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Mice:
Alberta is home to seven types of mice and twelve types of voles, while around the world there is more then 130 different species that have been identified. The most destructive species found in Alberta is the Meadow vole or field mouse, the house mouse and the white footed mouse.
The economic loss due to mice is difficult to calculate as they can contaminate food stuffs and buildings. Mice eat relatively little food compared to the waste they leave behind. In a six-month period two mice can eat roughly two kilograms of food but drop around 18,000 droppings. They don’t just like food, mice are very fond of eating rigid foam insulation, fiberglass insulation, and other commonly used types of insulation in walls and attic spaces found in most structures in Alberta. Electrical wiring is not safe and when gnawed on by mice or other rodents can and has caused many fires which are classified as “cause unknown.”
Mice also carry diseases which are harmful to humans and other animals. Hanta Virus being commonly known, various types of worms, such as ringworm, tape worm just to name a few.
It is advised not to handle wild mice with bare hands, NOT to keep them as pets for science projects and to de-worm your house hold pets on a regular basis if they come into contact with mice.
The economic loss due to mice is difficult to calculate as they can contaminate food stuffs and buildings. Mice eat relatively little food compared to the waste they leave behind. In a six-month period two mice can eat roughly two kilograms of food but drop around 18,000 droppings. They don’t just like food, mice are very fond of eating rigid foam insulation, fiberglass insulation, and other commonly used types of insulation in walls and attic spaces found in most structures in Alberta. Electrical wiring is not safe and when gnawed on by mice or other rodents can and has caused many fires which are classified as “cause unknown.”
Mice also carry diseases which are harmful to humans and other animals. Hanta Virus being commonly known, various types of worms, such as ringworm, tape worm just to name a few.
It is advised not to handle wild mice with bare hands, NOT to keep them as pets for science projects and to de-worm your house hold pets on a regular basis if they come into contact with mice.
