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Mice, Rats, and Other Rodents
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Summary: Rodents come indoors to look for food, water, and shelter. Find out what you can do to prevent unwanted guests. |
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Eliminate rodents indoors. |
Use these tips to prevent problems with rats or mice.
- Keep food in metal coffee tins, glass jars, or airtight containers. Rodents can chew through cardboard, plastic, and soft metals.
- Put away leftover food. Clean up crumbs and spills immediately.
- Eliminate standing water in water cooler catch basins and cups or glasses left overnight.
- Notify Housing Maintenance, (858) 534-2600 or Facilities Management, (858) 534-2930 to repair plumbing leaks.
- Keep trash cans tightly covered. If possible, move all trash to an outside dumpster at the end of the day.
- Check for entry points.
- Look for holes in doors or walls, particularly holes around plumbing.
- Inspect outside doors for missing weather stripping and make sure gaps between doors and sills don't exceed one-quarter inch.
- Notify Housing Maintenance, (858) 534-2600 or Facilities Management, (858) 534-2930 if you discover rodent entry points.
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Permanently reduce outside rodent populations. |
Eliminate sources of food, water, and outdoor hiding places.
- Decrease rodent food sources.
- Control snail populations.
- Remove bird feeding stations.
- Don't leave pet food out overnight.
- Cover garbage cans with tight-fitting lids. Clean up spilled garbage immediately.
- Eliminate water sources through proper soil drainage and irrigation line repair.
- Rodent-proof your landscaping.
- Use pebbles or rocks instead of plants to form an 18-24-inch border around the building.
- Trim bushes and trees away from doors, windows, patio balconies, roof lines, and other points of entry.
- Eliminate nesting areas.
- Trim palm trees, a favorite home for rodents and other pests.
- Cut grass short and prune shrubbery so that the ground is visible underneath.
- Keep trash and other debris cleaned up.
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For more information, contact:
- Emergencies
- Environment, Health & Safety:
(858) 534-3660 weekdays, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Campus Police: (858) 534-4357.
- Non-emergencies (Typical response time: one working day)
- Campus and SIO facilities: Pest Management
- Healthcare facilities:
Healthcare Safety Office
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Notice: The UCSD Environment, Health & Safety Department does not provide pest control advice or help to individuals or agencies outside UCSD. Area residents should contact their local animal control agency or exterminator for assistance. |
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