Pest Control Blog
Expert guides, prevention tips, and pest control advice from the IPC team in Bangalore.
Rats from Nearby Construction Sites: Protecting Your Home
When a building site opens next to your home, rats often follow. Excavation disturbs burrows and drains, site workers leave food waste.
Rats in Apartment Complexes: Shared Garbage Areas
In many apartment complexes, the garbage room, bin area or wet-waste pit is where rat problems begin.
Rats from a Neighbouring Eatery: What Residents Can Do
This guide explains how to respond constructively and protect your home.
Rat-Proof Garbage Bins and Waste Storage
Waste is a rat buffet, and where it is stored matters as much as how it is stored.
Rat-Proofing the Kitchen: Food Storage Tips
Food is the biggest reason rats come into homes. If the kitchen offers easy meals, rats will keep finding ways in, however many gaps you seal.
Rat-Proofing Storerooms and Godowns
Storerooms and godowns hold exactly what rats love: food, packaging, soft materials and quiet, undisturbed space.
Rat-Proofing Villas: Compound Walls, Gates and Drains
Villas have more outside surface area than flats: compound walls, gates, drains, gardens and a roof, all of which rats can use.
Rat-Proofing Apartments: Balconies, Ducts and AC Pipes
Look for droppings, gnawing and greasy marks, and use traps in key spots. Re-check seals regularly.
Rat-Proofing a Home During Construction
It is far easier and cheaper to keep rats out of a building while it is being built than to fix the problem afterwards.
Rat-Damaged Wires: A Homeowner's Inspection Checklist
If rats have been active in your home, it is sensible to check for damage to wiring.
Rats and Electrical Fires: Prevention Steps
Rats must gnaw constantly to keep their teeth from overgrowing, and wires, cables and insulation are convenient to chew.
Can Cats or Dogs Control Rats at Home?
It seems logical: cats catch mice, terriers hunt rats, so a pet should keep your home free of them. Some people even adopt a cat for this reason.
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