Effective mouse traps for keeping your home pest-free

Friday, June 19, 2020 - 10:50 in Biology & Nature

Keep your house free of rodents. (Marina Khrapova via Unsplash/)Animal lover or not, there are some critters you just don’t want setting up shop in your house uninvited. Mice are one of the most hardy and notorious household pets around, responsible for infesting an estimated 21 million homes annually in the United States alone. Between the damage they do to wood and insulation, the host of unsavory diseases they harbor, and their rapid rate of reproduction, it’s essential to use the right trap method to stamp out rodent invasions before they get out of control.Below, some of our favorite mouse traps on the market today.Over a century of proven results. (Amazon/)These classic snap traps from Tomcat have a reliable one-use design that has stood the test of time. They’re easy to bait and set, and the spring loaded action ensures a swift release and little to no suffering for the...

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