Silver Bullet Pest ControlRats running along the back fence, mice in the kitchen of a second-floor apartment, or droppings behind the flour sacks at the bakery? Silver Bullet Pest Control works on Passaic rodent problems every week — houses, multi-family buildings and Main Avenue businesses — and we close the holes they use, not just set traps. Hablamos español.
4.9 stars on Google • NJ License 90568B • 15+ years • Right across the river in Garfield • Hablamos español
¿Ratas o ratones? Mande una foto por texto al 973-510-2585 — le decimos qué es. Text a photo in English or Spanish.
Silver Bullet Pest Control is a licensed rat and mouse exterminator for the City of Passaic, based directly across the Passaic River in Garfield. We find where the rodents are getting in, remove them with traps and locked bait stations placed safely, and seal the gaps with materials they can't chew. Mouse service includes 90 days of coverage with unlimited free service calls. NJ License 90568B. Hablamos español. Call or text 973-510-2585.
Passaic is one of the most densely built cities in New Jersey. Houses sit a few feet apart, back yards touch, and many blocks are lined with two- and three-family homes and brick apartment buildings. That is great for neighbors and hard on rodent control: when one yard or one basement has rats, the next one usually does too.
A few things make Passaic different from the suburbs around it:
That is why a one-house approach often fails here. We look at your building and what's around it — the alley, the trash area, the neighbor's fence line — and plan from there.
These are the three things we photograph most often on Passaic rodent jobs:
Rat droppings in a basement or garage tell us rats are living close — under the slab, in the yard or next door. We match the droppings to the burrows outside to find the route.
Most mice get into Passaic homes where a pipe or wire passes through the foundation or a wall. These holes are small and easy to miss, and they're the first thing we seal.
A nest means they are breeding inside, not just passing through. Mice can have several litters a year, so a nest changes the plan from a few traps to a full treatment.
| Building | How they usually get in | What we focus on |
|---|---|---|
| Two- and three-family house | Foundation gaps, basement windows, back steps, detached garage | Basement and utility lines first, then each unit's kitchen |
| Brick apartment building | Trash room, boiler room, pipe chases between floors | Common areas, compactor or trash room, and the units with activity |
| Storefront with apartments above | Back door, delivery area, gaps under the floor | The business and the residential floors as one building |
| Larger home in Passaic Park | Garage doors, deck and porch, attic eaves, pipe gaps | Outside perimeter, garage and attic |
| Restaurant or bakery | Back door, drains, dumpster area, deliveries | Kitchen, storage, doors and outside stations |
Not sure what you're hearing? See the attic noises guide — sometimes it's squirrels, not rats.
The most common call we get from Passaic is some version of: "We set traps, they stopped for a week, now they're back." In a multi-family house that usually means the mice are living somewhere else in the building — the basement, the wall between units, the downstairs neighbor's kitchen — and only visiting yours.
What works better:
Tenants: tell your landlord or super in writing, with photos and dates. Owners: we can work with you on a whole-building plan. Our landlord and tenant guide explains the basics — rules can differ by building type and town, so check with Passaic's code enforcement or the NJ Department of Community Affairs if you have a dispute. Owners of larger buildings can see our apartment building programs.
Basement, kitchen, utility lines, attic or top-floor ceiling, the yard, fence lines, garage and the trash area. We show you droppings, burrows and holes as we find them.
Traps inside, placed where kids and pets can't reach them. Locked, tamper-resistant bait stations outside where they make sense — never loose poison.
Pipe and wire gaps, door bottoms, foundation cracks, vents and basement windows closed with materials rodents can't chew through.
We come back to check, move traps and seal anything new. Mouse service includes 90 days of coverage with unlimited free service calls.
More about sealing: rodent proofing and exclusion.
Passaic's commercial streets are busy from early morning to late at night. Bakeries start before sunrise, restaurants close late, and produce and grocery deliveries come and go all day. Every one of those doors is a chance for a mouse to walk in, and every dumpster is dinner for rats.
For food businesses we set up scheduled service around your hours:
New Jersey health inspections end with a placard: Satisfactory, Conditionally Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory. Rodent droppings are one of the fastest ways to lose a Satisfactory rating. If an inspection is coming up or you just failed one, call or text 973-510-2585 — same-day visits are often available. See also restaurant pest control and commercial pest control.
Use hard cans with tight lids, and don't leave bags on the ground next to them. Rats chew through plastic bags in minutes.
Bird seed, pet food and food scraps left out for cats feed rats too. Feed pets inside.
Piles of wood, old furniture and boxes along the fence give rats cover. Keep things off the ground and away from the house.
Rats need water. Dripping hose bibs, broken downspouts and standing water near the foundation help them.
Burrows along a shared fence? Talk to your neighbor — treating only one side of the fence rarely solves it.
Una gran parte de nuestros clientes en Passaic habla español, y nuestro equipo también. Puede llamar o mandar un texto al 973-510-2585 y explicar el problema en español: ratones en la cocina, ratas en el patio o en el sótano, o ruidos en el techo.
Más información en español: fumigador de ratas en Passaic.
Tell us what you're seeing and where — house, apartment or business — and send a photo if you can. English or Spanish.
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In multi-family buildings mice often live in the basement or in a neighbor's unit and travel through walls and pipes. Traps in one apartment catch a few, but the problem stops only when the building's entry points are sealed.
Sometimes. Heavy rain floods burrows in low ground, and rats move toward drier yards, garages and basements. More often they're living close by and feeding on trash.
It depends on the building, the lease and local rules, which can change. Check with Passaic code enforcement or the NJ Department of Community Affairs, and see our landlord and tenant guide for the basics.
Yes. We work with owners on two-families, three-families and apartment buildings, starting in the basement and common areas.
Inside we use traps placed where children and pets can't reach them. Locked, tamper-resistant bait stations go outside where they make sense.
Mouse service includes 90 days of coverage with unlimited free service calls during that time.
Yes. For bakeries, restaurants and stores we schedule around your hours and keep a written record of each visit.
We're right across the river in Garfield, so same-day visits are often available.
Yes. NJ License 90568B, with over 15 years of experience and 4.9 stars on Google.
Sí. Hablamos español. Llame o mande texto al 973-510-2585 y mande una foto de lo que encontró.
From our base in Garfield we cover Passaic and the towns around it.
Updated November 2026 by the Silver Bullet Pest Control team, Garfield, NJ • NJ License 90568B
