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Kansas City Pest Solutions

Rat Control in Kansas City

The rat in Kansas City is the Norway rat: heavy-bodied, blunt-nosed, and a burrower. They dig along foundations, under sheds, decks and slabs, and follow food like bird feeders, pet food and garbage.

How we handle rats

We start outside: locating burrows (3-inch holes with packed dirt around them), runways along the foundation, and how they are getting in — foundation gaps, gaps under doors, sewer line defects, and openings around utility lines. A rat needs a gap only about half an inch wide.

Burrows and runways are treated with tamper-resistant stations, entry points are sealed with rodent-proof materials, and we document what we sealed with photos. Our rodent bait stations are pet-friendly. Follow-up visits check activity until it stops.

What you can do

Take bird feeders down or move them well away from the house, store pet food and birdseed in metal or heavy plastic bins, keep garbage lidded, and clear woodpiles and debris from the foundation.

Take it with you

The Rodent Exclusion brochure

The same brochure we hand out in person, as a print-ready PDF. Save it to your phone, print it two-sided, or send it to whoever needs to see it.

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Rat Control in Kansas City — Common Questions

Mouse or rat?+

Rat droppings are capsule-shaped and up to three-quarters of an inch; mouse droppings are rice-sized and pointed. Rats also dig burrows outside.

Why do rats come up through the toilet or drains?+

Norway rats live in sewers and can use broken sewer lines and open drains to get into a building. Finding the defect is part of the inspection.

Are roof rats a problem here?+

No. Roof rats are not established in the Kansas City area; the rats here are Norway rats.

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