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Virginia Rodent Exterminators
Rat and mouse control for Virginia houses, townhouses, apartments and businesses: an inspection, trapping and removal, then sealing the gaps rodents use to get back in.
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Six core services, each linked to its own guide.
Sealing foundation, utility and roofline entry gaps.
The Virginia Tech guide also advises trimming trees, bushes, grass and vines at least 12 to 18 inches away from the structure and sealing holes and cracks in siding.
Detached single-family houses are the most common type of housing unit in Virginia, and a detached house has every side of its outside to check, from foundation to roofline.
Where to look: Guide to rodent entry points in a house
61.3%
of Virginia housing units are single-family detached homes
26.5%
were built in 2000 or later
19.2%
were built before 1960
4.3%
are mobile homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024
Mobile homes: check the skirting and floor openings.
Washington Dulles International Airport
Average low at or below 40F
January, February, March, November and December
Highest average highs
July and August
Richmond International Airport
Average low at or below 40F
January, February, March, November and December
Highest average highs
July and August
Norfolk International Airport
Average low at or below 40F
January, February and December
Highest average highs
July and August
Roanoke Regional Airport
Average low at or below 40F
January, February, March, November and December
Highest average highs
July and August
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), 1991-2020
Norfolk International Airport has the mildest winters of the four stations, with average lows at or below 40F only in January, February and December; Dulles, Richmond and Roanoke add March and November.
Seal gaps before the first cold month. Rodents in fall and winter
Virginia Tech's school pest management guide names the Norway rat and the roof rat as the state's two main pest rats and the house mouse as its main pest mouse, though Virginia Cooperative Extension's mammals publication says the roof rat is much less common than the Norway rat.
Source: Virginia Tech Department of Entomology, School IPM program (Virginia Cooperative Extension site), accessed 2026; Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, accessed 2026
The Fairfax County Health Department lists the Norway rat among the most common rat and mouse types in the county, and the Virginia Tech guide says Norway rats generally nest in underground or ground-level spots.
Source: Fairfax County Health Department, Division of Environmental Health, accessed 2026
Identification and behavior: Norway rat guide
Virginia Cooperative Extension says a roof rat in a building is typically found on higher floors than a Norway rat, and the Virginia Tech guide says roof rats prefer to nest in elevated areas.
Identification and behavior: roof rat guide
Virginia Cooperative Extension calls the house mouse a common inhabitant of homes, and the Fairfax County Health Department lists it among the most common rat and mouse types in the county.
Identification and behavior: house mouse guide
Virginia Cooperative Extension lists the cloudland deer mouse as found only in the mountains, where it is common in high-elevation forests, and the prairie deer mouse as uncommon in old fields in the Shenandoah Valley.
Identification and behavior: deer mouse guide
Not sure which rodent you have? Compare rat and mouse droppings or see all rodent species.
In Fairfax County and Richmond, a licensed pest control company. The Fairfax County Health Department does not provide pest control treatment and refers residents to a Virginia licensed company, and the Richmond City Health Department tells residents to contact one about rodents on private property.
Source: Fairfax County Health Department, Division of Environmental Health, accessed 2026; Virginia Department of Health, Richmond City Health Department, accessed 2026
Rats or mice seen at a restaurant, hotel or other facility the Health Department licenses can be reported through its PLUS complaint system.
Inspect, remove, seal, then check again.
A local rodent pro usually follows these steps. How a call works
1.Call
Say what you have seen or heard, and where.
2.Inspect
Ask to be shown the entry points and signs found.
3.Remove
Trapping, and baiting where it suits the site.
4.Seal
Closing the entry gaps the rodents used.
5.Check
A return visit shows whether the work held.
The provider sets the price after an inspection.
Ask for the price in writing before work starts. How each part of a job is priced
This guide covers the whole state. Browse every state guide
About 35.9% of Virginia's July 2025 population estimate of 8,880,107 lives in the Virginia counties and cities of the Washington metro, 19.6% in the Virginia localities of the Hampton Roads metro and 15.6% in the Richmond metro. The Roanoke metro had 316,547 residents in the same estimate.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Vintage 2025
When rodents keep coming back or are out of reach.
Activity returns after trapping
How to know rodents are goneSounds in walls or the attic
Scratching noises guideBurrows along the foundation
Rodent exclusionA business, rental or food area
Commercial rodent controlDroppings to clean up
Safe droppings cleanupGaps you cannot safely reach
Attic rodent removalThe Bureau of Environmental Health. The Norfolk Health Department says the Bureau addresses rodent concerns on private property, while Vector Control monitors and treats rodent infestations on City-owned property.
Source: Virginia Department of Health, Norfolk Health Department, accessed 2026
The Virginia Property Maintenance Code. Fairfax County Code Compliance quotes Sections 302.5 and 309 of the code and its Chapter 2 definition of infestation.
Source: Fairfax County Department of Code Compliance, accessed 2026
Yes. The Norfolk Health Department says Vector Control inspects properties slated for demolition to make sure they are free from rodent infestation.
Source: Virginia Department of Health, Norfolk Health Department, accessed 2026
Virginia Cooperative Extension's mammals publication names the house mouse and the Norway rat as the introduced species with the greatest economic significance.
Source: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, accessed 2026
Droppings, runways, burrows and live or dead rats. The Richmond City Health Department lists these as the signs of rats.
Source: Virginia Department of Health, Richmond City Health Department, accessed 2026
Describe what you found and where in the building.
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