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Tootsie roll slices attached with a hot glue gun. I have incredible success
with that as a bait. If you use mini t-rex traps the bait will work for years
as the other mice can't get to it when it snaps shut.
Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Conservation Dept.
Integrated Pest Management
Office 757-220-7080
Cell 757-634-1175
E-Mail [email protected]
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Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 10:57:35 AM
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Subject: [pestlist] mouse trap bait
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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
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