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Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local rodent information
Rodent control in Mississippi
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Rodents in Mississippi: what to know
What to note
Where you see rodents, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.
A useful next step
Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.
Local research
Rodents in Mississippi: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which rodents actually live in Mississippi, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
about a quarter-inch across for mice; about a half-inch across for rats
Hole size rodents need
MSU Extension: the opening only needs to fit the head.
Mississippi State University Extension Servicerats about 100 feet; house mouse under 25 feet
Home range
Match bait station placement to the home range of each species.
Mississippi State University Extension Serviceabout 20 to 50 others
Rodents unseen for every one seen
Several seen during the day can mean a population of up to 5,000 on a farm.
Mississippi State University Extension ServiceRodent species recorded in Mississippi
- House mouse (Mus musculus) — Enters at 1/4 inch; 5-10 litters per year; eats about 200 small meals a night.
- Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) — Burrowing rat of basements, sewers and ground floors; tail shorter than head plus body.
- Roof rat (Rattus rattus) — Climber of attics and trees in warm and coastal regions; tail longer than head plus body.
MSU Extension: several kinds of rats and mice are found in Mississippi, with the Norway rat, roof rat and house mouse the important pests around farms and homes. MAFES advises sealing openings with hardware cloth 19 gauge or heavier with no openings more than 1/4 inch.
Rules that apply in Mississippi
For context, nationally
Sources: Mississippi State University Extension Service; CDC; Pest Notes: House Mouse; Pest Notes: Rats. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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