Rodents

Mice are known to be a source of numerous diseases affecting humans, such as plague and murine typhus through the contamination of food and exposure to droppings.

They can also cause extensive damage to buildings and equipment in houses, granaries, restaurants and other areas they inhabit, by gnawing through wood, electrical wires, and even unfinished concrete.

Mice are a pest that is found year-round. They often live outdoors and then migrate inside when cool weather approaches.

Mice are nocturnal mammals; most active in the night. However, if food and water are scarce, or in the case of large infestations, mice become active during the day.

Mice nest in any safe location where food and water are available such as under rubbish, between walls or floors. Outdoors, they will burrow into the ground.

Mice have 3-6 litters per year, and each litter will contain 7-8 young. Young mice mature two to three months after birth and have a gestation period of 22 days.

Mice droppings are a common indicator of the presence of mice, as well as gnaw marks, tracks, burrows, and greasy markings on walls.

To control or prevent infestation of mice, sealing up potential mice entry points, removal of food sources, rubbish and other potential nesting areas are essential.