Questions
Questions farmers ask
How much does rodent control on a farm cost?
It depends on how many buildings there are, how old they are and how many openings we find. We walk the farmstead first and give you a written number before any work starts. What goes into it is on the How pricing works page.
How many visits does it take?
Most farms need a walk-through, a sealing visit and a follow-up check. A farm with grain on site usually adds a look each fall and spring. We write the schedule into your estimate, so you know before you say yes.
Is it safe for livestock and pets?
We can't say any treatment is safe, and nobody can. Licensed applicators follow the product label. We seal first, so most farms need little or no bait. Where we do place bait, it goes in locked stations, and we show you where each one is and which doors to keep animals away from. Ask for our product list any time.
How long until I see a difference?
Most farms see less activity within a couple of weeks of sealing, but it varies with the size of the buildings and how much feed and cover is nearby. We check back and tell you what we find.
Do I need to be there?
Not for the outside. We ask for someone who can open the bins, the feed room and the shop, and we text before we pull in the lane. We'll work around calving, a sale, a shipment or harvest.
What if rodents come back?
If rodents return through an opening we sealed, we come back and re-seal it at no charge for 12 months from the date of the work. That doesn't cover new gaps, damage from machinery or weather after the work, or buildings we weren't asked to seal. The terms are written on your estimate.
Do you treat insects in the grain, birds or termites?
No. Rodents are what we do, and the pests that come with the feed and the buildings. Stored-grain insects, fumigation, birds and termites are different work and often a different license. We'll tell you who to call.
Where do you work, and when can you come?
Farms and farmsteads within about an hour of Sioux Falls. Fall books up first, so call in August if you want a seal-up before the freeze. The service area page lists the towns.
Do you have to go inside the bin?
Not usually. We look at the roof vents, doors, chutes, the base and the ground around the pad from outside. If a bin needs entering, that is your decision and your safety plan, not ours, and we won't ask anyone to climb into a bin with grain in it.
Can you work around calving and harvest?
Yes. Tell us which weeks are not good and we plan around them. Sealing a barn can often be done in a morning, in the part of the barn that is empty that day.
Another question?
Call or text. If we don't know, we'll say so.