When mice enter into a home they are often seen or heard inside the attic. When inside the attic mice tunnel, nest, and store food inside the insulation. If a home has ever had mice it is almost always visible when looking inside the attic. Unfortunately, it is extremely difficult to know whether the evidence of mice is old or new. The new insulation is meant to prevent any new mice from living inside the attic. But mice will always be attracted to living inside attics. They are dark, quiet, and warm. It does not matter what insulation you have. If mice have a way to get inside the home they will find their way inside the attic.

Many pest control companies that sell Pest-Proof insulation will bring up the respiratory disease called Hantavirus. This disease is carried and transmitted by rodents like mice. According to the CDC, there have only been 2 documented cases in Minnesota between 1993 and 2021. This virus is not causing significant harm to anyone. The pest control industry is scaring customers that the virus is inside mouse droppings and urine droplets inside the insulation of the attic. If this was a real problem mice also crawl through the insulation inside the basement, and other floors to get inside the attic. However, these companies are not offering a service to remove and replace all the insulation. Instead, they charge tens of thousands of dollars to only remove and replace the insulation inside the attic. This proves their service is untrustworthy and ineffective.

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These are only a few examples of entry points mice use to enter homes. Once inside mice are capable of moving around the entire structure. The most common areas to find mice are inside any unfinished rooms or attics. Unfinished rooms have exposed foundation walls, pipes, and electrical wires that mice use to navigate around the inside. These plumping lines also lead to kitchens which is another common place to find mice. Sometimes the pipes are used as entry points because they are not properly sealed on the exterior of the home.

The most effective solution for keeping mice out of the home is to seal all the entry points from the outside. The entry points need to be sealed with construction-grade materials to keep mice from chewing through them. Unfortunately in Minnesota, cement cracks and settles due to the drastic changes in temperatures so the materials used need to be able to withstand these changes as well. After sealing a home it takes 30 days to catch any mice living inside.

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