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Our
favorite critter. While
mice are the cutest of all the pests,
they are pests. Mice
carry with them
fleas, mites, in some cases rabies and their fecal matter can carry the
deadly
hantavirus. So the
live and let live (for
the kind people in the world) does not work in this case. If you have mice in your
home, you really
need to eliminate their habitation.
Another
few important facts about mice are they are also mammals like humans;
and like humans,
want very much the same things we want… you know, food,
shelter, a
warm
cozy
place to sleep, and to make more of their kind... to breed. Since they want the same
kind of things we
want, it would only stand to reason that we would at some point
co-exist in the
same places.
   How to tell if you have Mice: The tell tale signs of mice are as follows. Droppings looking like the pictures beneath. These signs are usually not this dramatic, but will show as small, black, what looks like grains of rice. Usually found under kitchen sinks or pantries. |
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How to Get Rid of Mice: If you think you have mice, there are several methods to eliminate them. First things first: Clean out the area of infestation. Use a good disinfectant. Rodent feces is only the tell tale sign. There is urine that is not visible and that is why you pull the full cleaning thing. Using a good disinfectant smells bad to the little guys and that helps. Stuff steel wool around the pipes under the sink in the kitchen and bathrooms, as well as calking any cracks or holes in your siding. For the faint of heart, poison is the best recommendation. The downside with poison is the remains. They sometimes die in unpleasant locations, walls, attics, etc... where you cannot get to them. They rarely die in the living room or kitchen where you can pick them up and remove them. The best method is this: Once you find the droppings, purchase glue boards. These are small 3" X 5" boards with a very sticky surface. Place the board along the wall next to where you found the droppings. Place them every 4 to 5 feet and check them daily. I won't go into details about how these work, but, they work quite well. Just throw the boards in the garbage after a week or so. Lastly, is the old fashioned trap. Not the prettiest way but it is reliable. Place traps around the area where you find the droppings and check daily. Once the infestation is gone, use the prevention methods above to reduce the chances of re-infestation. For additional information on pest control methods, check out some of my other articles on bees, wasps, hornets, ants, spiders, and cockroaches. www.profitableinsights.com/pestcontroltips Prevention: As with the other articles I have written on bees, wasps, hornets, spiders, cockroaches and ants, prevention is the best policy for deterring the little guys. Regular inspection of around the outside of your home is a good start. Look for cracks or holes in your siding, breaks in the mesh in the vents to your crawl space, etc. If you have a crawl space, a general yearly crawl, while not overly looked forward too, can provide amazing knowledge on your home. You can leave the spiders, but ants and termites and mice are the infestations you are looking for in this once-over. |
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