Seasonal Pests

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House Mouse

IDENTIFICATION

2-3 inches long

Tail as long as head and body combined.

Dusty gray to light brown with light underside.

Large eyes and ears

INDICATIONS

Gnaw marks

Damaged goods

Prefers seeds, cereals, pet foods etc

Burrows in insulation.

Droppings.


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Rats

  

IDENTIFICATION

6-8 inches.

Tail not as long as body and head combined.

Brown with scattered black hairs and a gray underside.

Small ears and eyes.

INDICATIONS

Gnaw marks.

Damaged goods.

Prefers meat, fish, cereal and pet and livestock feeds.

Runs along walls leaving dark “rub marks”.

Burrows into ground inside and outside.

Droppings.