Fanno Creek in Beaverton's Greenway Park. Creek corridors like this one run behind a lot of west side back yards.
Rodent Control in Beaverton, OR
When the rain comes back in the fall, so do the rats and mice. Call one number and talk to a person who can get a licensed rodent pro out to your Beaverton house.
Referral line. Your call goes to a licensed, independent pest control provider in Washington County.
What People Call Us About
| Rat Control | Norway rats and roof rats in crawl spaces, garages, attics and yards across Beaverton. |
|---|---|
| Mouse Control | House mice and deer mice in kitchens, garages, crawl spaces and sheds once the fall rains start. |
| Roof Rats and Attic Rats | The climbing rat that nests in ivy, trees and attics, and how it gets up there. |
| Rodent Inspection | A full look at the house, crawl space and yard to find the rodents and the way in. |
| Rodent Exclusion | Closing crawl space vents, pipe gaps, garage doors and roof openings with materials rodents can't chew. |
| Crawl Space Cleanup | Getting droppings, nests, soiled insulation and ruined vapor barrier out from under the house. |
| Vole Control | Small holes and runways through the grass, with shrubs and stems chewed near the ground. |
| Commercial Rodent Control | Restaurants, offices, apartments, warehouses and shops that need regular rodent service. |
Beaverton was a town of about 6,000 people in 1960. Then Tektronix moved in, the electronics jobs followed, and subdivisions spread over the old farms and wetlands. The 2020 census counted more than 97,000 residents. A lot of the houses from that boom sit over a vented crawl space, and that crawl space is where plenty of Beaverton rat calls begin. See crawl space cleanup and rat control.
This line takes calls about rodents only. You dial, a real person asks what you're seeing and where, and we patch you through to a licensed, independent pest control company working in Beaverton and the nearby parts of Washington County. They inspect, quote and do the work. We don't send anyone ourselves.
Trapping clears out the rats and mice already inside. Closing the holes keeps the next batch out, and in a wet place full of blackberry thickets, ivy and backyard chickens, that second step decides whether you're calling again next year. Ask about rodent exclusion while the tech is out.
What Makes Rodent Work in Beaverton Different
Rain, mostly. Beaverton averages about 39 inches of precipitation a year spread over roughly 150 wet days. When the fall rains settle in, burrows along fences and foundations get soggy and rats and mice look for drier ground. A crawl space with a torn vent screen is drier ground. The fall rain guide covers that shift.
Then there's the land the city was built on. Beaverton started as a low, wet stretch of creeks and small lakes where beaver lived, and the Atfalati name for the place translates to "place of the beaver." The creeks are still here: Beaverton Creek, Fanno Creek, Cedar Mill Creek and their greenways. Back yards that touch a creek corridor or a park get more rat activity at the back fence, and the blackberry and ivy along those edges make good cover. See blackberries, ivy and rats.
Both kinds of rat live here. OSU Extension describes the Norway rat as a stocky burrower that digs along foundations and under woodpiles, and the roof rat as a slender climber that nests above ground in plants or buildings. In a Beaverton yard that can mean burrows under the deck and the shed, or rats in the attic and the ivy on the fence. Roof rats and attic rats covers the climbers.
Mice and voles round it out. House mice move into garages and kitchens in fall. Deer mice turn up in sheds and outbuildings and call for careful cleanup, which the deer mouse guide explains. Voles stay outside and leave small holes and runways in the grass. Calls come from across the west side, from Aloha and Hillsboro to Tigard and Cedar Mill.
- Vented crawl spaces: torn screens and gaps around pipes and ducts
- Creek and greenway lots: cover, water and travel routes
- Blackberry and ivy along fences: shelter all year
- Chicken coops, compost and bird feeders: food left out
Beaverton's Rodent Year
- October and November: the rain returns
- Burrows fill with water and rodents look for dry spots. Check the crawl space vent screens and the garage door seal before Halloween.
- December to February: wet and gray
- Whatever got in is settled. Scratching under the floor or in the walls at night, droppings in the garage and the pantry.
- March to May: spring yard work
- Vole holes and runways show up in lawns, and rats work the compost and the chicken feed. Cut back blackberry and ivy before they leaf out.
- June to September: summer
- The best stretch for outside work. Replace vent screens, bury hardware cloth around the coop and clean out the crawl space while it's dry.
How This Line Works
- Rodents only. No ants, spiders or moss treatments. Just rats, mice and voles, so the questions are about crawl space vents, garage doors and chicken feed instead of a sales script.
- A person answers. Call during business hours and a human picks up. Tell us what you're hearing or finding and your ZIP code.
- Somebody goes under the house. A good inspection here includes the crawl space: vent screens, vapor barrier, insulation and every spot where pipes or ducts pass through. Rodent inspection explains what that covers.
- No pricing from us. We don't quote over the phone and we don't sell plans. The company that comes out quotes the job. Read how the line works.
Where We Take Calls
A Few Common Questions
Do you take calls from Portland?
We stick to Beaverton and the nearby parts of Washington County, including Raleigh Hills, Garden Home and West Slope. If you're farther into Portland, call and we'll see whether a provider covers your street.
Rats or mice: how do I tell?
Droppings are the easy check. Mouse droppings are small and thin. Rat droppings are much bigger, closer to the size of a bean.
Is rat bait safe with kids and dogs around?
Bait should only go in stations built to keep it away from people, pets and wildlife, never as loose pellets. OSU Extension gives the same advice. Tell the tech about kids and pets.
Can you help with moles?
No. Moles aren't rodents and need a different approach. This line handles rats, mice and voles.