Bugs Away Pest Control

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT! With fall approaching and the fields starting to come out, the little furry critters are going to be looking for a place to spend t...he winter. If you happen to get a mouse inside I'd like to offer this tip. Mice love chocolate. With snap traps, bait them with a piece of tootsie roll. They can't lick it off like with peanut butter and it won't dry out like cheese. Also make sure to properly place them trap. Put the trigger (short) side against the wall. This will help make sure you get the mouse as opposed to just flinging across the room like a catapult. I've caught countless mice this way ( used to be an exterminator) and the tootsie roll never fails. I've had them go off before I've even left the room before. Edited to add. I have been asked by several how to attach the bait. The triggers will have some sort of barb or small bit of metal or plastic that sticks up. Some will have a rolled bit of metal at the end. These are for holding bait. Take a pea sized amount of the tootsie roll and work it like clay to make it soft. (Fresh candies are softer and work better) Then simply squeeze it around the trigger making sure to get it into the barb or "baitholder."

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