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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not really. I counter both of your takes. I have personal experience with this, and we keep our house pretty darn clean. Too many factors at play here that I feel support my assertion. And both of my parents died from dementia. We called pest control once we observed droppings that seemed to have happened in many rooms/furniture in our house, in a short period of time(2-4weeks). We went from top to bottom and corrected. New installation in attic, treatments in house, treatments outside of house. Plus, we had to seal any potential entry points along roof, side of house, garage, etc. we bleached floors and wiped down counters, and stored everything in our pantries and on countertops in plastic containers. It was costly but timely. And we found our suspects. The traps worked. Even now, several months later, we still have a monthly service that inspects all areas and sprays each month. Now that was for fewer than 5 or 10 mice at most. Given the excruciating efforts that we went thru to rid of our mice problem (and no, we do not live on sprawling estate, and have neighbors and forested areas nearby, I can assure you that two people—one aged 65 who was a caregiver and one aged 95 who had advanced dementia, and with 3 dogs on the property, did not undertake the steps that an Orkin or pest control company would recommend to eradicate a problem like that. And I think that with a disease like hantavirus that is known to be present in the area, that they would recommend a scorched earth approach given the chance for fatalities if the problem we’re not properly contained. Mice don’t limit themselves to one building or one stockpile of wood. They go to where the food or warmth is. They travel often and frequently at night or out of sight. And they are quiet. The only way we knew was thru droppings all over the house, which have to be removed in a careful way to not cause the spread of disease. I guarantee non of this happened with them. The problem got out of control. They probably called pest control but it was too late. [b]It’s sad, but I’m sure my account, based on experience, is closer to the truth than her catching it in a shed on the property[/b][b][/b]. Year down the house and you will see a lot of mice fleeing. [/quote] It’s clear you have not read any of the multiple science articles about Hanta posted here and you almost certainly don’t live west of the Mississippi. Your personal experience is not relevant. [/quote]
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