Thank you both! We do use snap traps for mice (we contract with a pest control vendor). Maintenance is doing their best and I'm cracking down on food, I was just hoping to be able to reduce these accidental catches in tandem with all our other anti-mouse efforts. But it sounds like these covers might not be too useful... Best, Jeremy
On Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 4:58 PM 'Anderson, Gretchen' via MuseumPests < pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Hi Jeremy, > > > > Samantha is correct. Exclusion is the best way to keep the mice out. Snap > traps are the best, and most humane, way to trap them. Experiment with > bait: Peanut butter; chocolate (they love chocolate), etc. Make sure you > set the trap correctly – the trap should be placed perpendicular to the > wall with the trigger close to the wall. Mice tend to run along the wall. > I like the idea of putting a snap trap on either side of the sticky trap. > This time of year, they really want to find a more habitable place to live > (and who can blame them). > > > The other thing to do is to make sure there is no human food in the areas > that you are seeing the mice. Go on a cleaning spree… You will want to > reduce attractants as much as possible. > > > > Good Luck! > Gretchen > > > > *From:* 'Richert, Samantha J' via MuseumPests <pestlist@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 3, 2024 12:33 PM > *To:* pestlist@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [EXTERNAL] [PestList] Anti-rodent covers for sticky traps > > > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not > click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know > the content is safe. > > Hi Jeremy, > > > > I don't think those covers are going to keep mice out. It just means the > mice will suffer without staff seeing it. I started setting snap traps with > peanut butter close to our sticky traps (one on each side of the sticky > trap in high mouse traffic areas). Then at least the mouse has a quick > death. I also keep a little oil on hand to use in freeing a mouse from > sticky traps in case that happens. They'll still be in shock and probably > won't survive, but at least can be freed. Is there any chance you can work > with Maintenance staff to step up your exclusion efforts? > > > > We are located in the temperate rainforest and there are enormous rodent > populations in our landscape. The only approach that really works for us > is exclusion. It took one of our staff contracting hantavirus for the park > management to get serious, but once we all got on board with exclusion > efforts, the problem has been greatly reduced. They can enter through > incredibly small openings, so it takes a lot of time to find all those > cracks and crevices. But it's worth it both for staff health and > collection health. > > > > Best of luck! > > > > Samantha Richert > > Museum Curator, North Cascades NPS Complex > > 360-854-7343 > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf > of Jeremy Kisala <jeremy.kis...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Monday, December 2, 2024 9:25 AM > *To:* pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] [PestList] Anti-rodent covers for sticky traps > > > > > > * This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before > clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. * > > > > Hello PestList, > > > > With the turn towards colder weather, we’ve been seeing an uptick in mouse > sightings indoors. We’ve had several incidents of mice getting stuck on > sticky blunder traps intended for insects, which of course is inhumane for > the mice and rather distressing for staff. I’m wondering if anyone has > experience using plastic covers for sticky traps (something like these > https://www.epestcontrol.com/pest-products/724-2424-d-sect-ipm-station.html?srsltid=AfmBOor-T7jYA1Yrn7kxn5dPC8Re2HO0jcz7AZYJEFz9sUorwSbTuR5T > <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.epestcontrol.com%2fpest-products%2f724-2424-d-sect-ipm-station.html%3fsrsltid%3dAfmBOor-T7jYA1Yrn7kxn5dPC8Re2HO0jcz7AZYJEFz9sUorwSbTuR5T&c=E,1,cfX5Hm4KupZM-R7qBYV5qgNBN8ER4gq-LKfTPzZW_2RBgt1F02mPyUgyoNIeyRg8he3PSF5ifAyqpGGkY35R6hwgF4Bt04C7QAae_2RV&typo=1> > or these > https://veseris.com/default/insects/traps/crawling-insects/trapper-pest-monitor-station?srsltid=AfmBOooTWkbUWQ9xOhmOZRFsNJ_GT3ImWTsuCT1mimcbUJf1tAhvufOt > <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fveseris.com%2fdefault%2finsects%2ftraps%2fcrawling-insects%2ftrapper-pest-monitor-station%3fsrsltid%3dAfmBOooTWkbUWQ9xOhmOZRFsNJ_GT3ImWTsuCT1mimcbUJf1tAhvufOt&c=E,1,xMNYvh6rxigdkfqGFiZqrH7yX5uF6lhal56SpGYPX68o32FSFimBA58vV5ji-KaZclpKgqk6yJTorIQHOUtE-oasnIHaJO4rR3e_gxREXdZk3xm6STzvClI,&typo=1>) > – do they actually work to keep mice off the traps? 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