Haverstraw's housing stock shapes exactly where rodents get in. A blend of dense urban multi-family construction and single-family suburban homes, most with basements or crawl spaces. Combined with the area's climate — a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters, moderated somewhat near the coast — 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.