| Show Mouse Control In hi Orchards Orchards in Davis County which have a cover crop in them or have weeds or grass growth near the trunks of or the trees are often orten damaged with mice during the wint winter r months If have these conditions mouse con t r l' o 0 1 I measures should be started at once according to L. L Darrell Stokes county extension agent Baiting Bailing with poison baits such as zinc treated wheat or strychnine treated wheat usually provides effective effective tive control The best time to bait is late October 01 oix or early November This kills the population population population pop pop- before heavy snows come and offer cover for the mice Be sure to place the bait where mice can find it easily Small quantities placed in runways runways runways run run- ways or sheltered covers such as tin cans and bottles lying on their side is an excellent way to get gel good results Mr Stokes suggests that in some cases such as where the cover in the trees is particularly particularly particularly heavy and populations extremely high more satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factor factory control might be obtained obtained obtained ob ob- by spraying the cover crops with an Endrin emulsion using 2 pints of Endrin per gallon swater and applying gallons of or this material to lo each acre Precautions must be taken taken taken tak tak- en in not allowing animals or humans to eat material that has been sprayed and spray operators should protect themselves themselves them them- selves as instructed on the label when the application is made |
