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Show Rid juildingo of unujolcomo guests increase in mice and rats. Where it is not economically feasible to keep mice and rats out, Workman advises ad-vises that you plan to use traps or poison baits as suggested. without having to be reset for each mouse. Mice and rats both can be controlled with poison baits. Poison baits in larger quantities (25 lb. or over) can be obtained from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but the person using those baits has to be certified as having had special training. For most people Workman recommends obtaining improved im-proved commercial baits that are easier to use and more effective. Buy and use them in small enough quantities to make sure they are fresh. He says, "Wherever people peo-ple use poison bait, we recommend they use a bait station. This keeps the bait from being exposed to the weather and keeps other animals ani-mals and children away from the bait. The bait stations can be purchased at feed and garden stores or can be home made." Workman said, "From a health standpoint for livestock live-stock and people, it's a good idea to get rid of the mice and rats that are moving in for the winter. First try to clean things up to avoid providing pro-viding habitat , for them. Piles of grain, spilled loose grain, poor granaries and open poultry, and livestock feeders contribute to an You needn't let mice or rats become unwelcome winter guests In your garage, barns or other buildings, says Gar. W. Workman, extension ex-tension wildlife and animal control specialist, Utah State University. Workman said,"Mice and rats have plenty of places to hide and eat out in the fields in the summer but when the snow falls and the weather gets cold, they start looking for a warmer shel tered place to live. That's when Extension starts getting get-ting lots of phone calls asking what to do to control these pests." For many situations where there are a number of mice in a building, Workman recommends re-commends an automatic wind-up mouse trap that is generally available at local feed stores. By placing it along a wall where mice run, it will catch a number of mice without use of bait and |