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Scientific Name  Peromyscus spp

Attributes

• Can climb
• Does Not Hibernate
• Nocturnal with some Daytime Activity

A deer mouse showing the bicolored tail

Signs

• Gnaw marks are knifeblade thin.
• Droppings are 1/4 inch long. Cockroach droppings are about 1/8 to 1/4 inch long and have longitudinal ridges and squared-off ends. (Use a magnifier.)
• Mouse tracks show 4 or 5 splayed toes.
• Mice can make caches of seeds.

Damage

• Tree Damage Occasionally and particularly during late winter, mice gnaw or girdle small, woody stems. Forest tree seeds, particularly, Douglas Fir, are readily eaten by mice.
• Lawn Damage Mice may dig and feed on newly planted crops.

These Russian Olive trees were damaged in late winter at a height of six feet.
Photo Credits: Dallas Virchow

 

 

• Structural Damage Mice will gnaw upon wall and attic insulation, electrical wiring, and containers of stored human and animal foods. Stored items may also be gnawed upon.
• Agricultural Damage Mice dig up and feed upon newly planted grain. Stored grains can be contaminate with their urine, droppings and hair.

Control

Habitat Modification

• sanitation & rodent proofing

Toxicants

•  anticoagulant and zinc phosphide baits

Diseases

Deer mice are implicated in Hantavirus and other diseases like this sick mouse to the right.
Photo Credits: John Beller, Pest Tech, Inc.

Deer Mouse Information

Permyscus maniculatus (deer mouse)--University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

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