SONOMA, Calif. - Automatic Trap Company, manufacturer of self-resetting traps, announced that its new national survey of more than 400 travelers revealed that any issue with rats or mice could doom a rental or hotel property – especially an Airbnb property. While 88% of people reported that they would give a 1-star rating to an Airbnb with a mouse – 63% of people said that rodents would be the most serious issue they could experience at an Airbnb – worse than noise, bad odors, or unruly neighbors.
"Travelers staying at an Airbnb or other type of property aren't wrong to be very concerned with seeing a mouse or rat," said Blair Calder, President of Automatic Trap Company. "Rodents do carry serious diseases that are directly transmissible to humans such as hantavirus, leptospirosis, rat-bite fever, salmonellosis, lymphocytic choriomeningitis, plague, and tularemia. Indirect transmissible diseases humans can catch from the ticks, fleas, and mites that have been on rodents include Lyme disease, murine typhus, and rickettsial pox. Our survey shows that the public is very aware of the dangers of rodents in living spaces – especially after the national news story of the tragic death of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa. Rodent eradication should be top-of-mind for any Airbnb host."
As pest management professionals will attest, the most obvious sign of a rodent infestation on a vacation rental property is seeing a mouse or rat, by the time one is seen there can be dozens more already present due to the fact that rodents reproduce aggressively. The next most common sign is small dark brown mouse droppings, a little smaller than an uncooked grain of rice in size. Anything that looks like a small nest from fabric or material is also a sign of mouse infestation. Chew marks on packages are another clue – as are scratching sounds in the walls as rodents prepare a nest for another litter of mouse pups.
Visit https://www.automatictrap.com to learn more.
"Travelers staying at an Airbnb or other type of property aren't wrong to be very concerned with seeing a mouse or rat," said Blair Calder, President of Automatic Trap Company. "Rodents do carry serious diseases that are directly transmissible to humans such as hantavirus, leptospirosis, rat-bite fever, salmonellosis, lymphocytic choriomeningitis, plague, and tularemia. Indirect transmissible diseases humans can catch from the ticks, fleas, and mites that have been on rodents include Lyme disease, murine typhus, and rickettsial pox. Our survey shows that the public is very aware of the dangers of rodents in living spaces – especially after the national news story of the tragic death of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa. Rodent eradication should be top-of-mind for any Airbnb host."
As pest management professionals will attest, the most obvious sign of a rodent infestation on a vacation rental property is seeing a mouse or rat, by the time one is seen there can be dozens more already present due to the fact that rodents reproduce aggressively. The next most common sign is small dark brown mouse droppings, a little smaller than an uncooked grain of rice in size. Anything that looks like a small nest from fabric or material is also a sign of mouse infestation. Chew marks on packages are another clue – as are scratching sounds in the walls as rodents prepare a nest for another litter of mouse pups.
Visit https://www.automatictrap.com to learn more.
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