[Tokra]

According to an exterminator friend of mine, the best thing to put in a mousetrap is not cheese or peanut butter or any food product. He says put lint or cotton in the trap.

If you put peanut butter or cheese in the trap you are going to catch a male mouse who is out hunting for food. You can kill males by the dozens, but if you leave one female alive - you are going to continue to have a mouse problem.

If you use cotton or lint you are going to catch a pregnant female who is out looking for nesting material to have her litter in.

By killing the pregnant females - you will stop the infestation at its source. Kill all the females and the mice will die out after a while. Kill the males and you will have mice forever.

Made perfect sense to me.

Better living through science!

[Williams]

"Kill the males and you will have mice forever."

The mice have artificial insemination?

[metmom]

Great idea! I'll have to give it a try.

[proudofthesouth]

Learn something new every day!

[CDHart]

Poor little critters -- they must have some use besides in a laboratory.

Carolyn