My wife doesn’t like me using snap traps to catch mice because she hates hearing that snap sound, so I’ve been using glue traps. I have a real problem with the glue getting runny and then it gets on other things like me. Aren’t glue traps supposed to work when it’s hot? A. T., Paxton,
VIEW MOREI have a tar edging around my house and driveway and they (whatever “they” are) seem to be eating or chewing on it, and leaving black droppings that look like mouse turds. I put a mouse trap out where the turds are and after 3 days caught a mouse (I think). It was gray with
VIEW MOREIf you’ve dealt with a mouse infestation before, you probably already know what mouse poop looks like. But if mouse problems are new to you, it’s important to know what to look for. In the pest control industry, we generally call mouse poop, “droppings.” Of course, it’s technically feces or the bowel movements of a
VIEW MOREMy daughter says she saw a mouse in her bedroom. As you can imagine, she’s freaking out and we are tearing the house apart trying to find its nest. Where do mice normally make their nests? T.Y., Loudon, NH Mice are very flexible about where they build their indoor nests. Their main requirement is that
VIEW MORESince mice are mostly active at night, it can be difficult to know for sure if you have them. There are telltale signs to look for, for example, evidence of gnawing. Mice will also chew on most anything, plasterboard, wood, vinyl siding and fiberboard. They’ve also been known to chew on electrical wires in attics,
VIEW MOREBefore placing mouse traps around your home, do a little checking for signs of mice. Traps should be placed in areas of mouse activity, so look for mouse droppings, gnawed places, feeding damage, or nest material. Mice follow the same paths or runways when they travel, usually moving along walls or other objects. Ideally you
VIEW MOREWe’ve been using wooden snap traps to catch the occasional mice around our house because we don’t like to put out poisons. Lately, I’m not having much luck. Often the bait is ignored but I can tell by new droppings that there are still some mice around. What kind of bait works best? M. A.,
VIEW MOREWelcome to the Colonial Pest Control “PestCast.” I’m Zack Ciras, a service technician at Colonial Pest. Colonial Pest Control is a full service pest control company serving Central and Eastern Massachusetts, Southern New Hampshire, and Southern Maine. Colonial has been providing pest control solutions since 1984. Much of our experience comes from Worcester, MA. Worcester
VIEW MORE1. When we travel around your house at night, we pee everywhere we go. Mice aren’t much for established toilet stops. They pee and poop all the time, whenever and wherever they feel the urge. They tend to dribble urine as they move along. Mice will pee next to, or even in, their own nests.
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