Pest Management Professional, September 2011
Boxes especially those containing cans packages and smaller boxes dampen relatively loud noises around the outside of the box Imagine how quiet it is in the center of a pallet of boxes that are packed with highly dense items such as rice marshmallows birdseed or multiple cans of soup drinks and vegetables Many other boxes containing similar goods are stacked onto this box Sound could be absorbed before it might reach a mouse nest within the interior zones of a box or two see Figure 2 Food and shelter all built into a nicely packaged mouse house Of course PMPs should inspect structures for cardboard harborages In addition when unknown sounds are deadened the frequency of stressful periods is reduced This results in mice being able to devote more energy toward rearing their young and more rest to build body strength 3 Insulation Many cardboard boxes are constructed of corrugated panels which have air pockets formed within the tunnels of the corrugation along the panels Air pockets are among the best insulators from cold and heat and cold temperatures are a constant threat to a mouses survival 4 On site dining The hotel industry learned that if it provided shelter and food under one roof many travelers will remain in the hotel to eat If a single box see Figure 2 or a case of boxes contains food why would mice leave the safety and dependable food of the box or pallet Continued on page 51 The last thing a grocery store wants is a customer discovering a cardboard mouse house mypmp net Pest Management Professional September 2011 49
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