Posts with the tag: "rats"

A Single Mouse in the House Won't Be Lonely for Long!

Posted on 10.13.11 in Rodents by Jesse Eaton

Rabbits may have a reputation for being prolific breeders, but mice have them beat. The fastest-breeding mammal is actually the opossum which has a gestation period of only 12 days. Mice aren’t far behind, giving birth just 20 days after conception. Rabbit gestation takes a comparatively lengthy 28 days. But it’s not the length of their pregnancies that make mice such a dangerous…

Tags: pest control nj , ChemTec Pest Control , mice , rats , rodent control

Rat Invasion Threatens Jersey City Residents

Posted on 10.04.11 in New Jersey Pest Control, Rodents

An invasion of rats is terrorizing residents of Halladay Street in Jersey City, New Jersey. Rat populations disturbed by ongoing cleanup of the nearby Garfield Avenue chromium site have moved into the small residential neighborhood in northern New Jersey. Rats are so numerous in the neighborhood that these usually nocturnal pests are regularly seen during the day scurrying along sidewalks and…

Tags: rats , mice , rodents , Halladay Street , Jersey City , Rat problem in nj

Why a Mouse in the House is a Dangerous Guest

Posted on 09.29.11 in Animal Control, New Jersey Pest Control, Rodents

Cartoon mice are funny. Mice in pet shops are adorable. The mice in your child’s classroom are fascinating. BUT a mouse in the house is an entirely different matter. The Disneyfication of these tiny rodents has lulled people into underestimating the threat mice pose when they seek winter shelter in and around New Jersey homes. Taking a “live and let live” or ”it’ll…

Tags: New Jersey pest control , rats , rodent control , rodents , mice , mouse infestation

Mouse Infestation Puts NJ Families at Serious Risk

Posted on 09.17.11 in New Jersey Pest Control, Rodents

In the last century, more than 10 million people have died from diseases and plagues carried by rats and mice. Most people are aware of the health risks rats pose. Historically, rats have been the vehicle for transmission of some of the Earth’s most fearsome pandemics. Rats carried the fleas that transmitted bubonic plaque, the dreaded Black Death that killed 60% of Europe’s…

Tags: mice , mouse infestation , new jersey , New Jersey pest control , rats , rodent control , rodents

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