Question We have a very strange situation. About once a year, we find a rat in our basement. A pest control company told us that the rats were coming from the sewer system but the technician refused to treat, or even open, the manhole in front of our house. Isn’t that his job? Answer I
VIEW MOREQuestion When I took my car in for its checkup, the technician told me that it looked like mice had been chewing on the wires! Even though my car is only a year old, the manufacturer said this kind of damage is not covered under the warranty. It cost me $600 to have the damaged
VIEW MOREQuestion I hate to admit this, but we have mice in our house. Do you think using glue traps for the mice is a good idea? Are they more humane than snap traps? I don’t want the mice to suffer. Answer Glue traps (also called glue boards or sticky traps) have some advantages and some
VIEW MOREQ. We have a rat that’s been hanging around under our deck. My husband bought one of those giant-sized rat snap traps and put it under there, baited with a piece of cheese. The rat just ignores it. We saw him walk right around it. My husband tried a different bait, but still no luck. Do we have a picky rat or what are we doing wrong?
VIEW MOREQ. Behind my stove, I found this wad of string and fuzz and pieces of paper. And it smells funny. Is this what a mouse nest looks like? If so, Eeek!
VIEW MOREQ. I’m having a terrible time with moles eating my garden plants. I’m finding my new seedlings chewed off at the base and there are holes in the ground nearby. Will a mole trap work to get rid of them?
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“Where I grew up we used to have rats that were as big as cats”
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