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Mice in the Garage: Why It Happens and How to Stop It

12/18/2025

If you’ve noticed mouse droppings in your garage, you’re not alone. Garages are one of the most common places mice seek shelter, especially during colder months. Just like people, mice look for warmth, protection, and easy access to food, and many garages check all those boxes.

Unfortunately, once mice settle in, they can damage stored items, chew through wiring, contaminate surfaces, and quickly turn a small problem into a larger one. Acting early is key to preventing long-term issues.

Why Mice Are Drawn to Garages

Shelter from the elements

Hot summers, cold winters, and heavy rain all push mice to look for covered spaces. Garages offer protection from weather and predators while remaining mostly undisturbed.

Easy access to food and nesting materials

Items commonly stored in garages, such as birdseed, pet food, fertilizer, cardboard, and clutter, are all attractive to mice. They will chew through bags and boxes without hesitation.

How to Prevent Mice in the Garage

Preventing mice usually requires a combination of solutions rather than a single fix.

Exclusion (sealing entry points)

Identifying and sealing gaps around the garage and home is one of the most effective ways to reduce rodent activity. This limits access and makes the space far less inviting.

Rodent bait stations

Professionally installed rodent bait stations can help control rodent activity around the exterior of the garage and home. These stations are secured, weighted, weather-resistant, and designed to prohibit access by children and pets. They do require routine maintenance to remain effective.

When exclusion and ongoing rodent control are used together, homeowners see the best long-term results.

Rodent Control Services We Offer

Professional Rodent Inspections

Identify active rodent activity and pressure points around the home
Locate potential entry areas in garages, foundations, siding, and utility lines
Determine whether rodents have accessed the attic or crawl space

Rodent Population Control

Installation of weighted rodent bait stations around the home
Stations are placed strategically to help reduce rodent pressure
Designed for long-term protection as rodent activity changes seasonally

Ongoing Maintenance

Rodent activity is year-round, not a one-time issue
Bait stations require routine monitoring and replenishment
Regular service helps prevent rodents from re-establishing activity

Exclusion Recommendations

Identification of gaps and openings rodents use to enter the home
Detailed recommendations for sealing vulnerable areas
Focused on preventing repeat issues, not just removing current activity

Attic & Crawl Space Remediation

Assessment of droppings and contamination
Recommendations for cleanup and sanitation
Helps restore a clean, healthy environment after rodent activity

Why This Approach Works

Reduces rodent populations
Limits access to the home
Helps prevent recurring problems

Who We Help

Our rodent services support a wide range of properties across Central Indiana, including:

Homeowners with children and pets
HOAs and neighborhood communities
Property management groups
Commercial properties and construction sites
Factories and office buildings

Need Help with Mice in Your Garage?

Dealing with mice can be stressful, messy, and time-consuming. You don’t have to handle it alone. The LadyBug Pest & Wildlife Control is here to help with professional inspections, proven solutions, and long-term prevention strategies designed to protect your space year-round.

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Licensed in Structural Pest Control and Nuisance Wildlife

Jaclyn Ricci is the founder and CEO of LadyBug Pest & Wildlife Control. Resilient, relentless, and resourceful, she built the company from the ground up with no formal business training, only her background in sales, an unwavering drive, and a willingness to figure it out one step at a time. What began as a way to support her family quickly became something far greater: a mission to build a company that creates opportunity, sets a new standard for service, and raises up the next generation of pest and wildlife professionals.

In the earliest days of LadyBug, Jaclyn spent time riding alongside her husband Johnny as he tackled the fieldwork and built out the service side of the business. She soaked up everything he was learning and used it to create the systems, structure, and strategy that would guide the company’s growth. Today, Jaclyn is known across the team for her deep love of process and her obsession with detail. From proposals to reports to client communication, she believes every small piece matters, because details are what make the work excellent.

Jaclyn holds her 7A Structural Pest Control License through the Indiana State Chemist Office (ISCO) and her Nuisance Wildlife Control License through the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR). While she doesn’t work in the field, she leads LadyBug’s operations and long-term vision with a fierce commitment to quality, education, and innovation.

She is actively involved in the industry, speaking and contributing on a national level. Jaclyn has spoken on communication at the AAC Distributing Conference and led a NWCOA webinar on realtor relationships. She is a proud member of the National Wildlife Control Operators Association (NWCOA), the Indiana Pest Management Association (IPMA), the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), and Women in Pest Control. She also serves on the planning committee for the Purdue Pest Management Annual Conference and the IPMA Wildlife Committee, working to shape the future of the industry both locally and nationally.

Jaclyn has attended multiple PestWorld and National Wildlife Control Expo conventions, along with several other national training programs. Her love for this industry is unmatched. She is constantly learning, improving, and pushing forward, always thinking about what’s next for the company, the clients, and the people who make it all work.

She is passionate about education at every level, for herself, her team, her clients, and her community. She partners with local high schools to offer internship opportunities, introducing students to hands-on careers in pest and wildlife control. She believes that empowering people with knowledge builds trust, drives results, and creates lasting impact, whether she’s training a team member, coaching a client, or helping a young person discover their future.

Her leadership is grounded in loyalty and drive, and she is deeply invested in helping her team grow both personally and professionally.

Outside of work, Jaclyn enjoys cooking for her family, riding side-by-sides, and spending her days with her dogs, Alligator and Duck, who come to work with her every single day. Watching her son Jadin grow alongside the company has been one of the greatest joys of her life. She loves this work, this team, and this industry with everything she has, and she’s just getting started.

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