Pest Control/Exterminators in Ottawa, Canada

Wanna borrow my cat for a week? He yowls a lot, but he's a great mouser.

Call [Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control](https://www.skedaddlewildlife.com/location/ottawa-wildlife-control/). Yesterday. A couple of years ago I had my house "mouse-proofed" by them after trapping 30-something mice in a year. I was very pleased with the service, and their work is guaranteed.

You might want to get some of that poison that dehydrated them. You don't want some to die inside your wall and slowly rot. It's a pretty horrific smell. I also recommend a cat once your infestation is under control. If other mice come in chances are they'll get killed before they can reproduce.

My trap house is filled with rats let me find out we blamming on sight goof

I use a bucket trap outside the house to keep the population down, fill holes with steel wool, and loads of traps to get the ones that come in through an open door here and there.

They have a food source in the house somewhere, if there are that many. Check your kitchen, you'll need to check to the back of all the cupboards to make sure there are no plastic bags or cardboard containers that they've chewed through. If you have a pantry or store food in the basement, check there too. Put everything into plastic storage containers, they won't chew through thick plastic.

I had a couple mice a few years ago. I used a couple ultrasonic repellents (like [this](http://www.woodstreambrands.ca/mini-pest-chaser-mouse-repellent-4-pack-m754 cas?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq8DU6P7 m1 wIVC7 jACh11WwCQEAYYAiABEgLLj_D_BwE) ). I have one plugged in on each floor. I haven't seen any evidence of mice since I installed them. Edit: link

I can't recommend enough Get 'em out wildlife control. They provide a lifetime guarantee. They assess where the entry points are and seal off the area and provide recommendations to ensure you don't have any further mice issues. It's not cheap but it's worth it.

It appears you have a significant infestation and a problem I have some experience addressing. You need to bar them from entering and also kill the ones in your home. Go around the outside of your house and look for any hole about the size of a dime or bigger. Fill the holes and, if larger than a loonie, stuff it with steel wool prior to caulking. A prime area of entry is where your air conditioning hoses enter the house (this is how they got into my house). Inside the house, look for their scat (smaller than a grain of rice but about the same shape). They defecate while they eat so, once you find an area with a lot of scat, place a few traps. For the first night or two, don't spring them and just bait them with peanut butter. Best places to put traps are near the plumbing that leads to your kitchen. They use plumbing to climb from floor to floor. Same applies to your ducts, you should place a couple traps near the outlet of ducts. If you have large plants, place one in the plant pot (mice like to dig soil). The mice will learn to trust eating from the trap. Once they are used to feeding from the trap, spring all of them. You should have a couple dozen traps set out. You might be surprised at how quickly they get snapped. I recall doing this and having mice snapped while I was still setting them up. The first night with the sprung traps should reap a LOT of mice. With each successive night, fewer will be caught as their population is decimated. Replace the traps with new ones once they are used. You will notice a BIG difference within a couple of days and you will get an appreciation of how large the infestation was. Keep inspecting the traps daily for a week. Your problem will be dealt with once no new mice are found in the traps after 5 to 7 days. Tip - get a pair of tongs to pick up the traps to place in garbage bags as the traps can be "messy". Keep vacuuming all the scat that you find. This is a good way to keep your home clean and to monitor for their activity.

You need to find out where they’re coming in as well. Theres no point paying for an exterminator until you know where the mice are coming from. Unless you hate cats or are allergic to them this would be the perfect time to adopt a cat, you will no longer have a mouse problem, a spider problem or any other small insect or critter problem.

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friend had a problem with squirrels, he made a 'pepper' spray with serious hot sauce and sprayed all possible entry points. No more problems. (no squirrels were sprayed)

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Good on you for thinking of the bees. Especially since they're so awesome.

My uncle and aunt run Gee's Bees Honey, and will probably come get them for you, all their info is on their website: https://www.geesbees.ca

It turns out that I also have bees coming in and out through a hole in the mortar gap between two bricks in my exterior wall. I'm not 100% certain that they're honey bees, but given the amount of them there's definitely a hive and I believe that carpenter/masonry bees are solitary. Based on some research, it sounds like the best way to deal with this problem is to have a beekeeper remove the bees and then have the interior space cleaned to prevent any material from attracting other bees, ants or mice. So it sounds like I need a beekeeper and a mason, at the very least. Can the OP comment on how they resolved their own bee issue? I'm both looking for a recommendation for a beekeeper who would be willing to help (I assume there's a cost for this) and also how to coordinate with a contractor/mason on fixing the wall. Thanks!

I know a bee keeper if you need one.

[https://www.reddit.com/r/ottawa/comments/bz1085/are\_any\_rottawans\_bee\_people/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ottawa/comments/bz1085/are_any_rottawans_bee_people/)

They are honey bees btw.

I also know a beekeeper. Let me know if you still need a home for them!

You need a bee keeper to come in and remove and rehome the swarm. Check out: https://www.ontariobee.com/sales-and-services/got-a-swarm Thanks for helping conserve the bee population to the detriment of your wall!

Your kindness and empathy for another species is to be lauded. I salute you and wish you success in all your endeavours.

Great work OP!

I hope you find them a great home. Thanks for not killing them outright!

If you'd like an alternative to bleach, use Borax cleaning powder. After hosing my green bin down to get rid of maggots, I sprinkle inside and around the lid with Borax. It kills them, as well as helping with odours. To help stave them off, keep discarded meat or bones in the freezer until garbage day.

Sarah Nagy, as others have said, in a couple days they'll be flies and gone. I hate them and tried all the natural remedies without success. I even tried flying insect spray, without much luck. Best thing is hose them as far away from the house as possible into the sunlight, which they cannot tolerate. Then, clean the bin thoroughly with the hose. Keep all meat scraps in the freezer until garbage day. Try putting an old Tupperware or ice cream container in the freezer just for that purpose. Good luck.

Check out Bin Spa. They are a lovely local company ans have been a completely life saver for our family.

Mathieu Lefebvre owner of Terminex 819-775-6207 we use them for all our properties.

Tannis Vine. It's better to go inspect first because to do removal, decontamination, disposal and spray foam or install new insulation and vapor barrier it's better when I see first.

Lots of those micro ants this year. Do you what I've been seeing (in the house) more than any of our previous 19 years in RS.... Millepedes/Centepedes... anyone else? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede

Easy to deal with....buy the Ant Traps (photo attached), which are about three dollars for the pack at Home Depot. Puncture holes where shown on the four bottom corner and then place in the rooms where you saw the ants. Ants like sugar attractants and the food inside the can is poisoned so when the ants take it back to the colony as they are foragers for the ant nest, the whole clan dies. Just remember to make sure that kids and pets cannot access it on the floor areas chosen. For example place deep under a low hanging coffee table, laundry and bathrooms that you can keep closed ec. Get four packs and place three per room where you saw the ants and in the other strategic locations!

Echo the do not exterminate. Several bat species are endangered in Ontario now. Bats in an attic are not an urgent problem as long as long as the attic is sealed from the house and their droppings are not getting into the house. You'll want to sweep the porches, entryways etc so bat guano does not enter the house. The Rideau Valley Wildlife sanctuary may have some suggestions. Rideauwildlife.org

We used ontario wildlife solutions and have not had a problem since. Nate and him team do excellent work. http://owlsottawa.com/

Nathan, these are the people we used. http://ottawa.crittercontrol.com/

Sorry to hear that. This may or may not be helpful to you since the nests sound as though they are not easily accessible but I had read this a while back (bear in mind I am not a professional nor have I personally tried this): http://m.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-a-Wasp%27 s-Nest Good luck regardless!

Paramount, but before that try this: http://stittsvillecentral.ca/squirrels-raccoon-backyard-humane/

We had a great experience with Natures way. I priced out many local companies and they were the best value - and they got rid of whatever was thumping up in my attic. http://www.natureswaypestservices.ca/

Oh no Alli! Sorry to hear. I don't right now but will ask on out Real Estate FB page.

We just had to have our house sprayed for carpenter ants in Buckhams Bay, used Able Pest Control, very satisfied.

Orkin Man is who I used.

Orkin Man is who I used