Pest Management Professional, November 2009
Common in rural semi rural foothill and Deer mice rarely invade homes and is found in The deer mouse is not found in cities but is associated more with rural areas and buildings located in or near wooded areas The statements above generally reflect the views held by pest management professionals PMPs regarding the distribution and abundance of the Peromyscus species Moving to the City A few years ago I visited a school in downtown Los Angeles while it was under construction and found a deer mouse in a snap trap inside one of the classrooms In fact major disturbances to the entire location were clearly evident The area is an old part of the city with no nearby vacant lots abandoned parking areas freeway embankments or railroad tracks that could support a population of deer mice Digging grading leveling and other major soil disturbances during construction resulted in no vegetation being left on the site to conceal and or support a population of deer mice Where appropriate and applicable the location was subsequently landscaped so as to enhance the aesthetics of the facility Bushy low to the ground ornamental flowering shrubs such as Natal plum Carissa macrocarpa Indian Hawthorn Rhaphiolepis indica and Star Jasmine also known as Confederate Jasmine and Trachelospermum jasminoides were present adjacent to the invaded room These types of compact shrub vegetation provide excellent cover food and harborage for commensal and peridomestic mice continued on next page WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS The Power of the Orkin Brand Name in a Protected Territory Free initial training for your staff Access to sales marketing and administrative materials and programs Customer seed accounts already in place Technical support Purchasing power through Orkin Supply Inc If you have at least 3 years management experience in the pest control industry and a minimum of 35000 to invest in one of the strongest companies in the industry join the Orkin franchise team 30 New Markets Now Available Ask about converting your pest control business to an Orkin franchise Orkin Inc 2170 Piedmont Rd NE Atlanta GA 30324 Tom Luczynski International tluczyns@ rollins com Phone 001 404 888 2360 Mobile 001 404 725 1536 All inquiries are kept strictly confidential Circle 123 Circle 124 mountain areas rural areas Michael R Wakefield orkinfranchising@ orkin com Phone 404 888 2845 Fax 404 888 2717 www mypmp net NOVEMBER 2009 PEST MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL 53
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