Rodent pressure in New Kent tracks closely with the season and the housing stock. Crawl-space and slab construction is common near the coast, given the high water table typical of Tidewater Virginia. A rodent problem rarely resolves with traps alone if the entry point stays open.
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.