Prepping Your Restaurant for a Busy Rodent Season

4 Min Read By Bobbie Orr

It's no surprise that as temperatures drop, restaurants often face increased rodent pressure as mice and rats look to find shelter for the winter. But this winter, pest management experts anticipate that there may be even greater rodent activity than usual. To protect your restaurant from mice and rat intrusions this season, now is the time to take action. 

From coast to coast across the U.S. over the last several years, rodent activity year-round has been on a steady uptick. In fact, in an analysis of 2017 and 2018 services conducted in restaurants, Rentokil Steritech found that rodents are the primary pest issue for restaurants in every month of the year. The number of services conducted for rodents outpace filth flies, the second most frequent pest, by 47 percent. Although science hasn't been able to pinpoint why rodent activity is increasing year-round, there are a few factors believed to be contributing. 

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