Mice invasion hits Ealing
The mouse population continues to rise and mice are becoming cleverer and more resistant to the poor quality bait available from manufacturers. Things you can do to prevent them entering your home include fitting fine wire mesh to airbricks, as they can get through a hole no bigger than a pencil. Stopping any gaps bigger than this in walls, floorboards or skirting by applying wood filler including wire wool is useful. If they do get in, remember they like chav food, so try adding finely minced hamburger or bacon to the bait and mix it thoroughly. The posher sort of Ealing mice like goose fat and those stock cubes promoted by Marco Pierre White. Peanut butter is also good. Mice (and rats) have also colonised areas with garden decking, so consider removing this or persuading your neighbours to do so should they be foolish enough to have had it installed. But most important, remember that mice have good long-term memory, like to stay put and will know the configuration of your property very well. So consider using US sticky mats as well as bait and traps. Remember the bait takes up to 3 weeks to kill a mouse if that's all it eats because you have managed to find and remove all other food sources.
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