Okay, I've got a pest control person coming in on October 6th (the
earliest I could get her). In the meantime, I've been aggressively
patching holes and access points and cleaning up the kitchen to reduce
their food supply.
However, they've been turning up on the third floor _constantly_. Over
the past four days, we've caught and disposed of five or six mice, on
the third floor and in the kitchen. (Mostly the third floor.) I've lived
here for nine years, and the problem has never been this bad. I spoke to
the guy who lives on the third floor next door, and he reports no
problems at all.
Several possibilities might be going on here.
1. The previous housemate who'd lived up there (male) was a lot more
casual about mice than the two women living up there now.
2. One of the new housemates may unwittingly be doing something that
attracts mice.
3. Something's happened on my block (4300 block of Larchwood) that's
driven a lot of mice my way.
4. There's a general surge in mice in the nabe these days.
Now, this exterminator's strategy is going to be containment,
i.e.,sealing the access points. If this doesn't work... has anyone had
any experience with more severe methods, like exterminators who use
aerosol poisons?
(Oh, and finally: I'm posting this knowing that _someone_ is going to
suggest getting a cat. I've said it before, and I'll say it again.
That's not an option. I'm allergic, they smell terrible, and they've
ruined my stuff in the past. But cat owners think it's cute to push
their filthy things on others. I'll thank you to keep that suggestion to
yourself.)
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