Rodents are little critters such as mice or their larger cousins rats, and you don't want either of these in your home. If you do have rodents in your home, and especially your kitchen, it may be making you want to lock the door behind you and move out, but don't do anything too rash just yet. Rodents are a pest problem that you can get control of, but you have to do it properly. Read on for tips to get rid of rodents in your kitchen and your home before you end up with an infestation.

1. Find The Entrance

The rodents are coming into your home somehow, whether it's a small hole in your siding or a crack in your foundation, or it could be a small opening where the gas line comes into your home. No matter where this entrance is, you have to find it. Finding their entrance is going to help you prevent more from coming in, or prevent those that reside with you from leaving and coming back in. Find where they are coming in and repair it so all you have to contend with are those still inside your home.

2. Start Looking For Areas They Frequent

You need to figure out where they are finding food and what areas of your home they are frequently in so you can start setting traps to catch them. The best way to do this is by looking for droppings. It's gross, yes, but it's the best way to figure out where they have frequented most often. This may be in your pantry, on your stove, your counters, kitchen sink, or even underneath the sink. Look around elsewhere in your home as well, including the basement or other bathrooms around your home for droppings as well. Once you think you have this area pegged, start setting traps. 

3. Keep Your Kitchen Clean

The idea of rodents in your kitchen may give you a case of the heebie-jeebies, and you aren't alone. Most people would want to gut their kitchen and toss everything after finding out they have mice in it. Clean your kitchen with a bleach-based cleanser, or one that will clean up bacteria. Clean your kitchen, including your appliances, sink, and your pantry or spice cabinet to get rid of rodent droppings and anything they may have carried on their tiny feet on their way through. Continue to clean as often as possible to prevent further feeding these pests, and to get rid of the ick-factor.

If you have rodents, you need to take action to prevent having an infestation of these pests. Talk to a rodent control company, such as Xtermco Inc, to help you get rid of the rodents in your kitchen and elsewhere in your home.