Mouse
Mouse
Identification
The house mouse weighs one half to one ounce. It is grey in color, three to four inches long and has a tail that is also 3 to 4 inches long. Their nose is pointed, ears are large, and their eyes and body are small. The adult mouse droppings are 1/8 to ¼ inch in length, rod shaped with pointed ends.
Droppings
Biology
The female house mouse reaches sexual maturity with in 40 days of birth. They can average 8 litters a year and have as many as 5 to 8 young. Mice populations can get out of hand very fast. They produce their largest litters in the spring and summer, depending on weather conditions. The life span of most mice is one year.
Habits
House mice are found throughout the U.S. They are good climbers and jumpers. They can jump up to 12 inches and can jump down up to 8 feet. They can squeeze through the smallest of holes and cracks from a minimum of ¼ of an inch, gaps around garage doors, vents, pipes and a/c hoses, roof separations, pet doors, gaps under soffits, and from under homes in crawl spaces.
Seal all access points around pipes and electrical lines
Mice are social and very inquisitive in nature. They readily explore anything new. They are the most active at dawn and dusk. They make their way into homes to nest or to get out of bad weather conditions. They will make their nest out of paper, card board, insulation, cotton, or anything else that they can. They do not see well so they limit their areas of movement, moving only to areas that they can feed on or to areas of water. They like seeds, cereals, dog & cat food, fruits, vegetables and other grains.
The house mouse can cause damage to electrical lines, paper, stored products, wood, insulation, plastic, and they can contaminate food. The major health risk of mice is that they can transfer salmonella contamination and leptospirosis.
A complete inspection is the 1st step to control & treatment
For all your questions and concerns its best to call us at RP Lee Termite & Pest Control for a complete inspection to review all the options available in the control, exclusion, trapping and treatment for mice.
