If you are wondering what creature is leaving gnawing and track marks there’s a good chance that you have mice running amuck in your home or business report NJ pest control professionals.  The house mouse will live comfortably among humans in all seasons.  Once they move indoors, they do not tend to leave their environments as food, water, and shelter is their main priority.  It is unlikely that you have just one mouse in your home as these critters multiply extremely fast, especially when they are not subjected to the harsh outdoor elements.

You will often find mice nesting sites within 10 feet or so of their feeding site, but yet they are still difficult to detect and more difficult to catch.  The preferred diet of mice is nuts and grains, but a hungry mouse will eat any type of food that a human or pet will eat.  It is not uncommon for mice to chew through packages of food to gain entry into their favored meal sources.

Besides being an annoying pest, mice will also contaminate food-preparation surfaces when they travel from place to place.  Leaving urine and feces in their path, food preparation surfaces are soiled with bacterium such as salmonellosis which will cause food poisoning in humans.  Mice are also known to cause other dangerous and sometimes deadly diseases, such as Hantavirus.

It is crucial to keep mice out of a home or business at all times.  Stern Environmental Group will be able to locate mouse infestations by using the Track & Trap system.  Once located, the mouse entry hole can be sealed so that all mice will be kept out of our area.  Stop by our website today to learn more information about this innovative mouse eradication system.