CLEARWATER, Fla. - Humans aren't the only ones in Florida getting chilly in this week's unusually cold temperatures. Local pest control companies say they've seen a jump in calls from people complaining about rats and other rodents seeking warmth in their homes, according to a report on 10connects.com.
It seems the disease spreading rodents are not only in search of food, but now are also trying to escape the cold temperatures, squeezing into people's houses through openings as small as a quarter.
"They're just like humans. They don't want to be cold," Dave Bernstein, branch manager of Orkin Pest Control's Tampa branch office, told 10connects.
Source: 10connects.com
Latest from Pest Control Technology
- How to Take Advantage of Networking in the Pest Control Industry
- Rat Damage to Vehicles Rises as Temperatures Grow Colder
- CSI: Termites
- Drowning in the Details? Seven Steps to Overcoming the Urge to Micromanage
- Ground Dove Population Increases on Ulong Island Following Removal of Invasive Rats
- Miller Pest Solutions Promotes Keith Johnson to External Operations Director
- Anticimex Carolinas Family of Brands Sponsors Salvation Army Angel Tree Program
- Guest Feature: Insight Canada’s Path to Sustainable Success in Quebec
