Pest control for homes and businesses across metro Atlanta

Rodent Control

Max Pest Solutions handles rats and mice across metro Atlanta by sealing entry points first and trapping second. Baiting alone leaves the route in open, so the next rodent simply follows it. Quotes are free, and the inspection covers the roofline and crawlspace.

Customized Pest Control Solutions

A wooded acre and a slab-foundation subdivision home need different work. In metro Atlanta we quote after walking the property rather than from a price list, so what gets applied follows what the inspection actually finds.

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Pest Control for Homes and Businesses

The same technicians handle a kitchen ant trail and a restaurant health inspection. Commercial work in metro Atlanta is scheduled around your trading hours and documented for auditors; residential work is scheduled around your family.

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Long-Term Prevention and Follow-Up

Most treatments are one visit plus a check. If anything is still active when we come back to your metro Atlanta property, we treat it again - that return visit is part of the job, not a second call-out.

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What are rodents?

Two rodents matter in metro Atlanta: roof rats and house mice. Roof rats climb, so they enter high – along branches touching the roof, through gable vents, or at the point where utilities penetrate the wall. House mice enter low and need a gap no wider than a pencil.

Both breed quickly. A pair of mice can produce dozens of offspring in a season, which is why a problem that seems minor in October is substantial by January.

How do you know you have rodents?

  • Droppings along walls, in cupboards or in the loft
  • Scratching or scurrying overhead at night, particularly just after dark
  • Gnaw marks on skirting, cabling or food packaging
  • A musky ammonia smell in an enclosed space
  • Shredded insulation, paper or fabric used as nesting material
  • Greasy smear marks along a regularly used route

How does Max Pest Solutions treat rodents?

  1. Inspection. We find how they are getting in, checking the roofline, soffits, vents, utility penetrations and crawlspace.
  2. Exclusion. Entry points get sealed with materials rodents cannot chew through. This is the part that actually ends the problem.
  3. Trapping. We remove the rodents already inside, using traps rather than interior bait so nothing dies inside a wall cavity.
  4. Sanitation. Droppings and nesting material are removed and the area treated.
  5. Follow-up. We verify the exclusion held and no new activity has started.

How can you prevent rodents?

  • Cut branches back at least six feet from the roofline
  • Cap chimneys and screen gable and soffit vents
  • Seal gaps around pipes, cables and dryer vents
  • Keep bins closed and pet food in sealed containers
  • Clear dense ground cover and stored material from against the walls

Rodent work in metro Atlanta typically runs $300 to $900 for trapping and exclusion. Full attic restoration – insulation removal and replacement after a long infestation – is separate and considerably more.

Cost is driven by how many entry points need sealing rather than by how many rodents are present. A house with one clear entry is straightforward; a house with fifteen is a day of work.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About Rodent Control

Why does baiting alone not solve a rodent problem?

Bait removes the rodents currently inside and leaves the route in wide open, so the next ones simply follow it. Sealing the entry points is the part that actually ends the problem. We seal first and trap second for that reason.

How do rats and mice get into a house?

Usually through the roofline rather than the ground: soffit gaps, vents, utility penetrations, and the join where an addition meets the original structure. A mouse needs an opening about the width of a pencil, a rat about the width of a thumb.

Will a dead rodent smell inside my walls?

It can, which is why we trap rather than use interior bait. Trapping means the rodents are removed from the property rather than dying in a wall cavity where the only fix is opening it up.

When is rodent season in Georgia?

Calls climb sharply from late October as temperatures drop and rodents move indoors, but properties bordering woodland or with an existing entry point can have activity at any time of year. Commercial premises with refuse handling see continuous pressure rather than seasonal.

Do I need to clean up rodent droppings myself?

We remove droppings and nesting material as part of the job and treat the area afterwards. Do not vacuum or sweep them dry beforehand, as that puts particles into the air.

How long does rodent exclusion take?

The inspection and sealing work is usually a single visit for a typical home, with trapping running over the following one to two weeks. We return to confirm the exclusion held and no new activity has started.