Most Prevalent Mice Species Inhabiting Canadian Homes you Should be Aware

Mice infestation is a big issue with Canadian homes because they are dangerous because they come uninvited and eat your food forcefully. They damage your household items and spread dangerous diseases among residents. Food and property damage and the devastating after effects of diseases spread by rodents make them your No.1 enemy. What you should do under the circumstances is to search and find them and exterminate them using professional pest control such as BBPP, the most effective mice control service Maple and also for other areas nearby.

It is important for you to identify the kind of infestation your home has taken in. By identifying the type of mice or rats you have in your home you will be able to exterminate them more effectively. Mice invade your homes when they don’t find food and shelter outside and also adequate protection against predators. Mice and rats are hunted down by airborne and land based predators so they find your homes more secured and warm hiding place.

You will find 3 types of mice occupying your Maple homes and they are house mice, deer mice, and white-footed mice.

House mouse

It is moist prevalent in North America and it is a tiny creature with the ability to thread through smallest holes found in your walls, basements and foundation. From snout to tail it can grow to a maximum length of 4-inches or less. It is covered with light gray or dark brown hair and light hued hair in the belly. They don’t have much hair on their ears and tails. House mouse as the name suggests likes to live in your house as it offers protected and warm shelter where food is abundantly available. They always live near human population and their wandering area is restricted to just 100 feet from their nest. Some of the primary rodent’s disease spread by mice includes lymphocytic Choriomeningitis, rickettsiapox, Hantavirus, Salmonellosis and others common to rodents.

Deer Mouse

This is second largest group of mice to inhabit Canadian homes and they are also called field mouse because they originate from there. It has large beady black eyes, triangular head and pointed snout. It is reddish brown or grayish brown on the coat and the color fades to white hue as it reaches the belly and feet. They are larger in size over house mouse and can measure from 4.7 inches to 11-inches covering head to tail. They are fond of eating nuts, seeds, fruits, berries, flowers, fungus and insects but when they get in to your habitat they will eat whatever is available. They are also capable of spreading their quota of rodent engineered diseases when you come in touch with them directly or indirectly. Some of the deadly infections they can spread will include Leptospirosis, salmonella, rat-bite fever and typhus.

White-footed mouse

It is the third most spotted mice species in Canada and it is very similar in appearance to Deer Mouse. It has a brown to reddish-brown fur over the body and is endowed with a white underbelly. It also has feet

that are white and a bi-colored tail which is darker on the upper side and lighter underneath. The whitefooted mice can grow to a length of 5-incehs to 8-inches from snout to tail. They are mostly solitary mouse who have the habit of storing food for winter. They carry ticks inside their fur coat and can spread diseases like Lyme disease and the dreaded Hantavirus.

One thing common about the above species is that they are utterly destructive and innocent looking disease carriers. They can contaminate your surfaces with their feces, urine and saliva and invade food storage and destroy them. Mice are big threat to your property and they are hard to catch by household means. If you already have an infestation, do not hesitate to call professional mice exterminators like BBPP, the best Maple Pest Control Service in the area, to get rid of them. You can contact the pest control on phone number 647-910-6315 or mail to info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote.