Rodent Control
Humane and effective rodent control services. Inspection, exclusion, and prevention to protect your property from mice, rats, and other pests.
Protect Your Property from Rodent Damage
Rodents are not just a nuisance—they pose serious health risks, cause structural damage, and can quickly multiply into major infestations. Vita Green LLC provides comprehensive rodent control services that address current problems and prevent future invasions using safe, effective, and humane methods.
Why Professional Rodent Control Matters
Rodent infestations create multiple serious problems:
Health Hazards: Rodents carry diseases transmissible to humans including hantavirus, salmonella, and leptospirosis. Their droppings, urine, and dander trigger allergies and asthma. They contaminate food storage areas and preparation surfaces.
Property Damage: Rodents gnaw constantly to keep teeth worn down. They chew through electrical wiring (creating fire hazards), damage insulation, destroy stored items, and gnaw on wood structural members. Repair costs can be extensive.
Rapid Reproduction: Mice can have 5-10 litters per year with 5-6 young each. A pair of mice can become 60 in three months under ideal conditions. What starts as a minor issue quickly becomes overwhelming without intervention.
Contamination: Rodents leave urine trails continuously as they travel. They defecate frequently, spreading bacteria throughout your property. They also bring in fleas, ticks, and mites.
DIY rodent control rarely achieves lasting results because it does not address entry points or harborage areas. Professional service combines population reduction with exclusion—the only way to achieve permanent control.
Common Rodents in Central Washington
House Mice
Small (2-4 inches body length), gray to brown, prolific breeders. They nest in wall voids, attics, and storage areas. Mice can squeeze through openings as small as a dime.
Norway Rats
Large (7-9 inches body length), brown with gray bellies. They typically live in burrows around foundations, under sheds, and in crawl spaces. Also called brown rats or sewer rats.
Roof Rats
Slightly smaller than Norway rats, dark gray to black, excellent climbers. They nest in attics, trees, and upper portions of structures. Less common in central Washington than Norway rats but present in some areas.
Deer Mice
Native species, tan to brown with white undersides. They prefer outdoor habitats but enter structures seeking food and shelter, especially in rural areas. Deer mice can carry hantavirus, making them particularly concerning.
Our Rodent Control Services
Comprehensive Property Inspection
We conduct thorough interior and exterior inspections to identify rodent species present, locate entry points and access routes, find nesting and harborage areas, assess the extent of infestation, and identify attractants (food sources, water, shelter). This detailed assessment is the foundation of effective control.
Exclusion and Rodent-Proofing
Prevention is the most effective long-term strategy. We seal entry points including gaps around pipes and utilities, foundation cracks, ventilation openings, gaps under doors and around windows, and openings where utilities enter the structure. We use appropriate materials: metal mesh, steel wool, concrete, and metal flashing—materials rodents cannot chew through.
Population Reduction
We implement a strategic trapping program using snap traps or other methods appropriate to the situation and location. Trap placement is critical—we position traps along travel routes, near entry points, and in areas showing activity. We check and service traps regularly until activity ceases.
For exterior areas, we may use tamper-resistant bait stations placed strategically around the property perimeter. These contain rodenticides that rodents consume and carry back to nests. Stations are locked and anchored, inaccessible to children, pets, and non-target wildlife.
Sanitation and Attractant Removal
We advise on removing rodent attractants: securing garbage, storing pet food in sealed containers, eliminating standing water, removing debris and storage clutter, and maintaining vegetation away from structures.
Monitoring and Follow-Up
After initial control, we continue monitoring to ensure the infestation is eliminated and watch for new activity. We provide ongoing prevention services with scheduled inspections and maintenance of exclusion measures.
Damage Assessment and Clean-Up
Severe infestations may require insulation replacement, sanitization of contaminated areas, and repair of damaged wiring or structures. We can coordinate these services or provide referrals to appropriate contractors.
What to Expect
Detailed Inspection
We examine your property inside and out to understand the full scope of the problem
Treatment Plan
Receive a comprehensive strategy addressing immediate control and long-term prevention
Exclusion Work
We seal entry points to prevent re-infestation
Population Control
Trapping and/or baiting programs to eliminate existing rodents (snap traps only, no live trapping)
Follow-Up Visits
Regular monitoring to ensure success and catch any new activity
Prevention Guidance
We educate you on maintaining a rodent-free environment
For more information, please call us at (509) 663-8670
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Professional rodent control services throughout Wenatchee and surrounding communities