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Pest Control (Trapping Rodents)

First of all, there are different types of rodent traps and you can always use all of them effectively. A pest control exterminator will know what these traps are. Snap traps are one of the oldest and most commonly used devices for controlling rodents. Through the years, the snap trap has proven itself to be reliable enough in controlling rodents. These traps use a kill bar to swiftly contact and snap the rodent’s neck in one very strong strike.

Although traditional mousetraps are very effective in killing mice, they do not enclose parasites and bodily fluids. Some mouse traps have the ability to trap in dead mice, parasites, and fluids, and thus protect your home and family. Electronic rodent traps are available for rat and mouse versions. These devices induce death to the rodents via electrocution which is delivered through a high voltage shock. These traps are easy to use, economical, and go for a quick, humane kill.

There are also multiple catch mouse traps. These mouse traps are capable of automatically capturing one mouse after another. Depending on the model, some mouse traps can hold up to thirty mice. Multiple catch ups do not have any kill mechanism. It can be used for catch-release rodent control. Glue traps are also commonly used to control mice and juvenile rodents. Glue traps are very easy to use and one can also dispose of it easily after use. They are also affordable and more economical compared to other traps. Additionally, then can also catch insects, spiders, snakes, scorpions, and other small pests.

A very important thing to remember in order to use traps effectively is good trap placement near high activity rodent areas. Spacing traps evenly at a 10 feet interval will provide thorough coverage and protection. It is also important to locate where the rodents are mostly found so you would know where to focus the positioning of your traps. If you feel you need help in locating where the rodents are and setting the traps for them, seek assistance from a pest control exterminator for the best results.

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Posted by Cheryl Hanson - July 13, 2011 at 11:09 pm

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How to remove a mouse infestation from your home

Mouse Traps
Two types of mouse traps have dominated the market for years – the traditional spring snap trap and the glue board. The spring snap is generally considered to be more humane because death is instantaneous. The glue board, on the other hand, will hold the mouse to its sticky surface and keep it there until it starves to death.

Keeping Mice Out
A mouse will find its way into your home through an opening the width of a pencil. It is recommended that you to seek out cracks and crevices throughout your house and seal them up quickly with a good caulking compound. Not only will you deter mice, but other bugs and insects will find it hard to find their way in. Plus, your heating and air conditioning bills will go down.

Clean Up
Mice love to feast on the same things as teenagers and college students. Junk food left lying around on tables, rugs, counters and under furniture. Mice will be less likely to pay you a visit if you make your home a bit less hospitable by cleaning up all  crumbs and foodstuffs. It’s time to say good bye to the stray Crunchie and the half-eaten Mars bar.

Mouse Poison
There are certainly a number of poisons on the market to bring get rid of your mice. Poison is not only harmful to mice, but pets and humans can become seriously ill when exposed to the toxins. Poisons should only be used in extreme cases of mouse infestation.

Plug Their Holes
In cartoons, mice usually enter and exit a room from a neatly rounded hole in the skirting board. In real life, their doorways are not too different and are pretty easy to spot if you are actively looking for them. You can make life difficult for your mice by tightly plugging the entryways with steel wool, which they can not gnaw through.

Always More than One
Do not be fooled by a single, solitary mouse. If you have one mouse in your house, you can be sure that there are several others in there too. House mice live in family units, often grooming their mates and offspring. Getting rid of mice quickly is crucial because they start breeding at three months, give birth to litters of 4-6 babies and have a life expectancy of four years.

Is There a More Humane Trap?
There certainly are traps that do not kill mice and simply imprison them in a cage until you come along to free them. However, mice tend to return to their home so you must drive miles and miles before releasing them into the wild, where they will most likely die a horrid death anyway (remember that these are house mice you are introducing to the great outdoors). So don’t fool yourself by using these expensive “humane” traps.

Do Mice Really Like Cheese?
Actually, no! Research has shown that mice do not prefer cheese to other foods. Use peanut butter as bait if you want to lure mice with food they will be tempted by.

You Can Get Rid of Mice
Mice are one of the most common of household rodents and they are not the easiest animals to get rid of. The two prong strategy should be employed to effectively rid your home of mice. First, traps should be used to catch mice already in your house. Secondly, every effort should be made to seal off and plug all mice entryways. Thoroughly cleaning your house and removing stray foodstuffs will also deter mice from making their way into your home.

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Posted by Cheryl Hanson - March 29, 2011 at 10:41 pm

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Mouse Traps – Mouse Trap Types

There are different varieties of mouse traps on sale in today’s market, from the old-fashioned snap traps to state-of-the-art electronic mouse killers.
The old school snap trap has been around for quite a while now. Normally a bait is put onto a spike on the target area of the trap and then a bar (spring loaded) is fed through the hoop holding the arm of the trap (the dangerous part). As the mouse places its front feet onto the target area to access the bait it sets off the sprung loaded arm to snap down on itself at the back of the neck thus breaking its back and killing it.
One type of humane mouse trap comes in the form of a live-catch trap, these are commonly trip-traps where the mouse accesses the trap to get to the bait. When the mouse reaches a certain point of the device the rear of the trap will raise up allowing the door to close behind him thus trapping the mouse within the trap. If, as lots of people do, you want to release the mouse into the wild again, try to avoid letting it go in your garden, as the probabilities are you will be catching that same mouse againat a later date
Other types of the humane mouse traps on sale are the multi-mouse catch trap and the automatic catch trap. These can catch up to 10 mice and 15 mice (respectively) at a time, all live-catch traps need to be checked at regular intervals and preferably should not be left unchecked for periods longer than 24 hours, so if you are going away for the weekend don’t bother setting your mouse traps, you can always leave the trap permanently open and this will allow the mice to get used to accessing the trap without fear.
The final mouse trap is the electronic mouse killer, this type is placed along the mouse run if possible, mice habitually run along the bottom of walls/skirting boards because they feel more secure being able to see the whole of the room . As the mouse accesses the trap to get at any available bait it triggers the mechanism by putting it’s paws onto metal plates strategically placed within the unit.As the mouse creates a circuit with its feet it receives an electric shock from the metal plates killing it immediately. The unfortunate mouse is then extricated and the unit can be used again.

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Posted by Cheryl Hanson - February 22, 2011 at 4:07 pm

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The Best Mouse Trap Ever!

An electronic mouse trap will be your best solution. If you have acted on adding light, essential oils, and some ultrasonic noise to your round-up technique, and can’t be bothered with live mice and their relocation, check out this option. An electronic mouse trap can be a great option to solve your mouse problems. The mouse is curious about the trap, smells the bait, enters the trap, is contained, and then is effectively zapped with an electric current from the batteries in the unit. Be sure to use fresh batteries, as you do not want to trap a mouse, and then have to add new batteries to finish the job. This is a humane way to kill a mouse, as it is very quick and painless. The best traps, capture, zap, and dispose the mouse into another area, for a quick reset. They can catch many mice in one night! The trap will indicate that you have a mouse with a light on the top, and then you can reset it, dispose of the dead rodent, and repeat. No driving, evil glances from distant neighbors about releasing rodent into their area, and a effective rodent control solution.

There are traps as well, that have a repeating mechanism, is operated by a spring. It can catch mice over and over, as long as the bait is available. You wind these devices up, and they can be over wound, creating a hazard for this live mouse trap. However, the mechanism is not as effective as the electronic mechanism, and will be a messy experience for you as exterminator.

You should try some snap traps too, as they are easy to set up, and sometimes the mouse you can’t catch, will be so curious to this type of trap, and it will be a dead mouse result. This trap is metal, can be cleaned easily and reused, and they are more effective than the age old wood snap trap. A snap trap that has a killing bar on it, is a better snap trap, and it is safer around pets and kids. They are a quick-kill trap, and you simply load the bait and lift the bar and mouse trap is set!

Here is the one I recommend.  It is a great way to trap and humanely kill over 10 mice a night.  Using this device will allow you to place it where you have any kind of mouse activity, not have to set and bait traps with a plan, as the device is so very tantalizing to the curious mouse.  You simply bait it, and let it do its work.  The great thing about this electronic trap, is it kills and hides the dead mouse from view, until you are ready to dispose of them.  Even better, the Victor Electronic Multi-Kill has a digital readout, where you can see (on the side of the device), that you have dead mice that are ready for disposal.

If you have mice running during the day, right in front of you, save money, and buy two, as you will need the three you get for the cost of one exterminator visit.

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Posted by Cheryl Hanson - January 28, 2011 at 2:16 pm

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