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ITD · 06-23-2008, 10:35 AM

Frank,

I use Grant ant cups for the ants, takes a week or two for them to go away.

For mice you have to find where they are getting in and seal it up. I use the canned insulation foam. Go all around the foundation and seal up any holes you see, no matter how small. Seal around wires and pipes. I like snap traps and glue traps over d con and poison because I like to get rid of them when they die as opposed to having them die in the walls.

Took me over a year before I found where the mice were getting in, I finally made the connection when I looked for the pipes that went to a slop sink in my garage. They were under a set of stairs that were enclosed. I pulled the top off and found two 1 and 3/4 inch holes for 1/2 inch copper pipes. It was a mouse highway. Once I sealed those two holes (plus about 10 others) I haven't seen another mouse since.

Good luck.

06-23-2008, 10:35 AM	#5
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,941 Thanks: 481 Thanked 699 Times in 390 Posts	Frank, I use Grant ant cups for the ants, takes a week or two for them to go away. For mice you have to find where they are getting in and seal it up. I use the canned insulation foam. Go all around the foundation and seal up any holes you see, no matter how small. Seal around wires and pipes. I like snap traps and glue traps over d con and poison because I like to get rid of them when they die as opposed to having them die in the walls. Took me over a year before I found where the mice were getting in, I finally made the connection when I looked for the pipes that went to a slop sink in my garage. They were under a set of stairs that were enclosed. I pulled the top off and found two 1 and 3/4 inch holes for 1/2 inch copper pipes. It was a mouse highway. Once I sealed those two holes (plus about 10 others) I haven't seen another mouse since. Good luck.