Rodent control in Willow Bend, Plano
Willow Bend is in southwest Plano around The Shops at Willow Bend, the mall at W. Park Blvd. and the Dallas North Tollway that opened in 2001. Homes in the Willow Bend West section mostly date from the early to mid 1990s. A lot of the houses are big, with tall trees, back yards with pools and outdoor kitchens.
Big houses mean big attics, and big trees mean easy roof access. That's why roof rats are the main problem here.
Large attics and many roof sections
Larger homes often have several attic spaces that don't connect, plus rooflines with lots of returns and valleys. A technician may need to check each attic section separately to find where rats are nesting. Ask how they plan to get into each one. The work is the same as anywhere else, there's just more of it: roof rat trapping and sealing the roofline. If the rats have been there a while, attic cleanup usually follows.
Pool houses and outdoor kitchens
An outdoor kitchen with a grill drips grease, and a pool house closed up all winter is quiet shelter. Both draw rodents. Clean the grill trap, keep cushions in sealed bins over the winter and look in the pool house once a month or so. Garage and outbuilding rodent control covers sheds and pool houses.
Something in the attic or the garage?
Call and describe what you're seeing. Your call goes to an independent, licensed rodent provider that works your part of Plano. (972) 325-9652
Mature landscaping
Thick hedges along the fence, ivy on the walls and ornamental grasses all give roof rats cover between the trees and the house. You don't need to clear it. Keep plants trimmed off the walls and a foot or so away from the foundation so rats have to cross open ground.
Near the mall
The Shops at Willow Bend and the restaurants and offices around it have their own dumpster pads and loading docks. Homes closest to that commercial edge sometimes see Norway rats along the back fence at night. Keep the alley side of the garage clean and the trash cart lid closed.
Around Willow Bend: The Shops at Willow Bend · W. Park Blvd. · Dallas North Tollway · Willow Bend West (ZIP 75093)
Questions from this part of town
How do I know which part of the attic they're in?
Listen for where the noise is loudest, and let the technician look for droppings and rub marks in each section.
Is ivy on the house a problem?
It's a ladder for roof rats. Keep it trimmed below the eaves and away from vents.
Should the pool house be part of the job?
If it's closed up for the winter, yes. Ask the technician to check it for droppings and gaps.
Rats or mice in Willow Bend?
Call and describe what you're hearing or finding. Same-day appointments are often available. (972) 325-9652
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