Rat in a Trap

This is a picture of a rat in a trap that I caught on my deck.

The trap was in a bait station.  This is a Roof Rat.  Notice the tail is longer than the body of the rat.  The long tail allows it to have good balance while climbing in high places.  The Roof rat originated in the jungles of China.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Icynene is Pest Control

Icynene Insulation.

Icynene Insulation.

Icynene Insulation installed in a wall.

Icynene Insulation

Icynene is ecellent pest control.  Icynene is also the best insulation one can get.  It cannot do the whole job of pest control by itself, but it is one of the best tools that we can use that approaches pest control from a more environmentally friendly way.  It is perfect at exclusion.  That means it keeps the bugs out (except for Wasps).  It also keeps the bats and birds out of the structure.  What it is most famous for is that it keeps the  moisture out of the wall voids.  Moisture that is water, dissolved in the air as humidity.  This water is in the “vapor” state.  The molecular state or two atoms of Hydrogen combined with one atom of Oxygen.  That makes it very small and it can go through (between) the molecules of drywall when it is dissolved in the air.   When it hits the dew point inside of the wall it turns into liquid water.  This means that with Icynene there will not be water in the wall void to allow mold of fungus rot to form.  Fungus rot spores are everywhere on everything.  All they need is water.  Fiber insulation (fiberglass or cellulose) on the other hand furnishes a surface for the mold to form.  The mold will also form on the sheathing and the studs which provide the food for the mold or fungus rot organism.  Icynene is also twice as good of an insulator as fiberglass or cellulose besides preventing mold and insect and animal pests. Icynene is not food for the mold or fungus rot organism.  Drywall paper is, wood is and so is the sheathing.  Odorous house ants cannot make their nest in a wall filled with Icynene.  If you need Icynene insulation please call us at 457-4341 or 1-800-828-5508.

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Rat Entry into the Crawlspace


Cable installers have put TV cables through the ventilator screen without securing it to prevent rat access.  This access allows a nice warm place for the rats to sleep.  The rats can go out during the night time and gather snails, slugs or dog feces for food and then return to their nice snug nest in the fiberglass insulation.  They bore tunnels up into the insulation and get between the floor and the insulation.  They sleep there during the day so the home owner is unlikely to see them.  If you have a problem that has happened like this see if the cable installer will come back and correct the problem otherwise call us at 457-4341 or 1-800-828-5508.  We will correct the problem, install traps to catch the critters that are left inside and we will install bait boxes outside with traps in them to help eliminate the problem.
 

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