A growing number of cities in B.C. have been banning anticoagulant rodenticides. With a unanimous vote on September 14, the city of North Vancouver joined them to protect owls and other predators that have been dying due to the contamination of their food supply. The rodenticide, which causes the rodent to bleed to death is slow-acting, allowing them to be captured and consumed by predators who themselves fall prey to the poison. With this ban, North Vancouver and other cities are now turning to safer and more environmentally conscious methods of pest control.

City of North Vancouver

The City of North Vancouver has banned the use of anticoagulant rodenticides on all municipal property. The council has also petitioned the BC provincial government to ban these rodenticides province-wide.

The City of North Vancouver is actively recommending to all municipal residents not to use rodenticides on their property. Instead, the city is encouraging alternative methods to rodent control on the City of North Vancouver Rodent Awareness web page. Discourage rodents by managing attractants around homes and business, and presenting alternatives to rodenticides.

Solutions Pest Control rodent control standards encompass methods that leave the lightest environmental footprint while being effective. The protection of our customers’ homes and businesses from the hazards brought about by a rodent infestation, is our first priority. Secondly, we focus on delivering pest management through the most humane methods appropriate.

With our many years of experience in pest control, we know each situation needs to be assessed to determine the suitable control methods to be used.

Rodenticide Free Rodent Control

At Solutions Pest Control, we employ rodenticide only as a last resort. There are a number of rodenticide-free (or poison-free) methods that can be very effective, depending on the specific circumstances.

For a complete description of our poison-free rodent control methods see Poison-free Rat and Mouse Control.

Solutions Pest Control Is Good At Solving Rat Control Issues

No one wants mice and rats in their home, but removing them needn’t involve inhumane methods or over-reliance on potentially dangerous chemicals and poisons. Find out more on our full range of North Vancouver Rat Control and pest control Services.

If you have a rodent problem, give us a call, and learn more about the poison-free, environmentally responsible ways we can help!