Underhill's housing stock shapes exactly where rodents get in. A blend of historic New England homes and newer suburban development, nearly all built with basements for the region's cold winters. Combined with the area's climate — a humid continental climate moderated somewhat by Lake Champlain, with cold, snowy winters and mild summers — 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.