And that's when it struck me. The unusual scratching noises in the attic. The small droppings in the kitchen cabinet. The children were too scared to venture down into the basement. These were not small issues. They were large ones. They were indications that a house was no longer a secure place.

Pests—mice, ants, squirrels, bats, birds—don’t just wander in for a visit; they exploit every crack, gap, or weak spot to set up shop. In Minnesota, where weather swings from humid summers to icy winters, those entry points widen, making exclusion a must.