Bloomington: great parks, lots of rodent pressure

Bloomington has more parkland than most cities its size. Hyland Lake Park Reserve, Nine Mile Creek, Normandale Lake, and the Minnesota River Valley all make it a great place to live. They also give mice and rats a lot of room to live right next to your yard.

Add in thousands of 1950s and 1960s ramblers with aging garages and sill plates, and you get a lot of calls for rodent control in Bloomington, MN every fall.

Whether you’re in east Bloomington near the river bottoms or out west near Hyland, the fix is the same: find how they’re getting in, remove them, and seal it up.

Why Bloomington homes get mice

Rodent services in Bloomington

• Mouse exterminator service for basements, kitchens, and garages
• Rat exterminator and rat removal
• Rodent exclusion and mouse-proofing
• Mice and rats in walls
• Attic rodent removal
• Emergency rodent removal, nights and weekends
• Commercial rodent control for hotels, restaurants, offices, and apartments

How to seal a garage or sill-plate gap

Two of the most common entry points in Bloomington ramblers are the garage and the sill plate. Here’s what proper sealing looks like:

Garage door: The bottom corners of the door are where most mice get in. The weatherstrip wears out and the corners curl up. A tech will replace or add a rodent-resistant bottom seal and close the corner gaps with flashing or a corner seal.

Sill plate: This is where the wooden frame of the house sits on the foundation. Over the years, gaps open up. Packing those gaps with steel or copper mesh and sealing over the top with a rodent-resistant sealant keeps mice from getting in.

Plain spray foam alone isn’t enough. Mice chew right through it.

Neighborhoods we serve in Bloomington

We help homes and businesses across east and west Bloomington, including areas around the river bluffs, Nine Mile Creek, Hyland, Normandale Lake, Penn-American, the South Loop, and Oxboro.

Bloomington rodent control FAQs

Why do homes near the river bottoms get deer mice?

The Minnesota River Valley’s wetlands, woods, and open land are natural deer mouse habitat. When it gets cold, deer mice move into the closest shelter, which is often garages, sheds, and lower levels of nearby homes. Careful cleanup matters because deer mice can carry hantavirus.

Are mice in 1950s ramblers common in Bloomington?

Very common. Many east Bloomington ramblers have settled sill plates, older garage doors, and unsealed utility openings after 60-plus years. Those small gaps are easy entry points. Sealing them usually solves the problem for the long term.

How do I seal a garage or sill-plate gap?

For the garage, replace worn bottom seals and close the gaps at the door’s bottom corners with flashing or rodent-proof corner seals. For the sill plate, pack gaps with steel or copper mesh and seal over it with a rodent-resistant sealant. Regular spray foam alone won’t hold up.

Do mice come in from Nine Mile Creek or the parks?

Parks and creek corridors give mice shelter and food, so homes that back up to them often see more activity, especially in fall. That doesn’t mean you’ll get mice, but it makes sealing your home more important.

Is it the same service for east and west Bloomington?

The process is the same: inspect, remove, seal, and follow up. What changes is what the tech finds. East Bloomington’s older ramblers usually need more sill plate and garage work, while west Bloomington homes near parks and wooded areas may see more deer mice.

Is there a rat problem in Bloomington?

Rats are less common in Bloomington than in denser parts of Minneapolis, but they show up, especially around commercial areas, creeks, and homes with bird feeders or compost. See our rat removal page for details.

Nearby areas we serve

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