Professional Rodent Removal & Exclusion

Roof rats are the most common rodent problem in the Phoenix metro. They're excellent climbers - they run along block walls, climb trees, and access homes through gaps along the roofline and damaged soffit vents. Neighborhoods with citrus trees and palm trees see especially heavy roof rat activity.

Pack rats (woodrats) are native to Arizona and build large nests out of sticks, cactus pieces, and whatever else they can find - including your car wiring and AC lines. They have a particular talent for chewing through wiring harnesses in vehicles parked near desert landscaping.

House mice are smaller and tend to infiltrate kitchens, garages, and storage areas looking for food and warmth. They need even smaller gaps than rats to enter - a hole the diameter of a dime is enough.

Inside your home: Droppings, gnaw marks on food packaging or wood, scratching sounds in walls or the attic at night, a musty ammonia-like odor from urine, or shredded paper and insulation used for nesting.

Outside your home: Droppings under decks, burrow holes near the foundation, dark grease marks along walls or pipes, chewed wiring on outdoor appliances, and sounds in the roofline at dusk and dawn.

If you're seeing signs outside, rodents are almost certainly testing entry points into your home already. Don't wait for interior signs.

Move quickly. Store all food in sealed containers or the refrigerator, clean up crumbs and pet food, and stuff steel wool into any visible gaps as a temporary measure. Then call for a professional inspection. DIY traps from the hardware store might catch one or two, but they won't solve the underlying problem. You need the entry points found and sealed.

We use a four-step process: trap, remove, sanitize, and seal. First, we inspect the entire property to map rodent activity and identify every entry point. Then we place traps based on travel patterns and behavioral analysis. Once the active population is removed, we sanitize affected areas. The final step is exclusion - sealing every entry point with professional-grade materials. When needed, we deploy game cameras to confirm exactly where rodents are getting in and verify our exclusion work is holding.

Store food (including pet food and birdseed) in sealed containers, clean up fallen fruit from citrus trees, and keep garbage cans tightly closed. Trim tree branches so nothing touches or overhangs your roof. Inspect the exterior periodically for new gaps around pipes, vents, and utility penetrations. For most homes in the Phoenix metro, quarterly service keeps rodent problems from recurring.

Yes. Rats travel through Phoenix's sewer system regularly. The most common entry points from the sewer side are broken or uncapped cleanout pipes, damaged drain lines, and gaps around utility penetrations in the foundation. Watch for scratching sounds near drains, unusual odors from plumbing, or droppings near bathrooms that suggest a plumbing entry route. Our technicians inspect drainage access points as part of every rodent service.