Outwitting Mice: 101 Truly Ingenious Methods and Proven Techniques to Prevent Mice and Other Rodents from Invading Your Home

by Bill Adler Jr.

The Barnes & Noble Review
In the movies, mice are adorable -- everyone loves the singing trio in Babe and the bitty dressmakers in Cinderella. But in the home, mice are repugnant. They scratch inside the walls; they nibble at dry foods in the cupboard; they leave toxic droppings. Mice may be small and cute, but they cause big problems.

Bill Adler Jr. s Outwitting Mice solves these problems. It s the complete guide to rodent removal: Adler describes each type of rodent, from deer mice to spring hares; then, he answers everyone s questions about elimination. Do sonic repellents work? Where do glue traps function best? How can you rid your garden of moles? It takes a long time for most people to get to the point where they are masterminding the demise of certain pests, Adler explains. But once you get to that point you have to make sure you are fully prepared, that you are up to the challenge. With this handy volume, readers will have all the information they need to keep rodents at bay. If you want to end the battle against mice -- or make sure it never begins -- this book will provide you with the tools you need. Happy hunting!

(Jesse Gale)

160 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2001

About the author

Bill Adler Jr. is an American writer living in Tokyo.

He's the author of Outwitting Squirrels (The Wall Street Journal: "A masterpiece"; Boing Boing: "One of the funniest books I've ever read"), Boys and Their Toys: Understanding Men by Understanding Their Relations With Gadgets, Tell Me a Fairy Tale: A Parent's Guide to Telling Mythical and Magical Stories, and No Time to Say Goodbye, a time travel novella, and other books.

Reviews

[Sarah Fox · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative Tips that I found helpful and might try including: "Apply peppermint (oil) to a cotton ball and place it in the entryway of their nest site. Mice hate the smell...Sprinkle of bird seed will do the trick" to bait glue boards.