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People or the
specialist usually uses the mice catchers to control the mice, and they use many
rat traps in order to catch the mice effectively. If 2 mice appear in the
kitchen, then you can place 6 rat traps there (For instance, place 2 traps in
back of the stove, 2 traps in back of the refrigerator, and the other 2 traps
under the worktop. Usually the mice will be caught at the fist night. ).
However, it may need to use a dozen of rat trap if you want to control the mice
in the storeroom of a restaurant. Usually the mice catchers need to be placed
near the areas that mice appear often, like the dark corners, wall sides or
other sites with mice’s track. Mice’s action area is not large, so the distance
between the mice catchers is about 10 feet. However, if the mice is bigger, then
the distance between the traps should be about 15~20 feet. Put spicy food inside
of the catcher to lure the mice comes to eat it, like hotdog, potato, peanut
butter and so on.
If it is not
work to lure the mice to eat the baits at the place where full of food, then you
can use the material (cotton, styrofoam and so on) that mouse will take it to
build their net, and tie the material with the hook of the catcher to lure the
mice and catch them.
The mouse catchers also can be
camouflaged if the mice are already very carefully and aware of the catchers.
For example, hide the catcher on the dish that with food, but do not set the
catcher. After the mouse has eaten the food once, then put the food inside of
the catcher. Last, set the catcher and lure the mice come to eat the food.
Glue traps are easier to catch the mice
than catching the other 2 kinds of rat. The usage of glue trap is same as the
catcher, and also place the trap around the areas that the mice appear often.
However, the efficacy of glue trap will be affected by the dust and water. Also,
the higher or lower temperature will reduce the stickiness of the glue trap.
Normally, it is no need to adding the food in the glue trap, but put the food in
the middle of the glues trap also is good for luring the mice. Put the glue trap
in the box of rodenticide is also a good way to lure the mice and catch them.
The efficacy of the common glue traps are not good, so it is better to use more
specialized ones. Glue trap is not work for Rottus rattu L. or Rattus norvegicus
Erxleben if their 4 feet are not stuck on the trap, because they also can drag
with the trap and run away, so it is better to fix the glue trap on an object to
prevent the trap being moved away by the rat. Rodents’ feet are usually wet, so
it is not easy to catch them by glue trap, however you can also put some papers
around the trap to dry the rat’s feet before it comes to the trap.
Instructions for use mouse catchers or glue
traps:
ANTICOAGULANT:
The function of
anticoagulant is to destroy the system of blood coagulants of mice and make them
die of internal bleeding. Once the mouse ate the anticoagulant, it will die
slowly after few days. The following
are the advantages for using anticoagulants:
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Usually the mouse will
die after 1 or 2 days and will not have any painful symptom obviously.
Therefore mice will not have the association with death and rodenticide in
their thinking, and they will still eat rodenticide. |
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Anticoagulant is only
slightly harmful for human being, cats or dogs. (However, some anticoagulants
are harmful for pet.) |
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The symptom of
anticoagulant will break out slowly and we now also have a good antidote
(Vitamin K or blood transfusion), so there is still enough time to cure the
victim if he or she has eaten the anticoagulant incautious. |
Usually, anticoagulant is
used in producing the rodenticide block baits (grain type, small pack or wax
block), liquid baits or tracking powders. Wax block baits and liquid baits the
most common rodenticide. Wax Block bait can be applied in many places. Liquid
baits can be applied in the dry places like granary or warehouse. Tracking
powders are usually used together with the baits.
Preface
Rats will destroy our
crops, steal or pollute our food, mice (rats, Rottus rattu L. and Mus caroli)
even can deliver the disease, bite human being or livestock, snap doors,
windows, sofas, furniture, and even bite the electric wires to cause a fire.
Except using rodenticide to kill the mice, many people like to ask pest control
operators to do the integrated rodent management (IRM). IRM means the
integrating for the control methods of environmental improvement, physics and
chemistry, and it can control the mice effectively. Mice are smart, so we have
to use some techniques and methods to control them.
Observation of the place
where mice appear: The first step for control
the mice is to observe and check the place where already ruined by the mice.
Also, try to get the information about: When and in which areas the mice
appeared? If the voice of the mice been heard? Has anyone bitten by the mice?
What food did the mice eat? If the wall, ceiling, cabinet, door, window, sofa,
furniture, electric wire and computer have been ruined by the mice? Use a
flashlight to check the place where already ruined by the mice in order to note
more detail information.
Check the tracks of mice:
Keep checking the mice tracks by following
the result of checking the ruined place by mice. Use a flashlight to check the
ruined placed carefully, including the wall corners, cabinets, work table,
warehouse, gutter, basement, garbage and kitchen waste. You may find the
following things:
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The fag end of the food
that stolen by mice: If the fishbone, chicken bone or animal fag end were found,
it probably the rodents stole them. If the peanuts or shells were found, it
probably the mice store them.
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The excrement of mice: We
can guess the type, age, quantity of mice by checking the shape, size, color,
spread, amount, fresh degree of the mice.
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Biting traces of mice:
Check the biting traces, and we can find the track of the mice to set the mouse
catcher or rat glue trap and apply the rodenticide.
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Footprints of the mice:
Mice will leave their footprints if they have passed the dusty or oily places.
We can know the acting direction of the mice by their left footprints. If the
mice’s footprints can not be found, you can spry some powder on the ground to
let the mice leave their footprints.
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Mice hole: The mice hole
net may be found in the ceiling, wall and floor.
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Mice net: Sometimes the
whole net of mice can be found in the cabinet, drawer and warehouse.
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Mice Tracks: Sometimes the
mice tracks can be found on the beam, water pipe and curtain.
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Mice urine: Use portable UV
lamp to light the place where the mice appeared, and the fluorescent mice urine
can be found.
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Identification of the
mice types: The mice types are different, and each type has its own
characteristics and tastes of the food. Rodents are violent, and they have big
appetite for food. Rottus rattu L. are alertly and leery, they don’t eat strange
food or poison baits unless they observe it for few days, and they eat not much
and try the food in the beginning, if they think the food is safe they will eat
more. Mus formosanus like to eat food little by little. So the methods to
control each type of mice should use different way.
Finding the reason or
source why the mice came: According to the ruined areas by the mice, mice
tracks and identification of the mice, we can find the attacking ways of the
mice, analyze the reason of its reproduction, confirm the sources of its food
and water and the environmental factors of mice’s building their nets. Those
information give us the clues to control the mice.
Recording, Sketching and
Setting files: Follow above mentioned checking result and record the detail
information. Also, sketch the ruined places by mice, and note the ruined areas,
mice tracks, attacking ways and mice’s source of food and water and set a file
to save all of those useful information.
The methods for control
the mice:
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Stop offering food and
water to the mice: The food that not stored properly in house, exposed garbage
and the feed for the livestock or pets are the major sources of water and food
to mice. Especially, the problem of mice’s attacking is worse in restaurants,
hotels, food stands and supermarkets. Also, the dumped food and garbage in the
gutters are the best meals for mice. So, the first step is to stop offering food
to the mice.
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Cleaning the environments:
Sometimes people will ignore to check the hidden places in their building, and
the places usually are the best ones for mice to build their nets. Cleaning the
environments can make the mice to move out of the places. Also, it is reported
that the control of mice can be more effective if proceed the clean of the
environments and apply the chemical rodenticide together.
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Catching mice or poisoning
mice: Some people would rather to endure the danger of mice than standing the
bad smell from the dead mouse that killed by the poison baits. So, usually
catching mice is more popular than poisoning mice. However, we must learn some
skills before catching the mice. Use some wire to tie and fix the trigger of the
mouse catcher and that will make the spring can’t be rebounded. So, in the
beginning, the mouse can go and out of the catcher freely, and that can let down
the mouse’s guard to the catcher. After 2~3days, release the wire and make the
trigger/spring of the mouse catcher workable, and it can catch the mouse easier
and more efficient. It is suggested to use the mouse catcher in a complex place,
but use and apply the poison baits in a simple place.
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The way to catch mice: Use
mouse glue trap to catch mice can avoid the dead mouse releasing bad smell.
Also, the glue trap can catch the fleas on the dead mouse. Sometimes, one piece
of glue trap can catch many mice.
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Selecting of the
rodenticide: Acute rodenticide will make mice easily arise their guard to it,
and it only can kill old and weak mice. Also, acute rodenticide contains of
multi-amount of anticoagulants, and it may let mice have the resistance to the
rodenticide. So when control of house mice, it is better to use the rodenticide
with once amount. El-Naggar and Mikhail found the ether abstract of Citrus
bergamia in 1999, and the ether abstract also has same efficacy as the
anticoagulants rodenticide to control the mice, and especially it can control
rodents effectively.
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Design of the baits: The
eating habit of house mouse depends on the house host, so it is better to choose
the baits in the house. So, check what food was stolen by the mice, and then use
the food and re-mix it as poison baits to lure the mice to it. Rodents like to
eat fish and meats, and Rottus rattu L. like to eat grains and fruits. So, it is
need to check the eating habit of the mice before designing the poison baits.
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Plan for catching mouse and
setting the bait stations: Mice are short sight and color blindness, and they
usually act along with the walls. So it is also need to put the mouse catcher,
rat glue trap or poison baits along with the walls, especially put it around the
corner of the wall will be more effective. Sometimes mice are alert and smart,
so we must use the landform to disguise the catcher, glue trap or baits.
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When the density of mice is
high, we can use acute rodenticide (like trizinc diphosphide) to kill them, and
it can decrease the density of mice quickly. However, use the prebaits first,
and it still can receive the efficacy well.
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Carrying out the plan of
mice management: Follow the biological data to plan the ways for catching
and killing the mice, and then set the mouse catcher or poison baits. The
management of the mice should be safety and effectively.
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When use mouse catcher,
auto mouse catcher and rat glue trap to control the mice.
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If use acute rodenticide,
apply the baits in a box. Avoid child or pet to contact with it.
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Set a signal at the area
where applied poison baits to prevent any accident.
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Handle the dead mouse
properly, bury it or put it in a bag and give it to the garbage car. If the
caught mouse is still alive, flood it with water or burn it.
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If the dead mouse released
bad smell and has worms on it, try to take out the dead mouse and apply odor
terminator, fungicide and pesticide. If the danger of the mice already been
controlled, however we still need to prevent the attack by the mice that come
from other places.
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Frequently clean the areas
where the mice may hide there. The first step to control the mice is to clean
the environments.
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Close the ways that the
mice may pass through to prevent the mice from attacking us. Frequently check
and repair the ceilings, walls, windows, doors and screens.
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Use ultrasonic rat repeller
to close the way that the mice may pass through it.
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The disposal of use rodent
repel: Use the rodent repel to seal the holes, ways that the mice may pass
through. The rodent repel can drive the mice from entering the hole or way.
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Monitoring the Density:
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Check the mice excrement:
After checking the mice tracks, remove the feces and excrement that left by the
mice. When in the period of eliminating the mice or after eliminating the mice,
frequently check the area to see if there is any new feces or excrement that
left by the mice. If the new feces and excrement still can be found, then it
means elimination of the mice should still be carried. Also, change to place the
poison baits at different areas.
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Assessment of the mice
density (Monitoring by removing the mice after catching them): Use fixed amount
of mouse catchers in one region. to catch the mice constantly and remove the
mice. Then use Zippin statistic to calculate the mice density in the region.
Also, it means to use the quantity of the caught mice daily to calculate the
exposed population that caught by the mouse catcher in the region.
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Assessment of the mice
density ( Symbolizing the caught mice): This way is to symbolize the caught the
mice (cut their feet or ears). After that, set the caught and symbolized mice
free at the same place and wait for a while to re-set the catchers. Calculate
the quantity of the re-caught and symbolized mice, and then we can get the mice
density of the region. When apply this way must assume the following 2 things:
1. The group of the mice is stable during the calculating period.
2. Each mouse of the group has the same probability of being caught, and the
symbolized and non symbolized all have the chance to be caught.
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Assessing the mice density
by consuming the baits: It is better to store well the food inside or out of the
house before using this way, because this way is carried under the control of
the food to mice. Put non-poison baits (like brown rice), and calculate the real
consumed amount of the baits daily, and then divide the data by the average
amount that each mouse eat daily to get the data of mice density.
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Using the catching way of
rat glue trap to calculate the mice density.
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Disposal of Dead Mice:
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It is easier to remove the
dead mice on the glue trap than the ones that killed by the poisoned baits.
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Using a clam to remove the
dead mice if possible.
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If the dead mice can not be
removed, spray some quicklime on the dead mice and disinfect it to prevent the
dead mice release bad smell and bugs.
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Maintaining the
performance and equipments of mice control: After eliminating the mice,
close the mice holes and ways as soon as possible in order to prevent the
outdoor mice from entering to the house. It is reported that apply some simple
equipments to control the mice in house can decrease the danger of mice largely.
Frequently clean the environments around the house to maintain the performance
of eliminating the mice.
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Apply non-poison baits at
the areas that the mice appeared before, and check the baits eaten or not
weekly. Re-new or add baits frequently.
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Make sure the way to
control the mice is good or not, and regularly strengthen it.
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Check if there is new mouse
excrement, tracks, urine or the scouring they left.
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Check if any food bitten
again by mouse, and also check if the walls, ceilings and furniture ruined by
mouse again.
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Check if the closed
entrances are still strong enough to stop the mice passing through it.
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Close the new entrance that
mice may pass through it.
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If the mice already don’t
eat the baits or poison baits.
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Check if the kitchen waste
or garbage moved by mice or not.
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Follow the expiry date of
the rodent repel to apply or strengthen it.
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Is there any sign that the
mice still alive?
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The application of
Ultrasonic Rat Repeller: Although there are still some arguments on the use of
Ultrasonic Rate Repeller, but it was reported that if the power of the repeller
is enough and the ultrasonic frequency can be adjusted constantly, then it also
can control the mice effectively. Of course ultrasonic can’t remove the present
mice in the building, but after eliminating the mice in the building, the
ultrasonic rat repeller can be set at the entrances of the building to prevent
the outside mice from entering the building.
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