Scotland's housing stock shapes exactly where rodents get in. A mix of historic farmhouses and mid-century suburban homes, most with basements given the colder inland winters. Combined with the area's climate — a four-season New England climate without the Sound's moderating effect, meaning colder winters than the shoreline — 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.