In article , Stan Brown wrote:
Thu, 31 May 2007 12:43:45 GMT from Doug Miller :
Peanut butter is a hit-or-miss proposition -- mice can lick that
off of a trap without springing it.

Such was my experience.

But really, setting traps is a waste of time until you find how mice
are getting into the house and plug the holes.

Nonsense. It might take quite a while to locate and plug the holes. Allowing
the mice to roam freely throughout the house while you're doing so is just
stupid. Moreover, the only way of knowing that you've actually located the
entry point(s) is by observing a decline in the population, as the traps
extinguish residents that are no longer replaced by immigrants.

The proper way to deal with a mouse infestation is to set traps first, then go
looking for the entry points and plug them. Continue rebaiting and resetting
any trap that was tripped until at least a couple of weeks pass with no traps
tripped anywhere.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.