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Interesting idea – I hadn’t considered that one. Thanks, Dee From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of hoffbug Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 12:07 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. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sometimes cotton can be effective as a substitute for a food based bait.. Mice will use it to line their nests. Tony Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Dee Stubbs-Lee <dee.stubbs-...@nbm-mnb.ca<mailto:dee.stubbs-...@nbm-mnb.ca>> Date: 05/10/2017 9:58 AM (GMT-06:00) To: pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> Subject: [pestlist] mouse trap bait 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<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com<mailto:l...@zaks.com> ------------------------------------------------------------- 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
