Silver Bullet Pest ControlA rat ran across the kitchen floor, something is chewing inside the wall over the baby's room, or a health inspector found droppings in your store? Silver Bullet Pest Control handles emergency rodent control in Newark for homes, apartment buildings, restaurants and warehouses. Same-day visits are often available.
4.9 stars on Google • NJ License 90568B • 15+ years • Same-day visits often available • Hablamos español
Text a photo of the droppings, the hole or the rodent to 973-510-2585 and tell us your Newark street. We'll tell you what it is and how fast we can come.
Silver Bullet Pest Control offers emergency rodent control in Newark, with same-day visits often available for rats and mice inside homes, apartments and businesses. A licensed technician finds where the rodents are getting in, sets traps and secure stations right away, and seals the entry points so the problem doesn't return. Mouse service includes 90 days of coverage with unlimited free service calls. NJ License 90568B, 4.9 stars on Google. Call or text 973-510-2585.
You don't have to wait helplessly for the technician. These steps keep people safe and make the visit faster:
If you saw the rodent in one room, shut the door and put a rolled towel along the bottom. Keep kids and pets out.
Move open food, pet food and fruit into sealed containers or the fridge. Take the kitchen trash outside tonight.
Dry sweeping kicks dust into the air. Leave them for us, or wet them with disinfectant and wipe up with gloves on.
Call or text 973-510-2585 with your address and a photo. Same-day visits are often available, and we'll tell you honestly when we can be there.
Never try to grab or corner a rat. A cornered rat can bite, and rodents carry germs.
Most rodent problems are serious, but some need someone today:
| What's happening | Why it's urgent | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| A rat seen inside the living space | Rats breed fast and a rat indoors means a real way in | Close the room off, call or text for a same-day visit |
| Chewing or scratching near wiring, gas lines or the boiler | Chewed wires are a fire risk | Call now; don't open up the wall yourself |
| Droppings in a baby's room, crib area or food prep area | Health risk from droppings and urine | Keep the area closed, don't sweep, call |
| Droppings found during a health inspection | A business can lose its placard or have to close | Call or text right away for a commercial visit |
| A dead-animal smell in a wall or ceiling | Odor and flies get worse daily | Call; we locate and remove the source where it can be reached |
| A mouse now and then, no droppings in food areas | Needs fixing soon, but usually not tonight | Book a regular visit this week |
Not sure which line you're on? Text a photo to 973-510-2585 and we'll tell you.
Newark is the biggest city in New Jersey, and rodents have more than enough here: food, shelter and miles of old pipes and sewer lines. What we find depends a lot on the building:
Restaurants and corner stores on Ferry Street, Bloomfield Avenue, Broad Street and Springfield Avenue add food and dumpsters to the mix, which is why rats are a year-round problem in many Newark neighborhoods, not just a winter one.
Knowing which rodent you have changes the plan. Here's what we look for:
Norway rats are the main rat in Newark. They nest in burrows outside and under slabs, and come inside for food and warmth. They need a gap about the size of a quarter, and they will gnaw a small gap bigger.
Mice live inside the walls and cabinets, close to food. In a multi-family building they travel from unit to unit, so we check the whole building, not just the apartment that called.
Rodents follow pipes and wires through a building and chew what's in the way. If you see droppings along wiring or near the boiler, treat it as urgent and call us before opening any wall.
We check the kitchen, basement, utility lines, trash area, garage and outside walls. We look for droppings, grease marks, gnaw marks and burrows to see where the rodents travel.
We set traps in the active areas where children and pets can't reach them, and secure tamper-resistant stations outside where they make sense. Rodents you see are dealt with first.
Gaps around pipes, gas lines, vents, door bottoms and foundation cracks get closed with materials rodents can't chew through. This is what keeps the emergency from coming back.
We return to check traps, remove what we've caught and adjust. Mouse service includes 90 days of coverage with unlimited free service calls during that time.
Want the full sealing picture? See rodent proofing and exclusion and our main rat and mouse exterminator page.
For a business, a rodent sighting is never small. A customer's photo, a delivery driver's complaint or an inspector's visit can cost you more than the treatment. We work with restaurants, bakeries, delis, bodegas, grocery stores, offices and warehouses across Newark, including the busy commercial areas near Newark Penn Station, the Ironbound and the industrial streets toward the port and the airport.
Failed or upcoming inspection? NJ health department placards read Satisfactory, Conditionally Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory. Call or text 973-510-2585 right away. Ongoing programs: restaurant pest control and commercial pest control.
Many Newark rodent calls come from apartments. If you rent, tell your landlord or super in writing as soon as you see signs, and include photos and dates. Treating one unit at a time rarely works in a multi-family building because the rodents simply move next door.
If you own the building, the fastest fix is to treat the source: the basement, the trash area, the shared walls and the outside foundation. We can inspect the whole building, treat the units with activity, and seal the main entry points. Rules about who must pay for pest control can depend on the building type and the lease and can change, so check with the City of Newark or the NJ Department of Community Affairs if there's a dispute. Our landlord and tenant guide covers the basics, and owners can see our apartment building programs.
Every building is different, but this is a typical timeline for a Newark home:
| When | What happens | What you'll notice |
|---|---|---|
| First visit (often same day) | Inspection, traps and stations set, worst gaps sealed | Plan explained before we leave |
| Days 1 to 7 | Most rodents are caught in the first days | Fewer noises and fresh droppings |
| Week 1 to 2 | Follow-up visit, traps checked, more sealing if needed | Activity drops sharply |
| Up to 90 days | Mouse service coverage with unlimited free service calls | Call us if you hear anything new |
| After that | Optional recurring service for buildings and businesses | Problems caught early |
Rats in a burrow system or a large building can take longer. We'll tell you honestly what to expect after we see it.
Tell us what you saw or heard, where in the building, and your street. Send a photo if you can. Same-day visits are often available.
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Same-day visits are often available, especially for a rat inside the living space or a business that has to stay open. Call or text 973-510-2585 with your address and a photo, and we'll tell you honestly how soon we can be there.
Close the door to that room, block the gap under the door with a towel, put food away and keep kids and pets out. Don't chase or corner it. Then call or text us, and tell your landlord or super in writing with the date and a photo.
One mouse usually means more, but it's often not a tonight emergency unless there are droppings in food or baby areas, or chewing near wires. Book a visit soon, since mice breed quickly and the problem grows every week you wait.
Most homes see a big drop in activity within the first week once traps are set and the main gaps are sealed. Rats with burrows outside or in a large building can take a few weeks, and we'll check back and adjust until it's under control.
Inside, we use traps placed where children and pets can't reach them, so rodents don't die and smell inside the walls. Secure, tamper-resistant stations are used outside where they make sense. We explain exactly what we place and where before we leave.
Mouse service includes 90 days of coverage with unlimited free service calls during that time. If you hear or see activity again within those 90 days, call us and we come back. Ask us how coverage works for rats and for commercial buildings.
Digging, demolition and sewer repairs destroy burrows and flood rats out of the ground. They move to the nearest shelter, often a basement, garage or yard. Sealing the foundation and closing gaps around pipes is the best protection when work is happening on your block.
It depends on the lease, the type of building and the cause, and rules can change. In many multi-family buildings the owner handles it. Report the problem in writing and check with the City of Newark or the NJ Department of Community Affairs if there's a dispute.
Yes. We do emergency visits for restaurants, delis and food stores, often the same day, and can work after hours. You get a written report for each visit, plus a plan for exterior stations, sealing and follow-up so the problem doesn't come back before your next inspection.
Yes. Silver Bullet Pest Control holds NJ pesticide applicator business License 90568B and has over 15 years of experience. We're based in Garfield and serve Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson counties, including all of Newark.
Sí. Hablamos español y muchas veces podemos ir el mismo día. Llame o mande un texto con una foto al 973-510-2585, y vea nuestra página de exterminador de ratas en Newark en español.
From our base in Garfield we cover Newark and the rest of Essex County, plus Bergen, Passaic and Hudson.
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Updated November 2026 by the Silver Bullet Pest Control team, Garfield, NJ • NJ License 90568B
