Mice & rats
9 min read
Mice in Insulation: Do You Need to Replace It All?
Mice in insulation don’t always mean a new attic: trap and seal first, then bag only the soiled patches and top them up. Full restoration runs $3.30–$5.50 per sq ft.
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Safety & Cleanup
Keep children, pets and wildlife safe from poisons and pesticides, and clean up droppings and dead pests without spreading what they carry.
Mice & rats
9 min read
What Does a Dead Mouse Smell Like? How to Get Rid of It
A dead mouse smells like rotting meat. Follow the smell and flies to it, spray and double-bag it; if you can’t reach it, the smell usually fades in a few weeks.
Mice & rats
9 min read
How to Clean Mouse Droppings Safely (Don’t Vacuum)
Don’t sweep or vacuum. Air the room 30 minutes, glove up, soak droppings with 1.5 cups of bleach per gallon of water, wait 5 minutes, wipe, bag. About $15 in supplies.
Mice & rats
9 min read
Mouse Urine Smell: How to Find It and Get Rid of It
Mouse urine smells musky and ammonia-like. Find it in cabinets and along baseboards, soak it with disinfectant, wipe it up and never vacuum. About $15 in gloves and bleach.
Mice & rats
8 min read
Is There a Pet-Safe Rat Poison? Risks and Safer Options
No rodenticide is safe for pets. How rat and mouse poison harms dogs, cats and wildlife, what bait looks like, where poisoned mice die, and what to use instead.
Silverfish
8 min read
Do Silverfish Bite? Are Silverfish Harmful?
No. Silverfish don’t bite, sting or spread disease. They graze books, paper and starched clothes; sealed bins, drier air and a week in the freezer protect them free.