Ayesha, I’m unaware of any evidence that ultrasonic devices repel rodents. I’ve even seen footage of a mouse happily sitting on one.
Cats are insufficient for rodent control. They might catch some who live on the periphery of good habitat, but they don’t usually get to the heart of the problem. Try setting up a trail cam to see where they’re getting into your space and then try to exclude them. Dan Wixted Extension Support Specialist Cornell Cooperative Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program 135 CALS Surge Facility 525 Tower Road Ithaca, NY 14850 psep.cce.cornell.edu<http://psep.cce.cornell.edu/> dj...@cornell.edu<mailto:dj...@cornell.edu> 607-255-7525 Cornell Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Ayesha Fuentes Sent: Monday, November 14, 2022 5:39 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] Question about mice Hello all I’m working as part of a moves project at the moment and we’re having a dramatic increase in mice activity in our collections space recently. We think it’s related to works in another part of the building and we know the storage space next door has a lot of mice too. We’re working on moving out of the building as soon as possible (another 2-3 years) but were wondering in the meantime if anyone has any successful strategies for discouraging mice from getting into collections. We’ve found only one or two nibbled objects but there has been a lot of evidence of nesting, especially on lower shelves. We thought about bringing a cat in but next door has been using poison on their mice; we’re not super keen on cleaning up dead mice either. Has anyone used one of those ultrasonic repellents? Any suggestions are welcome, Ayesha. -- Dr Ayesha Fuentes Isaac Newton Trust Research Associate in Conservation Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology University of Cambridge -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/LO2P265MB2944E88D52E0ED50E1397DC9A9059%40LO2P265MB2944.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/LO2P265MB2944E88D52E0ED50E1397DC9A9059%40LO2P265MB2944.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BL0PR04MB5011C5F8E9755C1F240F153EAF059%40BL0PR04MB5011.namprd04.prod.outlook.com.
