The garage is the single most common rodent entry point in Bend homes. Not the crawl space, not the foundation, not the roofline — the garage. It combines large, accessible gaps with powerful attractants — stored pet food, birdseed, warmth from the heated home interior — and connects directly to your living space through the…
The garage is the single most common rodent entry point in Bend homes. Not the crawl space, not the foundation, not the roofline — the garage. It combines large, accessible gaps with powerful attractants — stored pet food, birdseed, warmth from the heated home interior — and connects directly to your living space through the…
A Bend home that was rodent-proof when it was built — or when it last had professional exclusion work — may not be rodent-proof today. Every winter in Central Oregon, the repeated cycling of temperatures above and below freezing physically moves the materials that make up your home’s exterior. Each movement is microscopic. Over three,…
You found gaps around pipes, at the foundation, or near the garage door of your Bend home. You picked up a can of expanding foam sealant at the hardware store. You filled the gaps. The gaps looked sealed. Three weeks later, mice are inside again — gnawing through the same spots or entering through the…
In Bend, the window between the last warm nights of late summer and the first hard freeze is the most important rodent control window of the entire year. Mice and rats searching for winter shelter make entry decisions in a matter of days once temperatures drop — and a home that is not sealed before…
You can set as many traps as you want — but if you do not seal the entry points, new rodents will replace the ones you catch within days. In Bend and across Central Oregon, rodent control without exclusion is an endless cycle. This guide covers every common entry point found in Bend homes, why…
