Steven Nugent

Cowleys Pest Services

Title: Pest Control Technician
Steven Nugent from Cowleys Pest Services

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Mice droppings can pose a number of health concerns, including the spread of diseases and viruses, like the Hantavirus. Additionally, once the droppings dry out and the spores enter the air, breathing them in can cause serious chronic respiratory problems.
We even found several wires that were chewed up by the flying squirrels.
A positive set is made up of a nose cone that is attached to a two-gaited, heavy-duty device. The nose cone is going to safely guide the squirrel into the device. It's called a positive set, because we are positive that the squirrel will enter the device! Once it does, we're going to take it to a new humane location, disinfect the attic, and install sturdy metal flashing over the main access point. The owner is going to hire a contractor to repair his gutter at a later date.
As we inspected the crawl space, we found more mice feces scattered throughout the area and also noticed several crawl space vents. To the homeowner, they appeared to sealed off properly, but in reality, they still had several openings the width of pencil in them. That may seem too small, but it's just the right size for mice to squeeze through!
We found a ton of raccoon feces throughout the insulation.
As we inspected the crawl space, we discovered that several of the floor joists and the support beams were destroyed by termites. We also found several termite mud tubes throughout the crawl space. Mud tubes are made by the worker termites. Their purpose is to protect the termites from the exterior elements when traveling from their colony to a food source.
That's when we found one of the stations that was getting devoured by the termites! When the termites come in contact with the Sentricon® bait system, they eat the cellulose material, unknowingly consuming an insect growth inhibitor. The termites then go on to share this "food" with their colony members.
As we inspected the attic, we found so many mice droppings throughout the area. Additionally, almost every single piece of insulation was loaded with mice feces and their urine.

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