Latrobe's housing stock shapes exactly where rodents get in. Housing here dates heavily to the early-1900s steel boom, with narrow lots and full basements standard. Combined with the area's climate — a climate typical of the upper Ohio Valley, with more cloud cover and lake-effect-adjacent snow than central PA — 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.