Mice are nocturnal and secretive. By the time homeowners notice activity, mice have often been present for months.

Common signs include:

• scratching or scurrying sounds in walls or ceilings
• droppings in kitchens, pantries, basements, or garages
• gnawed food packaging, wires, or wood
• strong ammonia-like odors
• grease marks along walls or baseboards

If you hear scratching, that is active movement, not insects. Insects do not scratch — mice do. 

Mice enter homes for shelter, warmth, and food, not by accident.

Key reasons mice infest homes:

• colder weather driving them indoors
• small entry points around foundations, utilities, and siding
• food availability (even crumbs and pet food)
• safe nesting areas inside walls, ceilings, and insulation

Once mice establish nesting areas, they reproduce rapidly. One infestation quickly becomes many. When mice are actively scratching in walls or ceilings, immediate action is often required – our emergency pest control services are available when infesttations can’t wait.

Traps are designed to catch individual mice, not eliminate infestations.

Why traps fail:

• they remove one mouse at a time
• remaining mice avoid traps after initial captures
• nests and breeding populations remain untouched
• activity continues even when traps seem “busy”

Traps may confirm activity — but they rarely solve the problem.

There is a difference between control and elimination.

Rodenticides (professionally applied):

• address entire populations
• work continuously, not one mouse at a time
• reach hidden mice in wall voids and ceilings
• eliminate activity faster and more completely

Traps:

• limited to exposed mice
• labor-intensive and slow
• often leave most of the infestation behind

Odor concerns are common, but in reality:

• mice are small with low moisture content
• natural decomposition already occurs in active infestations
• most homes already have odor from ongoing mouse activity

Professional rodent extermination stops the problem — delaying treatment makes odors worse, not better.

Elimination is only half the solution — prevention keeps the problem from returning.

Prevention strategies include:

• sealing entry points
• reducing food access
• addressing nesting conditions
• monitoring high-risk areas

Our recommendations are practical, targeted, and based on how mice actually behave — not generic checklists.

During Michigan’s cold months, mice seek warmth and shelter inside homes, garages, and basements.
The colder it gets outside, the more urgent it becomes to act immediately. Winter infestations grow quickly — and left untreated, they can lead to structural damage and food contamination.

Many homeowners think they should first “seal up the house” to keep mice out. But if mice are already inside, sealing entry points only traps them in — making the problem worse.

That’s why Hi-Tech Pest Control’s proven system begins with:

1. Total Elimination of All Mice — using targeted baiting and control strategies.
2. Inspection of Entry Points — after the infestation is eradicated.
3. Sealing & Prevention Work — once the home is verified mouse-free.

You can’t keep them out until every last one is gone.

Don’t let mice take over your home this winter.
📞 Call 248-569-8001 for same-day mice removal and proven results across Southeastern Michigan.

Hi-Tech Pest Control — 40 Years of Eliminating Mice, Protecting Families, and Restoring Peace of Mind.

A: Experience. Our technicians have decades of success eradicating mice completely and preventing reinfestation — guaranteed.