Rodent Control Miami, FL | 24/7 Rat Removal

A City of Towers, Bungalows and Waterfront

Miami packs 442,241 people into about 36 square miles of land, between the Everglades and Biscayne Bay. Brickell and Edgewater are rows of condo towers. Little Havana, Coral Way and Coconut Grove are full of older homes under heavy tree canopy. The Miami River cuts through the middle with shipyards and cargo docks.

That mix means rodent control in Miami is really 2 jobs. In a house, it is about the roofline, the soffit, the palms and the fruit trees. In a high-rise, it is about the trash chute, the garage and the pipe chases that connect every floor.

Either way, the fix starts the same: find every entry point, seal it, then trap. You see the plan and the price first, and nothing starts until you approve it.

We handle homes, condo units and whole buildings, plus restaurants and businesses.

Rodent	What it looks like	Where we find it in Miami	How it gets in
Roof rat (Rattus rattus)	12 to 14 inches long with the tail, slim, tail longer than the body. In Florida the back can be black, gray or brownish gray.	Attics, palm fronds, fruit trees, soffits and roof voids across the city	Climbs palms, wires and fences, then enters at the roofline, vents and soffit gaps
Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)	Heavier rat with a shorter tail that lives and burrows on the ground	Less common in Florida, but seen near seawalls, docks, dumpsters and loading areas	Burrows under slabs and seawalls, gaps under doors and around pipes at ground level
House mouse (Mus musculus)	Small, gray brown, much smaller droppings than a rat	Condo kitchens, pantries, garages and storage rooms	Tiny gaps around pipes, cables, door sweeps and shared walls

Rodent

What it looks like

Where we find it in Miami

How it gets in

Roof rat (Rattus rattus)

12 to 14 inches long with the tail, slim, tail longer than the body. In Florida the back can be black, gray or brownish gray.

Attics, palm fronds, fruit trees, soffits and roof voids across the city

Climbs palms, wires and fences, then enters at the roofline, vents and soffit gaps

Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)

Heavier rat with a shorter tail that lives and burrows on the ground

Less common in Florida, but seen near seawalls, docks, dumpsters and loading areas

Burrows under slabs and seawalls, gaps under doors and around pipes at ground level

House mouse (Mus musculus)

Small, gray brown, much smaller droppings than a rat

Condo kitchens, pantries, garages and storage rooms

Tiny gaps around pipes, cables, door sweeps and shared walls

Is Your Yard Feeding Roof Rats?

Miami yards are full of food for rats. UF/IFAS lists mangos, bananas, carambolas, lychees, papaya and citrus among the fruits roof rats eat. They chew large pieces out of a mango or hollow out a citrus fruit through a hole about the size of a quarter.

Palms are the other big draw. Roof rats nest in the skirt of old, dead fronds that hangs under the crown of many palms. From there it is a short jump to the roof.

Keeping the yard clean helps, but it does not replace sealing. If a rat can reach the roof, it will look for a way in. See our rodent exclusion work.

Commercial Rodent Control in Miami

From cafes on Calle Ocho to breweries in Wynwood and produce sellers in Allapattah, Miami businesses handle a lot of food. Florida restaurants are inspected by state inspectors from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, and rodent activity can lead to a closure. We set up service that keeps records ready for an inspection.

Business	Where rodents get in	What we set up
Restaurants and cafes	Back doors, grease areas, dumpster pads, gaps around kitchen pipes	Door sweeps, sealed pipe gaps, traps inside, written logs after each visit
Food warehouses and markets	Loading docks, pallets, roll-up doors, stored produce	Locked bait stations outside, numbered and mapped, dock door seals
Condo and apartment buildings	Trash rooms, chutes, garages, utility chases	Building-wide sealing plan and scheduled visits
Marinas and riverfront businesses	Seawalls, docks, boat storage, sheds	Exterior stations and checks along the waterline

Business

Where rodents get in

What we set up

Restaurants and cafes

Back doors, grease areas, dumpster pads, gaps around kitchen pipes

Door sweeps, sealed pipe gaps, traps inside, written logs after each visit

Food warehouses and markets

Loading docks, pallets, roll-up doors, stored produce

Locked bait stations outside, numbered and mapped, dock door seals

Condo and apartment buildings

Trash rooms, chutes, garages, utility chases

Building-wide sealing plan and scheduled visits

Marinas and riverfront businesses

Seawalls, docks, boat storage, sheds

Exterior stations and checks along the waterline

Is your ZIP on the route?

These ZIP codes cover the City of Miami. We also serve nearby cities like Miami Beach, Coral Gables and Hialeah. Call if you do not see yours.

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Areas we serve

Brickell · Downtown · Little Havana · Coconut Grove · Wynwood · Allapattah · Little Haiti · Edgewater · Flagami

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Mice travel inside the building through pipe chases, electrical risers and gaps around plumbing under sinks. They often start near the trash room or garage and move up. Sealing your unit helps, but the building also needs a plan for its shared spaces.

Under Section 83.51 of the Florida Statutes, unless the lease says otherwise in writing, the landlord of a unit other than a single-family home or duplex must provide extermination of rats and mice. In a condo you own, the inside of your unit is usually your job and shared areas belong to the association, so check your condo documents.

Yes. UF/IFAS notes that roof rats nest in the skirt of old fronds on palm trees. Trimming dead fronds and keeping palms from touching the roof cuts off both the nest and the path to your attic.

Very likely. Roof rats eat large sections out of mangos, bananas and carambolas and hollow out citrus. Pick up fallen fruit daily, harvest early and keep the tree’s branches away from the house, fences and wires.

The CDC warns that rats and mice can get into homes and buildings after a disaster like a hurricane. Storm damage opens new gaps in roofs and soffits, and debris piles give rodents shelter. Have your home checked after a storm, before a few rats become a colony.

We did not find a published Miami average. National figures from HomeAdvisor put the average rodent removal job at about $395, with most between $189 and $655, and sealing entry points at $200 to $600. These are national market averages, not our quote. Your price comes in writing after the inspection, before any work starts.

311 handles non-emergency County and City of Miami requests, such as illegal dumping, missed trash pickup and property problems that attract rodents. It does not treat rodents inside your home. For that you need a licensed pest control company.

We serve homes and buildings across Miami and nearby Miami-Dade communities, including Miami Beach, Miami Springs, Brownsville and Gladeview. Call (561) 562-7607 any time, 24/7, and tell us where you are.