Hi Katy, It is a cute little guy. But that does not tell you anything.
It is Fall, and the weather has turned cold. Chances are that this little guy wandered in, that is, if you are not used to seeing mouse evidence around. You might want to increase your trapping efforts, to see if there are any more. Also, check to see if there are any new holes into the building, any recent construction. Particularly near where you found the mouse. Clear up any food that might be in the prep lab. Focus on housekeeping. Before you panic (or go to extremes in your response), verify that you do have a problem. Try to isolate it, if possible. Good luck! Gretchen From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Katy Corneli <katharine.corn...@usu.edu> Date: Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 1:46 PM To: MuseumPests <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Subject: [PestList] Mouse help CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello, I'm hoping someone knows something about mice and how to deal with them. This fellow was found in one of our mouse traps in our fossil prep lab. I am trying to assess whether he represents an active threat or an inadvertent visitor. Maybe it doesn't matter? But we are wondering if he just came in from outside (possibly even hitching a ride back from the field with our paleontologists) or whether he came from inside the museum. I think he looks more like a "house mouse" than a "field mouse" but does that help answer our question? And, again, does it matter? Or should we just plaster the museum with snap traps? Thank you in advance, Katy -- 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 pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BYAPR07MB4998EDDB01081417BD07553AEA2A9%40BYAPR07MB4998.namprd07.prod.outlook.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BYAPR07MB4998EDDB01081417BD07553AEA2A9%40BYAPR07MB4998.namprd07.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. -- 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 pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MN2PR02MB6912DF0CB208C9DBB6E68300BC2A9%40MN2PR02MB6912.namprd02.prod.outlook.com.
