Rats in the Pipes: How Sewer Rodents Are Invading Miami Homes and Businesses
In Dade County, Florida, a growing number of residents and business owners are facing an unsettling reality—rats are making their way into buildings not just through walls and foundations, but straight through the plumbing.
The Sewer System: A Rat Superhighway
Florida’s warm, humid climate is ideal for rodent populations to thrive, and urban infrastructure like sewers provides the perfect shelter. In cities like Miami and surrounding areas, rats use the sewer system as a hidden superhighway, offering food scraps, protection from predators, and access to homes and businesses.
The real shock comes when these clever pests enter buildings through toilets and drain pipes—a phenomenon that’s not just urban legend. Rats are excellent swimmers and can hold their breath for several minutes. They can also tread water for days and squeeze through openings as small as a quarter. In other words, the path from the city sewer to your bathroom is more open than you might think.
Why Dade County Is Seeing More Cases
Several factors contribute to the rising reports of rat invasions via plumbing:- Aging Infrastructure: Many parts of Dade County have aging sewer lines with cracks, breaks, and outdated backflow systems that provide easy access points for rats.
- Construction and Urban Development: Ongoing construction disrupts rodent habitats, pushing them to find new shelter—often leading them into homes and commercial
- Storm Events: Heavy rains and flooding, common in South Florida, can cause rats to flee the rising water levels in sewers, sometimes leading them straight up into buildings through drainpipes.
What can we as Pest Control Professionals do?
The Sewer Assassin: A Game Changer for Pest Control Companies
The Sewer Assassin is an innovative tool specifically designed to help pest control companies combat the increasing problem of rodents entering homes and businesses through plumbing. This tool is a highly effective solution turning any clean out cap into an effective rodent bait station.
How the Sewer Assassin Works: The Sewer Assassin is an innovative new rodent bait station that can be used like a traditional exterior bait station. It’s as simple as removing the existing
clean out cap and replacing it with our device. Once installed, it should be monitored regularly until the activity on the bait slows or stops. Once it has, service it monthly as an ongoing protection and monitor to let you and your customers know whether new rodents coming up from the sewer are present.
This product works for both residential and commercial properties and is available in 3”- and 4”- sizes. It takes minutes to install using basic tools and it takes less time to service it each month. Designed by pest management professionals (PMP), it can be an easy sell and add-on residential or commercial, servicing both new and existing customers.
The product can be installed vertically for in-ground cleanouts or horizontally for in-wall cleanouts, so PMPs can adapt it to different plumbing configurations.
How It Helps Pest Control Companies
- Effective Prevention: Sewer Assassin acts as a preventative measure, not just a temporary fix. By addressing the root cause of the problem in the sewer system, it reduces the risk of future infestations, which is essential in a city like Philadelphia, where rodents are a persistent issue.
- Cost-Effective: For pest control professionals, Sewer Assassin offers a cost-effective solution that can be applied quickly and efficiently. You no longer have to guess if it might be plumbing related YOU CAN PROVE Quit saying to your customers “we think you need to call a plumber”
- Long-Term Solution: Sewer Assassin provides long-term results by deploying rodenticides directly in the path of rodents coming up from the sewer, inside the plumbing. If you already offer rodent control using exterior bait stations, you can easily incorporate this device in your current rodent control programs.
- Generate new customers: Pest control companies can advertise a never seen before modern and effective approach to rodent control.
The Growing Need for Specialized Solutions
With the rise in urbanization and the challenges posed by aging infrastructure, rodents are finding new and creative ways to infiltrate homes. Dade County is just one example of how this problem is becoming a significant issue in cities across the country.
If you’re a pest control company looking to stay ahead of the curve, the Sewer Assassin could be the solution your clients need—and the edge your business deserves.
Let’s not forget the best part!…………….. You now have a brand-new service to provide
generating new consistent revenue for your company!
