MN Wild Animal Damage Control | Animal Clean-Up

Managing Wild Animal Damage Moles

BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR

Moles live underground and inhabit the lawns of residential homes, golf courses, cemeteries, and parks, as well as fallow fields, forest edges, or pastures where moist, sandy loam soils are common and digging is easy. Three species of moles are native to Virginia:

Minnesota Wild Animal Management| Rodent Prevention

MN Rodent Prevention

Commercial and Farm Buildings

Store bulk foods in rodent-proof buildings, rooms, or containers whenever possible. Stack packaged food on pallets with adequate space left around and under stored articles to allow inspection for signs of rats. Drain holes in dumpsters should be fitted with a removable hardware-cloth screen, or else plugged after each cleaning.

Minnesota Wild Animal Management | Mice and Rats

MN Mice and Rats Control

Part 4 of 5

Rats have voracious appetites. A rat can eat a third of its body weight each day. The rat is a true omnivore. It will eat anything, including soap, leather, furs, candy, milk, meat, vegetables, poultry, eggs, grain, seeds, fruit, nuts, snails and other rodents. Rats will catch fish, and they readily eat carrion. Near homes, rats thrive on pet food, birdseed, grass seed, garbage, dog feces, and the uneaten or spoiled food we discard. While rats will eat nearly anything, they prefer grain, livestock feed, and meat. Unlike the mouse, which nibbles a little at a time, rats will fill up at one sitting, if possible. Rats will hoard and cache food, which can result in insect infestations. Like mice, rats will live in freezers, feeding only on frozen food. Rats eat so much that one rat can leave behind 25,000 droppings per year. The rat’s main constraint is that it cannot go long without water unless its diet supplies enough. Rats need up to one ounce of water every day.

Minnesota Wild Animal Management | Rodents and Rats

 MN Rodents and Rats Control

Part 3 of 5

The Rat

The Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) is strong, very aggressive, and able to adapt to cold climates.

• Rats are 12-18 inches long, and weigh up to 16 ounces.
• Rat muzzles are blunt, and their bodies look thick and heavy.
• They have small eyes, naked ears, and coarse fur.
• Rat tails are 6-9 inches long, scaly and nearly naked.
• They have brown to dark gray fur, with scattered black hairs, and are gray, grayish brown or dirty white underneath.

Minnesota Wild Animal Management

Mice, Mouse Rodent Control – Minneapolis St Paul Minnesota

Part 2 of 5 

The House Mouse

The house mouse (Mus musculus) is by far the most common mammal on earth. Native to central Asia, the mouse arrived in North America with the first European colonists. Mice can now be found all across North America, in every state including coastal Alaska, and in all but northernmost Canada.

Minnesota Wild Animal Management | Mice and Rodents

Mice, Mouse Rodent Control – Minneapolis St Paul Minnesota

Mice and rats can be found in and around every town and home in the country. It is estimated that there is one rat for every person living in the United States. Rodents have followed man to almost all parts of the world. They have no respect for social class; they are equal opportunity pests.

Minnesota Squirrel Control Minneapolis St Paul MN

Squirrel Removal MN | Remove Pesky Squirrels

Squirrels can seem harmless enough when you casually see them running around your yard. Be warned though. A squirrel in your house is a serious threat that can endanger your home and your family. As their natural habitat shrinks, squirrels are often forced into your attic, chimney, or crawlspace to live.

Minneapolis MN Raccoon Removal | Remove Raccoons Safely

Minneapolis Raccoon Removal MN | MN Raccoon Control

Raccoons can become a huge nuisance very quickly. As with all animals, they usually just do what they need to do to survive. Oftentimes this means ripping a hole in your roof and living in your attic. Once inside, they can really trash the place. These animals can knock over garbage cans, tear up your lawn, nest in your chimney, attics, or under your deck, and also ruin gardens.

Wild Animal Removal MN | Skunks, Gophers, Bats, Raccoons

Wild Life Management | Skunk, Raccoon, Snake and Gopher Removal MN

Wild animals contribute to our enjoyment of nature and outdoor recreation, but they can also damage property, agriculture, and natural resources and threaten human health and safety. But even people who cherish wildlife will recognize the enormous amount of damage, not to mention frustration, animals can cause.

Minnesota Bat Control | Bat Removal and Bat Guano Cleanup

Wild Animal Management MN | Bat Removal

Bats are not your average pest control problem. There are no “quick-fix” traps or chemicals that work. Bats may start out as a simple nuisance. However, each year the size of the colony grows. Increased numbers of bats bring increased odors, encounters, bat mites, risk, and property damage. This is one of those problems that will not just go away!