It has been some time since I have Blogged about Rats. Mice can also be a problem but not nearly as often as rats. Olympic Spray Service technicians believe in using exclusion as the main form of rat and mouse control. Read the rest of this entry »
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Icynene Insulation.
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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Opening in Ventilator at lower left corner.
Notice at the lower left hand side of this ventilator has had the hardware cloth (HWC) bent back so that a wire (Television cable) could enter the home. The problem is that the one putting the wire through the ventilator did not go back and cover up the hole. Read the rest of this entry »
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Rat
Do you have apples on the ground? Do you have dogs?(feces) Do you have slugs or snails. Do you have unharvested vegetables in your garden? If you do you then have rat food available for rats that may be around. Read the rest of this entry »
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Rat
Rats are difficult creatures to control. We at Olympic Spray Service believe in exclusion. Exclusion is the process of making the structure where a rat cannot get inside. This is usually done with hardware cloth (HWC). Read the rest of this entry »
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Roof Rat
Rats and mice are common pests during the fall and winter time, but they tend to be active all year long. They just tend to become more visible during the winter because they tend to be inside. Our policy is to encourage exclusion. Read the rest of this entry »
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Blue Atlas Cedar Touching the Roof
This Blue Atlas Cedar is touching the roof that can serve as a way for carpenter ants to get into the structure. Also Rats can get into the structure. The tree must be pruned at least four feet (4′) away from the structure. If you would like for Olympic Spray Service to do that pruning please call us at 457-4341 or 1-800-828-5508. Read the rest of this entry »
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Rat tunnels in fiberglass insulation
Rats in under house crawlspaces are all too common. This opening into the insulation shows where the rat is entering to get above the insulation. Read the rest of this entry »
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Rat in a Trap
A rat in a trap. I caught this rat on my deck. He had taken a liking to my barbeque grill. The family of rats had built a nest right on the grill. Read the rest of this entry »
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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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