Pest Control Guide - Rodents in Indiana, Kentucky, & Illinois
Rodents can carry serious diseases and they are instinctively wary of traps and bait. They live everywhere outside and could enter at any time, but fortunately, this does not occur often. Usually, most home invasions occur in the fall, because the seeds and plants on which rodents feed outside are gone. The most common include:
HOUSE MOUSE
Description
- House mice are about 2 ½” to 3 1/2’” in length.
- They are gray with dark eyes.
- They weigh about ½-1 oz.
- They have pointy noses and large ears.
- They create health problems with their numerous fecal droppings and constant urination.
- They often enter structures in fall in search of food.
- They can produce about 6 young per litter and have about 8 litters per year.
Control
- Sanitation is a leading factor in control of mice.
- Remove all food sources for mice.
- Straighten cluttered areas and storage.
- Vacuum droppings to remove pheromones.
- Place sticky traps and snap traps for low populations.
- The use of bait stations may be used in higher populations.
- Exclusion is critical to prevent further entry of mice.
NORWAY RAT
Description
- Norway rats are 7”-9 1/2” in length.
- The are gray to brown in color.
- They have a blunt nose and small ears.
- The tail when pulled over its head does not come to its nose.
- They are common nuisance in larger cities and sewer systems.
- They produce numerous droppings per day and constantly urinate creating a health issue.
Control
- Sanitation is a leading factor in control of Norway Rats.
- Remove all food sources for the rats.
- Vacuum all droppings to remove pheromones.
- Use snap traps to control rat populations.
- The use of bait stations may be needed in heavier populations.
- Exclusion is critical to prevent further rats from entering the structure.
VOLE
Description
- Voles are about 7” in length.
- They are stout looking animals.
- They are typically dark gray in appearance.
- They have small fury ears.
- They have short stubby hairy tails that are about 1 1/2’ long.
- Also called meadow mice or pine voles or meadow vole.
- They are one of the most prolific and widely distributed mammals in North America.
Control
- Locate the runways for the vole.
- Identify any non target animals that may be in the area.
- The use of snap-traps with peanut butter as bait will work for a few voles.
- If a large vole population exists use Rodenticide AG. This is a granule bait that must be applied by a State Licensed Employee of SWAT Pest Management.
- Records of this application must be kept for two years.
- Place the granule along runways where voles are active.
- Inspect weekly and re-apply as needed.
MOLE
Description
- Moles are 5”-8” in length.
- They are dark gray in appearance with very soft fur.
- They have pointed snouts.
- Their front feet are greatly enlarge, rounded and have sharp claws for digging.
- Moles are insectivores feeding primarily on earthworms.
- They dig underground burrow systems and push up the soil along the runways.
- They can damage root systems and kill grass with their burrows.
Control
- Treatment for moles isn’t as simple as spraying you’re yard for grub worms.
- Moles mostly eat earthworms and there is no spray for earthworms.
- Moles can be treated using various different types of traps. The most effective is the body hold or scissor trap.
- There is a bait that can be used in the runway of the mole.
- The bait looks like an earthworm and is place in an active runway. The mole finds the worm and is convinced it is real and consumes it. Eventually dying from the toxin
|
Kentucky Service Area
Breckinridge County
Addision
Ammons
Axtel
Bewleyville
Cave Spring
Chenaultt
Clifton Mills
Cloverport
Corners
Custer
Dempster
Dyer
Fairfield
Fisher
Frymire
Garfield
Glen Dean
Hardinsburg
Harned
Hensley
Huckson
Irvington
Kirk
Locust Hill
Lodiburg
McDainiels
McQuady
Magan
Mooleyville
Raymond
Se Ree
Stephensport
Stinettsville
Union Star
Webster
Woodrow
Crittenden County
Crayne
Deanwood
Dycusburg
Frances
Irma
Levias
Marion
Mattoon
Mexico
New Salem
Nunn
Piney Fork
Repton
Sheridan
Tolu
View
Weston
Daviess County
Birk City
Browns Valley
Byp
Curdsville
Delaware
Ensor
Gatewood
Griffith
Habit
Knottsville
Maceo
Maple Mount
Masonville
Maxwell
Moseleyville
Newman
Oklahoma
Owensboro
Panther
Pettit
Philpot
Rome
Scythia
Sorgho
Spice Knob
St. Joseph
Stanley
Sutherland
Thruston
Tuck
Utica
West Louisville
Whitesville
Hancock County
Adair
Arrington Corner
Cabot
Dukes
Floral
Hawesville
Lewisport
Patesville
Pellville
Petri
Reynolds Skillman
Station
Roseville
Victoria Crossroads Waitman
Henderson County
Anthoston
Baskett
Beals
Coraville
Corydon
Dixie
Euterpe
Finley Addition
Geneva
Graham Hill
Henderson
Johnston
King Mills
Niagara
Rankin
Reed
Rock Springs
Robards
Scuffletown
Smith Mills
Spottsville
Tunnel Hill
Weaverton
White City
Wilson
Hopkins County
Anton
Ashbyburg
Barnsley
Beulah
Brentwood
Coiltown
Colitown Ridge
Dalton
Daniel Boone
Dawson Springs
Earlington
Fiddle Bow
Fies
Hambly
Hanson
Hecla
Illsley
Jack Springs
Jewel City
Madisonville
Manitou
Mitchell Hill
Mortons Gap
Nortonville
Nebo
Oak Hill
Olney
Oriole
Rabbit Ridge
Richland
Smith Ford
St. Charles
Utley Ford
Vandetta
Veazey
West Side Heights
White Plains
Livingston County
Birdsville
Burna
Carrsville
Grand Rivers
Hampton
Heater
Joy
Ledbetter
Pickneyville
Salem
Smithland
Tiline
Vicksburg
McLean County
Beech Grove
Buel
Buttonsberry
Calhoun
Cleopatra
Comer
Congleton
Elba
Glenville
Guffie
Island
Lemon
Livermore
Poverty
Quinn Landing
Nuckols
Poplar Grove
Ranger's Landing
Rumsey
Sacramento
Semiway
Wrightsburg
Wyman
Ohio County
Adaburg
Aetnaville
Beaver Dam
Beda
Bells Run
Centertown
Coffman
Combs Ford
Cool Springs
Cromwell
Deanefield
Dundee
Echols
Equality
Ellmitch
Flint Springs
Fordsville
Hartford
Haynesville
Heflin
Herbert
Hites Falls
Horse Branch
Horton
Jingo
Ken Wye
Kirtley
McHenry
Magan
Matanzas
Mount Pleasant
Narrows
Nineteen
No Creek
Olaton
Point Pleasant
Prentiss
Renfrow
Rockport
Rosine
Sandefur Crossing
Scottown
Select
Shreve
Shultzton
Simmons
Sulfur Springs
Taffy
Taylor Mines
Union County
Arnold
Bordley
Boxville
Chapman
Cullen
Curlew
Dekoven
Flournoy
Givens
Grangertown
Grove Center
Hamner
Hazel
Henshaw
Hitesville
Morganfield
Mulfordtown
Pride
Raleigh
Spring Grove
St. Vincent
Sturgis
Sullivan
The Rocks
Uniontown
Waverly
Yuba
Webster County
Blackford
Breton
Clay
Derby
Dixon
Elmwood
Little Zion
Onton
Providence
Sebree
Shelton
Stanhope
Tilden
Vanerburg
Virginia
West Wheatcroft
Wheatcroft
Williams
|
Illinois Service Area
Clay County
Bible Grove
Blair
Flora
Harter
Hoosier
Hord
Iola
Larkinsburg
Louisville
Oskaloosa
Pixley
Sailor Springs
Songer
Stanford
Xenia
Edwards County
Albion
Bennington
Black
Bone Gap
Browns
Ellery
Grayville
Maple Grove
Samsville
West Salem
Gallatin County
Derby
Equality
Junction
Kedron
New Haven
Old Shawneetown
Omaha
Ridgway
Shawneetown
Hamilton County
Aden
Belle Prairie City
Blairsville
Braden
Broughton
Bungay
Dahlgren
Dale
Delafield
Diamond City
Flint
Garrison
Hoodville
Lovilla
Macedonia
McLeansboro
Olga
Piopolis
Thackeray
Thurber
Tuckers Corners
West Rural Hil
Hardin County
Cadiz
Cave-in-Rock
Elizabethtown
Karbers Ridge
Lamb
Loves Corner
Rock Creek
Rosiclare
Saline Landing
Shetlerville
Lawrence County
Applegate
Bridgeport
Billett
Birds
Chauncey
Grays Corner
Hadley
Helena
Lawrenceville
Petersburg
Petrolia
Pinkstaff
Riddleville
Russellville
Sand Barrens
St. Francisville
Sumner
Westport
Pope County
Brownfield
Eddyville
Glendale
Golconda
Gowins
Hamletsburg
McCormick
Oak
Rock
Renshaw
Rosebud
Temple Hill
Richland County
Amity
Berryville
Calhoun
Claremont
Dundas
Elbow
Gallagher
Noble
Olney
Parkersburg
Passport
Pureton
Schnell
Stringtown
Wakefield
Wynoose
Saline County
Buena Vista
Carrier Mills
Cottage Grove
Delta
Derby
Dorris Heights
Dorrisville
Eagle
Eldorado
Francis
Galatia
Harco
Garden Heights
Gaskins City
Hacro
Harrisburg
Horseshoe
Lakeview
Ledford
Liberty
Long Branch
Mitchellsville
Muddy
New Hope
Newcastle
Oldtown
Pankeyville
Raleigh
Rileyville
Rudement
Saline
Somerset
Stonefort
Texas City
Tison
Wasson
West End
Wabash County
Adams Corner
Allendale
Bellmont
Cowling
Friendsville
Gards Point
Keensburg
Lancaster
Maud
Mesa Lake
Mount Carmel
Ogden
Orio
Patton
Rochester
Schrodts Station
Wayne County
Arrington
Barnhill
Bedford
Berry
Big Mound
Boyleston
Cisne
Crisp
Elm River
Enterprise
Fairfield
Four Mile
Garden Hill
Geff
Golden Gate
Grover
Hickory Hill
Hubbard
Indian Prairie
Jasper
Johnsonville
Keensville
Leech
Lemard
Massilon
Merriam
Middleton
Mount Erie
Orchard
Orchardville
Orel
Rinard
Round Prarie
Sims
Toms Prairie
Wynoose
Zenith
Zif
White County
Brownsville
Burnt Prairie
Calvin
Carmi
Centerville
Crossville
Emma
Enfield
Epworth
Garnerville
Herald
Iron
Maunie
Middlepoint
Mill Shoals
Norris City
Phillipstown
Rising Sun
Sacramento
Springerton
|