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Rodent control in West Virginia

Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.

Rodents in West Virginia: what to know

Around West Virginia

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

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 West Virginia: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which rodents actually live in West Virginia, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

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Hantavirus cases, 2025 (provisional YTD)
CDC National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System

Rodent species recorded in West Virginia

  • Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) — Primary U.S. hantavirus carrier; lives throughout Washington and the interior West.

For context, nationally

  • 1/4 inch (the width of a pencil) — Smallest gap a mouse can enter. CDC
  • 890; 35% fatal; 94% west of the Mississippi — Hantavirus cases reported since 1993 (through 2023). CDC

Sources: CDC National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System; CDC; Hantavirus. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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