PROBLEMS CAUSED BY MICE, RATS, AND SQUIRRELS

PROBLEMS CAUSED BY Mice, Rats, and Squirrels FIRE HAZARDS • These pests chew on electrical wires, which can leave wires exposed Exposed wiring can cause electrical fires, which in turn may cause major damage • 25% of fires with unknown causes are likely started by rodents Check wires and cables, especially along baseboards, for signs of damage • Nests built in chimneys may be dry and ignite easily STRUCTURAL DAMAGE • Chewing is one of the main activities of these pests • They'll chew openings to get into your home on the roof, in the eaves, and along the foundation Droppings left behind can ruin insulation and house structures • If structural problems are not addressed quickly, they become worse and harder to fix /// FOOD CONSUMPTION · About 5% of the world's food is destroyed by rodents • Mice contaminate 10 times more food than they actually consume • This can mean throwing a lot of food away, which is hard on the wallet · Cereals and other grains are very attractive to rodents, who can easily chew through boxes DISEASE · Feces and urine left behind by pests can carry diseases communicable to humans • Vacuuming and sweeping send dust and microbes into the air that can make you sick · Eating food contaminated by mice, rats, or squirrels increases your risk of sickness • Diseases transmittable by these pests include: SALMONELLA LEPTOSPIROSIS HANTAVIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIO-MENINGITIS PLAGUE TULAREMIA INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: PREMIER RODENT PROOFING PREMIER WWW.PREMIERRODENT.COM RODENTA BIRD PRODFING Sources: http://www.cdc.gov/rodents/diseases/direct.html http://www.houselogic.com/home-advice/pest-control/attic-pest-removal/ http://www.woking.gov.uk/planning/envhealthservice/pest/mice http://globalnews.ca/news/1969268/what-you-need-to-know-about-mice-in-your-home-and-how-to-get-rid-of-them/ http://pestcontrol.about.com/od/damagefrompests/a/9-Answers-To-Squirrel-Control.htm http://www.pestworld.org/news-and-views/pest-health-hub/posts/health-hazards-posed-by-rodents/ RICE