WEBVTT - The Bug Lady Interview

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning you guys good morning you sound like you're

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<v Speaker 1>in the back back end of a of a room

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<v Speaker 1>oh i'm in.

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<v Speaker 2>My studio but i guess it's a little bit echoey

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<v Speaker 2>i apologize.

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<v Speaker 1>Well the bugs don't mind all right so franklin is

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<v Speaker 1>not just bugs you guys do pest control so what's

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<v Speaker 1>our pest of the month We're.

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<v Speaker 2>Talking about mice, you guys. I know. I'm the bug lady,

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<v Speaker 2>but this time of year I become the rodent lady.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>The rat queen.

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<v Speaker 3>So, Janelle, I'm reading off my phone something that I received,

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<v Speaker 3>a text message today at 10.01 a.m. Pat, I can't call,

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<v Speaker 3>but I'm listening to the show. What is a good

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<v Speaker 3>way to keep rodents from nesting in my outdoor patio

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<v Speaker 3>furniture after I cover it?

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<v Speaker 2>Wow. Oh, wow. It's like they knew she was going

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<v Speaker 2>to call.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow. Oh my goodness.

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<v Speaker 3>It's creepy.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. This is like, I was going to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>like rodents nesting in cars and chewing wires too. So

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<v Speaker 2>this is like, I mean, they are in full force

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<v Speaker 2>right now. We're getting so many calls. I can't even

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<v Speaker 2>tell you. And with a trend with most of these

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<v Speaker 2>calls and the common denominators, people are like, Oh, I

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<v Speaker 2>think I just have like one or two, but there's

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<v Speaker 2>never just one or two. You guys there's, You have

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<v Speaker 2>to understand, like, mice, their capability of reproducing is so exponential.

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<v Speaker 2>They can have six to 12 babies in a litter,

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<v Speaker 2>and every 35 days they can have another litter.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, a lot of people don't realize that most

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<v Speaker 3>mice are actually Catholics.

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<v Speaker 2>I was going to say it, but I.

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<v Speaker 3>Didn't want to offend anybody.

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<v Speaker 2>You can say it.

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<v Speaker 3>I can say it because I'm Catholic.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought, well, that sounds like.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think the name of the game with preventing

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<v Speaker 2>them from getting cozy and getting too close for comfort

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<v Speaker 2>is just making sure that you're not attracting them in

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<v Speaker 2>any way. So a lot of people keep bird seed

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<v Speaker 2>and dog food in their garages and stuff. Get those

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<v Speaker 2>in metal cans or airtight sealed containers. Mice will chew

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<v Speaker 2>through anything. They can't see well. Three blind mice, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, I see what you did there. She's so creative.

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<v Speaker 2>But they smell their way to opportunity. And that's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be any kind of food source. That's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be warmth. So I'm telling folks now, while we have

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of nice weather left, go do a

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<v Speaker 2>lap around the outside of the house. Check all your

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<v Speaker 2>weather stripping on your garage door. Your screen doors. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a cheap, easy fix. You know, you can go to

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<v Speaker 2>the hardware store and get some new weather stripping. Make

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<v Speaker 2>sure everything's airtight. Because all they're looking for is the

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<v Speaker 2>size of a dime. That's all it takes for them

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<v Speaker 2>to get through. Wow. And if you fold your ear over,

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<v Speaker 2>you know how it's very flexible? It's cartilage, right? That's

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<v Speaker 2>their whole bodies. As long as their skull fits through

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<v Speaker 2>an opening, the rest of their body can flatten.

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<v Speaker 1>So.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I didn't know that.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's kind of weird because I saw a

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<v Speaker 3>mouse act on America's Got Talent. Yeah, it was fascinating.

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<v Speaker 3>They made it through. They made it through.

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<v Speaker 1>But let's talk about how bad mice are. They carry

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<v Speaker 1>all sorts of diseases. I mean, look at the rats.

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<v Speaker 1>They did the bubonic plague. But how do you deal

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<v Speaker 1>with all that? You got to kill them, I'm afraid.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that's another thing. It's like, you know, people think

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<v Speaker 2>they're a nuisance, but they're also a health risk. And

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<v Speaker 2>one of the things that I'll mention is that they

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<v Speaker 2>can't control their bladders. So as they're crawling. Whoa.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a joke here, but I'm not touching it. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not touching this one. Pat, it's all yours. They can't

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<v Speaker 1>control their bladders. No.

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<v Speaker 2>So as they're foraging in your pantry or running on

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<v Speaker 2>your kitchen countertops, they're leaving micro droplets of urine, which

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<v Speaker 2>are pheromone signals to the other mice. Hey, come on,

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<v Speaker 2>there's food in here. And you can't see it because

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<v Speaker 2>it responds to UV light. So unless you want to

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<v Speaker 2>get in the habit of carrying a blacklight around your

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<v Speaker 2>kitchen to check for micro droplets of urine, you have

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<v Speaker 2>to make sure that you're sanitizing surfaces before you prep

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<v Speaker 2>your food and stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>So you're talking about when you have a rodent infestation.

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<v Speaker 3>What about the, it's prevention. That's the best way to go, correct?

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<v Speaker 3>So how do you prevent them from getting, you mentioned,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, checking your house and looking for the smallest cracks.

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<v Speaker 3>Are there other things? I mean, do you do baiting stations?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, what, I mean, there's a lot of stuff available.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So that's what we do. Like, so when it's

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<v Speaker 2>time to call Franklin would be if you're, if you

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<v Speaker 2>have a recurring issue, if you've had mice the past

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<v Speaker 2>couple of winters and you're like, oh, dreading going into

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<v Speaker 2>this winter, call us. we will actually find those openings

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<v Speaker 2>and seal them for you so that we get to

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<v Speaker 2>the root of the problem. Because otherwise, you're just going

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<v Speaker 2>to keep trapping, you're going to keep baiting. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>a perpetual thing unless you get to the problem itself.

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<v Speaker 2>So sealing up everything and putting your food in very

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<v Speaker 2>airtight sealed containers is really a big part of the

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<v Speaker 2>prevention aspect of it. But if you've got recurring issues

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<v Speaker 2>or if you've got things that you've exhausted your options.

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<v Speaker 2>You've bought so many gadgets and gizmos from the store

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<v Speaker 2>and nothing's working. By the way, those plug-in sonic things

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<v Speaker 2>are a total gimmick. Please don't use those.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, actually in the state of Indiana, and I'm

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<v Speaker 3>not sure that's changed. Well, maybe it has, but for

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<v Speaker 3>a while we, they were not allowed to be sold

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<v Speaker 3>in Indiana.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, really? Yeah. Those things, I mean, there's so many

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<v Speaker 2>gimmicks out there and And, you know, TikTok and all

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<v Speaker 2>those videos too will tell you, oh, put peppermint oil

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<v Speaker 2>on things. And it's like, well, that's really not going

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<v Speaker 2>to make much of a difference. I would say, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>with the person who called in about the outside furniture

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<v Speaker 2>and stuff, a deterrent of some sort is going to work. And,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, whether that's putting some dryer sheets in your

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<v Speaker 2>cushions or... you know, maybe this is old school, but

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<v Speaker 2>I know farmers use the ivory soap bars.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And there might be some truth to that.

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<v Speaker 3>But wait, I thought it was I thought it was

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<v Speaker 3>Irish spring, Irish spring.

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<v Speaker 2>The green one, Irish spring. You're right.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>But any kind of deterrent from the property, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and think about like what what's attracting them? Are you

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<v Speaker 2>feeding the birds? And there's a A ton of bird

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<v Speaker 2>seed underneath the bird feeder. That's going to attract rodents, squirrels,

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<v Speaker 2>all kinds of things to the property. So think about

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<v Speaker 2>your actions and what you can do now to button

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<v Speaker 2>things up, seal gaps, get that weather stripping repaired, and

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<v Speaker 2>really batten down the hatches.

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<v Speaker 3>So cleaning up the yard, cleaning up the debris if

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<v Speaker 3>you've got, you know, lumber laying around and all those

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<v Speaker 3>different things.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, any kind of things like that, they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>use that for nesting, so... breaking back your leaves from

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<v Speaker 2>your house. That's tidying things up. Really now is the

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<v Speaker 2>great time to do that.

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<v Speaker 3>There you go. Janelle, thank you very much for spending

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<v Speaker 3>a little time with us and talking about the great

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<v Speaker 3>things that people can do, but also when they need help.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>When you need help, is it 1-800-GOT-PESTS? P-E-S-T-S. Is that

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<v Speaker 1>the best way?

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<v Speaker 2>Yep.

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<v Speaker 1>Yep.

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<v Speaker 2>1-800-GOT-PESTS or they can visit franklin.us for a free quote.

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<v Speaker 3>There you go. Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 1>She's the best.

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<v Speaker 2>Bug of the month and now rodent of the month.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I know.

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<v Speaker 3>And I really wish she was my co-host and not you. Sorry.