Nick Heal and Jessica Vaughan found out the hard way that trying to get rid of mice in their home with poisons does not work – now they’re urging others not to make the same mistake. The couple suffered a mouse infestation in their maisonette in South London for six months – and like many home owners first took a conventional route in trying to remove the mice. Their rodent problem was only solved when they turned to SUPERPROOF for a comprehensive programme of mouse proofing.
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The psychology of mouse control - 6 ways mice play mind games with humans
They have been known to make a grown man cry, and both men and women to abandon their homes. They make otherwise sensible and peace-loving people lash out with extreme violence, and fill others with shame, fearing neighbours and friends will hate them for ever. Yes, the humble house mouse has a lot of answer for.
8 reasons we think mouse control problems get worse at Christmas
Christmas is the time to be jolly, and to be worried about mice in the house. There is a widespread belief that mouse control problems get worse in winter because the mice come in from the cold. That idea, that mice move in to shelter in our homes when it gets colder, is a myth. The reason? The rodent that lives in our home is House Mouse. It has evolved to live with us humans.
It’s time to admit conventional mouse control isn’t working
The famous definition of insanity – making the same mistake again and again, and expecting different results, describes conventional mouse control perfectly. The answer is to be different, and do something that works.
Mouse problem in London – is it a crisis?
The mouse problem in London is well documented, not least in our news pages. But when does it become more of a problem. When do the mouse control risks faced by tens of thousands of people become a crisis?
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
Best mouse trap? We say no mice traps!
If you see a mouse in the house or business premises, the sensible thing to do is go online to find the best mouse trap. Right? We would say, very politely, wrong! Give us a moment here, and we will explain. Mouse traps have been around for centuries, as long as mice have been living with humans. And, as reported in the New Scientist in March 2017, the latest scientific evidence indicates that is 15,000 years.
Pest control in London – 8 reasons it is a big challenge
Pest controllers in London are all too aware of the major problems a range of pest animals cause, including rodents, insects and birds. What the wider public may not realise is that conditions in the capital make pest control in London particularly challenging. Here are 8 key factors that pest controllers contend with every day
Best mouse poison? That’s no mice poison!
Selecting the best mouse poison might appear a sensible move to get rid of mice. Right? Well, here at SUPERPROOFTM we believe we can explain how that would be wrong. That’s because mouse control is not about destruction of wild mammals, but about removing them through effective mouse proofing, a process we call Superproofing. Conventional
