care of the regular monitoring of the stations, and make sure that they are in full operation every day of the year. Regular monitoring of the stations as well as our thorough reporting will tell you your rodent situation in real time. By working like that, we will stop the rodents before they become a real problem in your neighborhood! We believe that the fundamental element of effective rodent control is the balanced combination of the preventive control and biocidal pesticides. Please contact us when you require professional pest control services against rodents (e.g. mice and rats)!