| In the United States alone, the estimated | | | | presence of the house pests before doing |
| damage that mice can incur annually is 1 | | | | appropriate actions. The most ideal position |
| Billion. This figure is not actually the | | | | of the mouse trap is to place them |
| total economic loss due to the amount of | | | | perpendicular to walls, to snug places, along |
| their consumption. But largely due to the | | | | tubes, tunnels and walls.Some of the best |
| things that must be put to garbage after the | | | | baits for mice are the chocolate and water |
| damage and contamination that they have done. | | | | for live catch but the staples are cheese and |
| Clothing, books, foods and the likes are | | | | peanut butter. It is also best to make use of |
| contaminated by their droppings and urines | | | | cotton and other nesting materials.It is |
| and also be partially due to gnawing. Gnawing | | | | advisable to use as many mice traps as |
| may cause electrical short circuiting as well | | | | possible to increase rate of catch.In some |
| impairment of some household items.These are | | | | cases, mouse traps don't work efficiently. |
| reasons enough why there is a great need to | | | | This is mainly because the culprits for the |
| exterminate the specie. To further prove the | | | | loss of the bait are not mice at all. They |
| point, mice are also known to cause some | | | | may often be other pests like roaches, ants |
| diseases such as leptospirosis, rat fever, | | | | and crickets. To ensure better effectivity of |
| salmonelossis and others.Mice are nocturnal | | | | catching mice, assure yourself that is mice |
| in nature, this is why they are seldom seen | | | | you are catching. You may seek help by using |
| roaming the household. The only obvious signs | | | | non-repellant materials to expose anything |
| that they are present are their droppings and | | | | that may point you to the real |
| occasional sounds that they make. Another | | | | culprit.Additionally, be sure that you are |
| indication is damage to food, stored | | | | using the proper mouse trap. Rattraps don't |
| materials and other household items. The | | | | effectively capture mice and mouse traps will |
| specie is known for their curiosity. With | | | | only cause irritation to rats. if you have a |
| this they seem to have created a habit of | | | | mixed population in your household, you may |
| inspecting everything in their territory | | | | choose to use T-Rex. This will capture rats a |
| specially the new items.Their habit of | | | | well as mice.Check on your baits. The |
| searching food is limited only for shorter | | | | ultimate and most effective mouse trap bait |
| distances, around 10 feet or so. If the | | | | is the one which effectively lures mice and |
| supply of food is enough in a specific place, | | | | does not easily detach from the mouse trap. |
| they normally don't explore beyond their | | | | You may try different settings and find which |
| territories. This is why mouse traps are | | | | best works for your situation.To further |
| often effective in eliminating the number of | | | | yield better results, expert rodent |
| mouse population in certain areas.There are | | | | exterminators often advise the use of more |
| several types of mouse traps. But whichever | | | | mouse traps containing smaller baits rather |
| version you may choose, it is best to | | | | than larger amounts of baits for fewer mouse |
| maximize the benefit of each.Mouse trap | | | | traps.Robert Thatcher is a freelance |
| placement is essential. It would be better to | | | | publisher based in Cupertino, California. |
| observe first the activities and signs of | | | | |