Pilot Rock's housing stock shapes exactly where rodents get in. Housing here ranges from historic ranch construction to newer rural homes, adapted to a much drier climate than the rest of the state. Combined with the area's climate — a climate defined by dryness and temperature extremes, the opposite of Oregon's rainy reputation — 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.