Cold weather causes pest problems

CREATED 9:48 PM

If youve been trying to keep warm inside as much as possible, chances are the rodents around your house are trying to do the same thing.

Every winter pest control companies see a spike in customers dealing with mice and insects making themselves comfortable inside homes.

How do you know if you have a new furry roommate? Check your cabinets and baseboards for chew marks.

Their front teeth never stop growing so theyre constantly gnawing on things like wood or wires to keep their teeth short and sharp, pest professional Pieter Rebentisch with Gemtek Pest Control said.

Also, keep an eye out for mouse droppings. Check in the cabinets under your bathroom and kitchen sinks for what looks like tiny dark grains of rice.

Mice scale the outside of your home, hoping to find a small opening.

Mice can fit through a hole the size of your pinky, they can squeeze through very small tight spots," Rebentisch said.

If they can get under your home, they just hop on the pipeline express, follow the plumbing, and voila! They're nice and warm in the comfort of your home.

"A home is basically a great place for shelter- so to be warm, make a nest, reproduce, and then usually in our house we've got a lot of food!" Rebentisch said.

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