A sleeping woman was woken by a sharp jab of pain and found she was being eaten by a mouse. She looked down in horror to find blood gushing from her thumb, then saw a mouse scurrying out of her bed and into the corner of the bedroom. Sara* said: “I woke suddenly and could
Parents in race to clear mice to protect baby
A couple from London found themselves in a race against time to remove mice from their home because their baby daughter was about to start crawling. John and Melissa* had tried many ways to get rid of mice in their flat, including laying mice traps and putting down mouse poison, but none of them worked.
Student flats at risk from mouse control epidemic
With the stress of A-level results over, thousands of young people are leaving the parental nest to study at university, where they will experience another stressful experience – mice nests. But removing mice from student flats can be notoriously difficult.
How to get rid of mice without harming pets
Many cat and dog owners who suffer mouse infestations rightly want to know how to get rid of mice without harming pets. The go-to mouse control solution for many is still to buy mice poison and try to kill the rodents. Or to use mouse traps to kill mice, but in a different way.
10 signs of mice – from scratching sounds to urine pillars
You may never come across signs of mice in your home, even when they are there. But when the mouse population grows, or when us humans are particularly sensitive to their presence, it becomes much easier to spot the tell-tale signs that mice have taken up residence. Mice are nocturnal creatures so the signs of
How mice get in - 3 ways builders can cause mouse infestations
If you find you have mice in the house you may be able to find the cause by looking out of the window or listening out for the sound of loud banging. That’s because one of the biggest causes of sudden mouse infestations is a neighbour’s decision to do a spot of home improvement –
Please end this London mice marathon
On your marks, please go! A woman battling a mouse infestation in Islington, North London, says she felt like a spectator at a mouse marathon as the rodents constantly ran around her home. She was desperate to get rid of the mice, which dashed about the floors throughout her home day and night. The mouse
Who is responsible for mouse control in privately rented homes?
Mice infestation can be a big problem for private landlords to deal with – so who is responsible for mouse control in privately rented homes? Is it landlords or tenants? Mice are emotive. Many tenants will have mouse phobias. Many also have justifiable worries about health hazards, safety risks, spoiling of foodstuffs and bad smells. Meanwhile, mice infestations can damage buildings and fittings. For example, mice can chew through electrical wires, which can cause fires.
London mouse control problem drives thousands from homes
A major London mouse control problem is driving tens of thousands of people out of their homes every year to escape entrenched mice infestations, says the capital’s leading mouse proofing specialist. People are changing the homes they rent – and even selling their properties to buy elsewhere – because they see it as the only
Pest control heroes to the rescue!
When Julie Partington discovered mice had chomped a hole in her eight-year-old daughter’s Heroes Easter egg she knew she needed some real heroes to deal with the pests. So, she called SUPERPROOF – who else? – to have her home thoroughly mouse proofed, to make sure any future chocolate treats are 100% protected against sweet-toothed
