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I recently got noise from attic at night. The pest control guys said it should be rats and mice.
Then I put some snap traps (the big size rat traps) in the area with the noise.
The bait I used is peanut butter.
It has been about 3-4 days but I have not got any rats or mice yet.
Today I checked with a HomeDepot guy and based on my description of the tunnel size and dropping size, he said it should be mice instead of rats.
By the way, the droppings are in cylinder shape and the size is a little bit bigger than rice (or almost the same size as rice).

I have a few questions:
1). Should I keep setting those rat traps? Will rat traps work for mice as well? The home depot said rat traps won’t work for mice. If so, should I put both mice traps and rat traps in the attic?
2). Should I keep using the peanut butter as bait? or should I change the bait to something else? any recommendations?
3). If I still couldn’t catch any rats or mice in the traps, should I hire a professional pest control company to do some treatment in my attic? They charge pretty expensive treatment fees (a few hundred bucks) and I heard they also use snap traps and glue traps. Will it make big difference?

I am looking for some advise.

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Mar
06

Advisory – Dry Ice Bed Bug Trap Update

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tv.bedbugcentral.com – Bed Bug TV Dry Ice Bed Bug Trap Advisory. In this episode Jeff will recap some of the information discussed in the original episode about the DIY Bed Bug Dry Ice Trap and further discuss some potential hazards associated with some of the information being reported by the media. Since the concept of this trap was released by Rutgers University researcher Dr. Changlu Wang at an entomological conference in December, several media outlets have run stories about a “great DIY bed bug trap that is affordable to make and anybody can use it”. While some of this information is true, a few news stories have began to report this monitor as a control device that can eliminate bed bugs from your home for a very small amount of money. THIS DEVICE IS NOT A CONTROL TOOL AND THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE IT WILL NOT ELIMINATE YOUR BED BUG INFESTATION. The stories that discuss this as a control tool can be very misleading and again, this is to be used as a monitor to help you determine if you have a problem, not to control your problem. Also, there are a few concerns about pest control companies using this monitor which include the hazards associated with dry ice. Please tune it to this episode to make yourself aware of some of the concerns we have about the DIY bed bug dry ice monitor so that if you do decide to set it in your home, you can do so in a knowledgeable fashion.

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Jan
18

Bed Bug Dry Ice Trap

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tv.bedbugcentral.com In this episode Jeff will discuss the recent news on a simple and easy to make bed bug monitor created by Rutgers University to monitor for bed bugs. The Bed Bug Dry Ice Trap is an easy to create monitor for bed bugs that utilizes dry ice as the attractant that hungry bed bugs are attracted to. It is true that bed bugs are attracted to the monitor and this monitor can be the most effective that we currently have available to us, but there are some things you should be …

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Jan
06

Aphid Whitefly Bug Glue Trap

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This “product spotlight” shines on Bug Sticks Glue Traps. These non toxic glue traps can be placed inside plant pots or out in the garden to trap unwanted aphids, whiteflies and other garden pests. … aphid whitefly white flies bug sticks stix trap glue boards uspray usprayvideo bugspray u-spray bugspray.com control

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A bat has gotten into the house but we can’t find where it is hiding. Is there any way to find it? Is there any bait that will lure it out?
A bat has gotten into the house but we can’t find where it is hiding. Is there any way to find it? Is there any bait that will lure it out?

I would prefer to try to find it myself.

Categories : Acrobat Ant
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