Rat Control in Homestead

Homestead sits in south Miami-Dade, close to the Redland's farms and fruit groves and the Fruit and Spice Park. Hurricane Andrew came ashore on August 24, 1992, and the National Weather Service calls Homestead the hardest-hit community, so a lot of what stands there today was built or rebuilt after that storm.

Farms and groves bring rodents. Rats eat fallen fruit, stored feed and seed, and when a field is cleared or harvested they look for new cover. Houses at the edge of farm land see more of that than houses in town.

Living Near Groves and Nurseries

With an avocado, mango or lychee grove next door, rats have food most of the year. Close up your house at the roofline, the AC lines and the garage door. Keep your own fruit picked up and store feed and seed in metal cans with tight lids. If you keep chickens or goats, the feed is the big draw, and UF/IFAS lists livestock feed among the things roof rats eat.

Newer Subdivisions

The newer neighborhoods around Homestead are block houses with tile or shingle roofs. They're tighter than older homes but still have soffit vents and AC line holes, and young landscaping grows fast down here. Check the eaves and keep palms trimmed as they fill in. Roof rat control explains what the provider looks for.

Around Homestead: Redland · Fruit and Spice Park

Also serving Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Little Havana, Miami Beach, Miami Shores, Hialeah, Doral, Kendall, Pinecrest.