ARRESTaPEST (Gidding) Ltd
Professional Pest Control Services for Households, Businesses and the Farming Community since 1988
Mice
Mice are rodents and eat mainly grains and cereals. They are however omnivores and will eat meat (or dead mice) when food is scarce. They invade buildings for food and shelter where they come into conflict with humans
In some instances mice have been known to chew wiring in loft spaces and vehicles causing quite costly damage and or fires. Other problems caused by mice include the spread of infection via faeces and urine, and damage to foodstuffs in the home and storage facilities.
After the rat and humans, the mouse is believed to be the third most successful mammal on earth.
When using traps it is a common misconception that cheese is the best bait to use. Mice prefer a sweet food with high sugar content. Chocolate is a good attractant as is soap.
Mice only need a very small gap to gain entry to a building and as such are very difficult to exclude. There are many ‘sonic’ devices on the market and whilst they claim to drive rodents away in our experience this rarely if ever happens. Like a scarecrow the device may move a mouse a small distance for a short period, They soon become used to the sound and ignore it completely. While they find easy access to food and shelter they will not leave the premises.
All bait is placed out of the reach of children and pets. Poisons by their very nature are dangerous to all warm blooded creatures and must be left where placed by experienced operators.
In lofts, bat droppings are often mistaken for mouse droppings. It is illegal to interfere with bats or their roosts.
Our method of treatment will usually require poison to be placed in the areas where activity is detected.
