At night, when the house is quiet, you’ll sometimes hear sounds coming from inside a wall or ceiling. Mice, for being as small as they are, are surprisingly noisy. “Quiet as a mouse” often includes scratching, scurrying, and chewing. You might even hear squeaks and...
When mice take up residence in your walls, you can be in for a major annoyance. A mice infestation presents several problems, none of which you want to endure. These problems range from minor disruptions all the way to dangerous and possibly disastrous results. What’s...
If we have learned anything from the cartoons of our childhood, it’s that cats and mice are natural enemies. But full-grown cats, and for that matter, dogs, are clearly in no danger when it comes to a fight with a little mouse. Or are they? Sure, there is a...
Beginning in the 1300s, the Black Plague claimed between 75 million and 200 million deaths across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The plague was caused by a bacterium called Yersinia pestis. It was carried mainly by rats, and transmitted to humans via flea bites. The...