Copper wool gauze stuffed in holes is just as effective and doesn't rust. I've seen steel wool rusted to a powder.Tom Parker In a message dated 2/22/2020 10:47:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
To follow up on Richard's comment about mice squeezing through 1/4" holes: Patching and plugging holes is advised.Also, steel hardware cloth screening with 1/4" grid openings has been found to keep mice out.The hardware cloth can be purchased at most hardware stores, Home Depot, Amazon, etc., and comes in rolls that can be cut to size, and can be secured (with heavy duty staples into wood) to bridge existing gaps and holes. Ann On Feb 21, 2020 7:00 PM, "'Richert, Samantha J' via Museumpests" <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Christina, I agree with you that glue traps for rodents are barbaric. We have a serious rodent population in the temperate rainforest environment of the North Cascades. We use snap traps in places where they can be monitored daily and have also resorted to the bucket/rolling log trap in places that cannot be checked daily. All that said, our best methods are exclusion and staff education. This issue started to be taken seriously in our park only after one of our staff members contracted hantavirus, which was life-threatening for her. The maintenance department engaged in an all-building campaign to find entry holes and plug them with copper mesh. I give an annual training to park staff to talk about food/garbage control. It requires lots of team-building to really address the issue. But the situation is much, much better now that everybody is contributing the control effort. Don't forget that a mouse can squeeze into a 1/4-inch hole. I can send you the one-page summary that I give out with my training if you are interested. From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of christine m.a. marzano <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 2:01 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [pestlist] Glue traps for small rodents Hi all, I’m personally against glue traps for a rodent problem (mice mainly); I feel they’re very cruel, and not totally effective because I find a lot of times mice actually get unstuck (unless they fall over on it and get stuck in the glue over most of their body and not just their feet/tails and then I have to find the sometimes still alive mouse and figure out my plan from there— not my favorite thing, obvi); I also feel they almost immediately lose stickiness and have to be diligently replaced every 1-2 days (sometimes problematic when staff who check are not there all week or just not checking diligently). My actual questions are: Are glue traps the accepted method for catching mice/small rodents in buildings? This is not in a collection area (yet) but in offices of staff both collection and education and can at times have collection items in offices. Does anyone have specific wording (perhaps in their IPM plan) that says why/why not use glue traps for catching mice; this would against a facilities dept that doesn’t really want to hear other methods on this unless there is clear museum IPM precedence not in favor of glue traps. I’m in favor of classic snap traps, multi-kill traps, even the ole bucket with rolling log/walk the plank traps (shoutout to Shawn Woods on youtube who tests and reviews mousetraps). Thanks for any thoughts or advice, ~christine christine m.a. marzanowww.christinemamarzano.com(631)312.6559 Pronouns: She/Her (what’s this? https://www.mypronouns.org/) Why I include pronouns in my email signature sent from my iPhone -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/4F0919AA-CC85-4792-83BA-38D91049DDD0%40gmail.com. -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BY5PR09MB42969D2AADFC906DC1DA8FE8E6120%40BY5PR09MB4296.namprd09.prod.outlook.com. -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/91b428f1-14c6-4a8d-a611-b55ede3d7fad%40email.android.com. -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/43625701.6698017.1582387394590%40mail.yahoo.com.
