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Delaware Rat Control

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Jem Pest Solutions is the top choice for Delaware pest control & extermination. We have over 30 years experience, and have helped over 20,000 homeowners and businesses with rat extermination and other pest control. Read on to learn why we are the preferred choice for pest control in Delaware, then pick up the phone and call us for same day help with your pest problems.

Business Hours


All Phone Calls Answered By Live Operator 8am – 6pm Monday – Friday, 8am - 2pm Saturday

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Evening and Weekend Appointments Available At NO EXTRA CHARGE

Why CallJem Pest Solutions


  • Free Inspection & Estimate

  • Same Day Service, No Extra Charge

  • 30 Years Experience

  • Results 100% Guaranteed

  • Locally Owned & Operated

  • Fully Trained, Licensed, & Insured Technicians

Delaware Rat Treatment


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How To Identify A Rat Infestation

Appearance - Rats have red eyes, and black or white fur. They are typically 6-10 inches long (depending on the type) with a hairless tail. Brown rats (also known as Norway rats) are slightly larger than roof rats, with a thicker body, smaller eyes, and a shorter snout than their black rat cousins.

Behavior - Rats tend to be bigger than mice and other rodents, and are often found in basements, garages, near garbage disposals and occasionally scurrying inside your home. They are nocturnal. Any holes or gaps in your home can be an entrance for rats, as they can fit into holes as small as half an inch. Rat droppings are pellet-like in appearance, dark colored, and about ¼ inch long.

Why You Might Have Rats

Rats, like any other species, need a place to live and breed. Homes, garages, and apartments provide the perfect location for rats to keep safe and be able to eat, sleep and reproduce without disruption.

Holes in your foundation or walls that lead from a basement or outside are an opportunistic entrance for rats to find their new accommodations within your Delaware residence. Being able to fit in ½ inch or less spaces gives rats a leg up in entering your home, even if you have tried to fill in obvious holes and gaps in your walls and foundation.

Having rats does not mean you live in unhealthy conditions, but having food sources accessible could entice a rat to enter and begin living in your home. Professional rat control is recommended before one rat turns into a full blown rat infestation.

Reasons To Treat Your Rat Problem Immediately

Rats tend to scrounge through garbage for food, and this causes them to be carriers of many different bacteria and diseases. They are also known for being carriers of fleas and ticks due to the conditions they tend to live in. Flea bites from rats can cause extreme allergic reactions and ticks can carry Lymes disease.

Beyond topical threats, the bacteria carried on rats can cause leptospirosis, which can affect the liver and kidneys, and salmonellosis, which produces cramping and diarrhea. Their droppings can also harbor a bad virus called hantavirus.

Rat infestations can cause you and your family to become very sick if left untreated.

Our Service Area

  • Kent County

    Bowers Beach
    Camden
    Capitol Green
    Cheswold
    Clayton
    Crossgates
    Dover
    Edge Hill
    Farmington
    Felton
    Frederica
    Harrington
    Hartly
    Highland Acres
    Houston
    Kent Acres
    Kenton
    Lebanon
    Leipsic
    Little Creek
    Magnolia
    Mayfair
    Morris Estates
    Rising Sun
    Riverview
    Rodney Village
    Sherwood
    Smyrna
    Smyrna Landing
    Towne Point
    Viola
    White Oak Farms
    Woodcrest
    Woodside
    Wyoming

  • New Castle

    Arden
    Ardencroft
    Ardentown
    Bear
    Bellefonte
    Brandywine Hills
    Brookside
    Buttonwood
    Claymont
    College Park
    Delaware City
    Dobbinsville
    Edgemoor
    Elsmere
    Fairfield Crest
    Forest Park
    Glasgow
    Greenville
    Hockessin
    Kentmere
    Lumbrook
    Middletown
    New Castle
    Newark
    Newport
    North Star
    Nottingham Green
    Odessa
    Pike Creek
    Pike Creek Valley
    Rogers Manor
    Silver Brook
    Townsend
    Washington Park
    Wilmington
    Wilmington Manor

  • Sussex County

    Arden
    Bethany Beach
    Bethel
    Blades
    Bridgeville
    Dagsboro
    Delmar
    Dewey Beach
    Ellendale
    Fenwick Island
    Frankford
    Georgetown
    Greenwood
    Henlopen Acres
    Laurel
    Lewes
    Lewes Beach
    Long Neck
    Milford
    Millsboro
    Millville
    Milton
    Ocean View
    Pilottown
    Rehoboth Beach
    Seaford
    Selbyville
    Slaughter Beach
    South Bethany
    York Beach

What to expect from our treatment


  • Target the Source
    First we identify and target the source of your rat problem with our custom treatment.
  • Inside Treatment
    We then treat unfinished basements, garages, crawl spaces, trash areas, attics; wherever there is the possibility for a pest to enter your home or make residence, we will create a barrier to protect you. We deploy a variety of techniques depending on what works best for your situation.
  • Outside Treatment
    We create a protective barrier around your home using a granular base around the foundation. We then treat windows and doors, as well as under siding, to keep the pests out. We will also place a granular bait in your flower and mulch beds so that it is taken back to any potential nests, destroying them.
  • Local Delaware Owned Business

We exterminate rats inThree Steps!


  • 1Inspect
    We conduct a free, zero obligation home inspection. We will identify the source of your rat problem.
  • 2Plan
    We put together a plan that best fits your home in order to eliminate and protect against rats.
  • 3Exterminate
    We eliminate your rat problem. Then, our environmental management prevents them from returning inside your home.

Our Guarantee


Jem Pest Solutions guarantees its treatment plan. If for whatever reason you have any new rat problems or other covered pests, we will treat at your convenience and at no additional cost to you.

The barriers we put in place to protect your home and family against pests will naturally break down over time. This is why over the course of the year we will regularly reapply treatments as well as re-inspect for new conditions, avenues and sources of pests to ensure your home is protected. For more details on our treatment schedule read our Home Protection Plan page.

Your home is your largest investment.
Let Jem Pest Solutions protect it against pests!

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