Bureau's housing stock shapes exactly where rodents get in. Housing spans century-old agricultural construction to newer suburban development around Peoria and Bloomington-Normal. Combined with the area's climate — a humid climate with hot summers and winters cold enough for sustained snow cover — rodents seeking shelter from weather extremes make a beeline for any accessible gap.
Exclusion is the core of effective rodent control: finding and sealing every gap a mouse or rat could use to get inside, since traps alone just remove the current population without stopping the next one. We pair exterior sealing with interior trapping or bait stations, then follow up to confirm the problem is resolved.