RI, MA EHS Pest Control Blog

It is scary what some commercial businesses, property managers, and homeowners do! The attached image show’s someone that tried to do their own pest control to solve a mice issue. As you can tell there is a tremendous risk to safety!

There is a reason why professional pest control makes sense, we are licensed and highly trained professionals. When it comes to protecting public health & safety you should never look for the quick and easy fix…..call a professional like EHS. You are risking WAY TOO MUCH if you cut corners!

Mark Tremblay
Service Specialist

Pest Control, RI, Pest Control, MA

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Mice are about as adaptable as any animal on the planet! I have seen mice eat things that humans would not even remotely consider tasting let alone eat! Ketchup is certainly an edible food but not exactly a meal…..except for mice. The attached image shows that mice completely cleaned out an individual packet of ketchup. Just this little amount of food is enough to support a mouse infestation.

This packet was found in a soon to open restaurant. Needless to say they needed EHS to protect the facility and their reputation before they even opened their doors. They put their trust in EHS and we take it seriously!

Pat Hagan
Commercial Business Development Manager

Pest Control, RI, Pest Control, MA

The newest deterrent to would-be terrorists at airports might just be mice. An Israeli company, BioExplorers, has created a detector that looks like a full-body scanner, but actually contains three compartments containing eight mice, according to the Telegraph.

The mice will work four-hour shifts and are, according to researchers, more effective than dogs or x-ray machines, according to the Daily Mail. Air is pumped into the mice chamber every four hours so the animals can breathe.

When a mouse picks up a trace of something curious, they are trained to flee to a side chamber, which triggers an alarm (to prevent false positives, more than one mouse has to flee).

Mice take roughly ten days to learn their first smell and unlike dogs, they don't need interaction with trainers or constant attention.

The device was first tested on shoppers last year in Tel Aviv when mice picked out 22 people carrying mock explosives

Source = Huffington Post

George Williams,
General Manager - Staff Entomologist

Pest Control, RI, Pest Control, MA

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What you don’t know CAN hurt you! If you could only see behind the scenes like we do in pest control you would be amazed at what we find! We are talking food handling facilities or restaurants. That serve the general public!!! Some of them are historic eateries in their cities & towns! You hear about all the dangers of uncooked food and what it can do to you. What about the dangers of pests? The attached image is damaged corn from mice and it was in a walk-in refrigerator. This restaurant asked us to come in and solve a mouse issue they were having as their previous pest control company could not solve it. The problem had been going on for YEARS! Mice are eating their food supplies and what they did not eat they urinated and defecated on! Needless to say they had a CRITICAL pest issue.

Why did they let this go on for years? Where are the health agencies that are supposed to be protecting public health?

EHS solved the problem with an aggressive pest control program. I just do not understand why restaurant owners tolerate pests as it can destroy their reputation and may even harm the general public.

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