By Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

Image by Alexa from Pixabay

01/10/25

  As colder weather sets in and many of the fields having been plowed in the surrounding area, mice and rats are finding their way into residences, businesses, schools and other buildings.  Linda Lively of Falco Pest Management stated that this is a seasonal problem. She also said Falco Pest Management has mouse boxes available.

 Area schools may also be experiencing a problem with mice. The Uvalde Hesperian has received one report from a concerned parent over mice at the Knippa ISD campus buildings.  The parent, who asked to remain anonymous, said, “I feel the school is not properly handling the mice/rat issue. I worry about potential disease.”  The Uvalde Hesperian reached out to the Knippa ISD District Superintendent for a comment yesterday and is awaiting a response.

  Silvia Ocasio, the owner of RedBack Pest Management said she starts getting calls about mice and rats starting in September when the weather starts changing.

   The Uvalde Hesperian called TJ Moore Lumber Yard Ace Hardware and asked if they still had mouse and rat traps. The clerk who answered said that a customer just came in and bought a whole lot of stuff. The clerk also said that they still had rodent traps in stock.

 The following article from the Centers of Disease Control or CDC provided information on identifying and dealing with unwanted mice: Controlling Wild Rodent Infestations