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mouse infestation
"brooklyn1" wrote in message ... On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 09:24:21 -0800 (PST), Frank wrote: On Dec 8, 9:11 am, "Mike" wrote: "Ohioguy" wrote in message ... Actually, I'm dead serious about killing mice. It seems like mice have moved into our 92 year old home with a vengeance. It started about 2 months ago, as it got cold outside. I was able to use traditional mousetraps to kill a lot of them, but then that petered out as the remaining ones seemed to keep to the walls more, and not bother with the traps, no matter what tempting morsels I might put in them. About a month ago, I finished installing clear plastic panels over the open joists in the kitchen ceiling. I had installed tube fluorescent lights up there. Now I notice that in just the past week, there are probably 60 mouse droppings up there on top of the plastic, and I can also see yellow where they have been taking ****. This is right up above our kitchen stove. I'm wondering if our mice could be numerous because my sister, who lives on the other side of our duplex, is a packrat. She tends to leave things lay around, including food, which probably gives them a perfect breeding ground. They finally got into her foodstuffs so bad that she was forced to make some changes, though. Still, I believe they have plenty of hiding places in the boxes piled up over there. Obviously, this is a serious problem. I want the mice dead. I've been thinking of either fumigation or poison of some kind. Anyone have experience with this sort of thing? I'd like to get something that I can put all over in hidden areas, which will eradicate these things. I had same problem. I would go with the extermination route because the problem doesn't go away for good and the mice will keep coming back. The exterminator will place the appropriate traps both exterior and interior and can get into places you can't. Mice were gone very quickly. The exterminator comes back every 3 month to refresh the traps. Problem solved. Mike- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Exterminator coming back every three months is just as annoying as mice coming back. My neighbor is visited monthly by his exterminator for bugs. Cannot imagine costing much less than $100 per visit. Mice are far easier to eliminate than bugs... all Mikey need do is to STOP feeding the mice... sure mice are looking for warmth but 99% of them are there because Mikey and is sister have provided a rodent restaurant. Well, I'm not sure where you live but here in the winter, fields, woods and old house mean mice (and chipmunks and flying squirrels). They borough into any crack, crevice or hole they can find (which you should address first) and eat wood, wires you name it. I am sure they are they are searching for food and water, but I suspect that any little crumb will do and eliminating all food isn't much of an option. I think the service cost around $300 a year. Works for me. Mike |
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