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Tootsie rolls are a great choice. We do use peanut butter in some places, but mix this up with diverse other baits. Chocolate often returns desired rewards. Note that any of the food-based products may also attract and nourish other pests, such as cockroaches and ants. In some places, the bait may disappear overnight from the insects that take it away piecemeal... and don't trigger the traps. Our pest control vendors also use commercial odorant baits on snap traps and other kinds of traps. These are less attractive to insects so don't need to be re-baited as frequently. -Rich Richard J. Pollack, PhD HARVARD UNIVERSITY Environmental Health, Safety and Emergency Management (EHSEM) Senior Environmental Public Health Officer 46 Blackstone St. Cambridge, MA 02139 Office: 617-495-2995 Cell: 617-447-0763 www.ehs.harvard.edu richard_poll...@harvard.edu<mailto:richard_poll...@harvard.edu> Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Instructor, Department of Immunology & Infectious Disease From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Dee Stubbs-Lee Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 1:25 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] mouse trap bait This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Interesting... may try that. Thanks! Dee From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net> [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Voron, Joel Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 12:07 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> Subject: Re: [pestlist] mouse trap bait This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Tootsie roll slices attached with a hot glue gun. I have incredible success with that as a bait. If you use mini t-rex traps the bait will work for years as the other mice can't get to it when it snaps shut. Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Conservation Dept. Integrated Pest Management Office 757-220-7080 Cell 757-634-1175 E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org<mailto:jvo...@cwf.org> [1474552137245_IMG_0499.JPG] ________________________________ From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net> <pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net>> on behalf of Dee Stubbs-Lee <dee.stubbs-...@nbm-mnb.ca<mailto:dee.stubbs-...@nbm-mnb.ca>> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 10:57:35 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> Subject: [pestlist] mouse trap bait This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hi everyone, I am looking for suggestions for bait for snap trap style mouse traps in our collections storage areas. We previously used peanut butter with some success, but concerns have been raised about potential staff and visitor allergies due to the peanut butter potentially being spread around and urinated out by the mice who escape the traps. I read somewhere that gummy bears might work as bait, but that was in the context of rat traps and I have not yet tried them for mice. (Thankfully, we don't have a rat problem!). Obviously, I would prefer a solution that will not add to our insect pest issues. Total exclusion of mice is difficult if not impossible as we are in an old building with an infinite number of possible entry points. Dee Dee Stubbs-Lee, CAPC, MA Conservator / Restauratrice New Brunswick Museum/ Musée du Nouveau-Brunswick 277 Douglas Avenue Saint John, New Brunswick E2K 1E5 Canada (506)643-2341 ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com
