RODENT CONTROL | RAT & MOUSE CONTROL
CLEANEAT Fumigation and Pest Control Service in Lagos offers one of the most effective rat termination service in Lagos including areas like Ikeja, Lekki, Victoria Island, Surulere etc. Rats can transmit a number of serious diseases. They can be very persistent and if rats gain access into your home or business they can spread disease, cause damage and contaminate food.

Rodent control requires a totally different approach compared to controlling other pests. It requires proper duration and proper controlling methods. There are a variety of rat control methods including the use of rat poison or bait, installation of rodent live traps, glue traps as well as ultrasonic repellents. The selection of treatment method depends on the level, type of rodent and the type of premise to be treated. The devices/trap will be installed, monitored and serviced as per the treatment plan. Sealing, proofing and other recommendation regarding the premise will be communicated by the technical team. Rat and Mouse are the major rodents found in Lagos.

Please contact our customer care representative on 08188400001 for more details on selecting the right Rodent Control method for eliminating the Rodent infestation in your premise.

How To Prevent Rats
Knowing you have a rat problem can be distressing, so it’s best to do everything you can to avoid the situation in the first place.

The best way to deter rats is to deny them access to food, water and shelter.

Unlike mice, they need daily access to a water source. They only drink between 15ml and 60ml of water a day, but they need access to it easily and consistently.

They’re renowned for eating just about anything, but they prefer to eat small amounts of a wide variety of foods, giving them a varied diet.

Rat Prevention Tips
See our tips below on practical ways you can help to prevent a problem:

Keep foodstuffs in metal or glass containers with tight fitting lids.

Tidy inside the house and around the garden - less clutter means less places to hide.

Put outdoor rubbish bags in metal bins with securely fitted lids to stop them feeding from contents.

Clean up pet food and bird seed debris, and store pet food in robust containers with fitted lids - preferably above ground level.

Keep gardens free from debris. If you have a compost heap don’t include organic food waste, as this will attract them.

If you have already spotted signs of rats, such as droppings, prevention may already be too late.

We would advise you to act quickly to get rid of rats and prevent a large infestation.


How To Deter Rats
Rats are nimble and make the most of any opportunity to enter your home.

Black rats are good climbers and will happily inhabit lofts.

Brown rats can climb but tend to burrow more.

They are very adept at swimming in sewers and drain systems. Both species will gnaw at gaps to enlarge them enough for easy entry.

Proofing Your Home
Entrances - Young rats can squeeze through small gaps under doorways, so fit strips to the bottom of doors as a deterrent. They will also use cat flaps to get in and will enlarge gaps by gnawing to enter homes via integral garages.

Gaps in exterior walls - Holes or small openings (around utility cables or pipe work) need to be filled with stainless steel wire wool and caulking or concrete. Steel or aluminium plating can be used. Rats can jump, so check up to a height of about 4 feet.

Roofs - Rats climb along electrical cables or use overhanging branches to get into loft spaces and attics through gaps in broken roof tiles or under eaves. Repair roof damage and use wire mesh to seal gaps.

Drains and sewer pipes - Rats have been known to swim up damaged sewer pipes and get round u-bends in toilets, so get into the habit of keeping toilet seat lids closed. They will also use drain pipes and drainage outlets. Use tightly fitting metal grates or screens to cover drains, especially in basement areas. Regularly check pipe work and ensure any breakage is fixed immediately.

SIGNS OF RATS
Rats are well known to spread disease, damage property and contaminate food and animal feed. If rats are able to get into your home or business, they can introduce disease carrying parasites like fleas, lice and ticks.

As they are most active between dusk and dawn, it is often easier to spots signs of a problem, rather than an actual rat.

How To Identify Signs of Rats
Learn to identify signs of a rat problem in your home or business

Rat Droppings - Tend to be found concentrated in specific locations as rats produce up to 40 droppings per night. Brown rat droppings are dark brown in a tapered, spindle shape – resembling a large grain of rice.

Scratching Noises - Black rats in particular are agile climbers, earning them their common name – the roof rat. They can easily gain access into loft spaces and upper floors of buildings, so scratching noises at night may suggest their presence. Brown rats on the other hand, are less adept climbers and more likely to be identified by a grinding or chattering noise they make with their teeth known as bruxing – as they scurry under decking, sheds and floorboards.

Footprints (running tracks) - Rats leave foot and tail marks in dusty, less-used areas of buildings. Shining a strong flashlight at a low angle should reveal tracks clearly. To establish if an infestation is active, sprinkle fine flour or talc along a small stretch of floor near the footprints and check for fresh tracks the next day.

Rub Marks - Rats use established routes along skirting boards and walls due to their poor eyesight. Grease and dirt on their bodies leave smudges and dark marks on both objects and surfaces they repeatedly brush against. These marks may indicate rodent activity, but as smears may remain for a long period of time, they are not a good gauge of an active infestation.

Burrows - Brown rats are well known for digging and excavating extensive burrow systems for shelter, food storage and nesting. They build burrows next to solid objects or structures (decking, garden sheds, garages etc.) and are also found in secluded, well vegetated areas such as gardens and wasteland.

HOW TO GET RID OF RATS IN NIGERIA
Discovering rats in your home or business can be very distressing.

On top of the health risks, rats have also been known to cause fires by chewing through wiring. They can even gnaw through wood, plastics and mild steel.

Professional rat control is the most effective and quickest way to get rid of rats. Expert treatments can prevent damage to your property and protect against diseases spread by this rodent.

Getting Rid of Rats
Are you worried about rats?

If you have spotted signs of rats, such as droppings or an unpleasant urine smell, it is time to get professional treatment.

CLEANEAT Service Benefits
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Thorough inspection of pest activity

Range of customisable, targeted treatments

Safe treatments for your family and pets

Scientifically tested solutions to ensure success

Expert prevention advice

How To Catch a Rat
Catching rats or mice is a difficult job. Rat traps alone will not be enough to control a serious or repeat infestation though. Only a professional rat control solution can guarantee complete removal of rats from your home or business.

Call us to discuss our range of service solution to eliminate rats from your home or business premises.

Information About Lassa Fever
Lassa fever is one of the types of haemorrhagic fevers that affects human beings and could lead to sudden death. Other haemorrhagic fevers are Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Dengue and Yellow fever. Some of the symptoms of haemorrhagic fever are high fever, serious headache and bleeding from the pores of the body parts which are all characterised by high fatality.

1. Brief history of Lassa fever disease

Lassa fever is endemic in Nigeria. It was first discovered in a town called Lassa in Borno state in 1969. It was from the name of the town that the disease got its name.

2. Case

In disease terminology, a case is a person who has a disease and at the same time can spread the disease to people who do not have the disease. A case could either be suspected or confirmed. A suspected case for Lassa fever is characterised by gradual onset of fever, headache, malaise, myalgia, cough, pharyngitis, vomiting and retrosternal pain. On the hand, a confirmed case is a suspected case that is laboratory-confirmed or epidemiologically linked to a laboratory-confirmed case or outbreak.

3. Index/

Primary case Index case is the person that first contacts a disease. He is also known as primary case.

4. Primary and secondary contacts

A Primary contact is a person that has direct association with a person that has a disease. An example of a primary contact is a Doctor treating a Lassa fever patient. While a secondary contact is a person that has direct contact with the primary contact.

5. Information from the Ministry of Health

According to a release by the Ministry of Health recently, in the last 6 weeks, Nigeria has been experiencing Lassa fever (LF) outbreak which has so far affected more than 8 states. The states affected include Bauchi, Nasarawa, Niger, Taraba, Kano, Rivers, Edo and Oyo. The total number of suspected cases so far reported is 76 with 35 deaths, and a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 46%. The Ministry of Health laboratories have confirmed 14 cases, indicative of a new episode of Lassa fever outbreak. Information on the Lassa fever outbreak as of Wednesday, January 13 confirmed that a person died as a result of the disease in the National Hospital at Abuja. Previous report was that Lassa fever claimed 41 lives from 93 reported cases in 10 states of the country. The number of the suspected cases also rose from 86 last week to 93 this week. In addition a person died last week in Edo state.

6. Latest information

There are two recent cases of Lassa Fever in January 2018, one in Ebonyi where two doctyors died and another in Kogi where a doctor has also tested positive. In 2016, Twelve states were reported to be affected. The states affected include Bauchi, Nasarawa, Niger, Taraba, Kano, Rivers, Edo, Plateau, Gombe, Abuja, Lagos and Oyo. Imo state has also recorded reported cases making the states to become thirteen. Information learnt yesterday, Thursday, January 14 had it that a medical doctor died in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital as a result of Lassa fever.

7. Incubation period
The incubation period of a disease is the time it takes the disease to manifest and show its different symptoms if someone contacts it. For Lassa fever, the incubation period is 21 days. Therefore, if a person is suspected to have the disease, he will be put in an isolation room for 21 days in order to confirm if he/she has the disease or not.

8. Medical presentation and symptoms of Lassa fever

These include: High fever; serious headache; pains in the chest region; dry and sore throat; continuous stooling and vomiting; in severe situations, there is bleeding from the mouth, nose and vagina and then death results in later stages.

9. Preventing the disease/mode of transmission

Rodents and rats are the main vector of the disease. Someone can also be infected from the fluid or blood of an infected person and by shaking hands with people who are seriously infected.

10. Other preventive measures

People should ensure their food is properly covered, either cooked or uncooked. Liquid soap and antiseptics should be used to wash the hands. Also, other rules of regular hand-washing should be adhered to always. Rodenticides should be used to kill rats, while the bush around the home should be cleared regularly. The windows and doors of the house should be closed especially when it is night time. Any body who shows the given symptoms above should report to the hospital immediately in order to prevent people not infected from coming up with the disease. In addition, medical personnels should wear protective gloves and mask when treating people who are infected with the disease. All efforts should be geared towards maintaining a general personal, home and environmental cleanliness.