This is a seasonal ritual at our house. I hear the mice move in with the cool weather and I get out the mousetraps. A tiny bit of peanut butter in the bait cup and they are caught. If I don't get all of them with the trap the rest seem to move on to safer pastures somewhere else after enough of their buddies have been killed.”

I would like to thank your company for making the "perfect" mouse trap. I have tried at least 20 other trap brands and they have all had various degrees of success, but none work as well as yours. My daughter bought me six (6) of your mouse traps for my birthday and after setting all of these traps around two of our properties, I was amazed at the response. Best traps I have found on the market.”
- Duane Schenck

Within thirty minutes or less of placing the Snap-E® Mousetrap, I had a dead mouse. I used some candy a mouse had eaten into as bait. I am ordering six more. These traps work! I have had about twenty of the old wooden ones sitting out around the house for three week and caught NOTHING!”
- Anne Smith

I'm catching mice every night in my greenhouse with these Snap-E® Mousetraps. They are so easy to set that I don't even flinch any more as I reset them - they never snap while they are being set. I've tried lots of different brands of mousetraps and these are far superior to the rest.”
- Mark Parsons

I love being able to catch multiple mice with one setup. This way I can let it sit for a couple days and catch multiples. The Ketch-All® Multiple Catch Mousetrap is the best mousetrap I've found. I'll be buying several more.”
- David Benn

You guys are great! Just a note to say 'Thank You' for the 2 Metal Lid Replacements for our Mousetraps. A great benefit was when I saw 'Proudly' made in America. That is what America is made of and we need to get back on track with showing the world! Great products, made by great people who back up what they produce! Look out mice... 2 traps back in service. Thank you!”
- Janine Hatt

I have set thousands of these traps while running Thoroughspect and have never found a better trap ever. The traps are exactly what a mousetrap should be in that they are fast-reacting, easy to set and release. In addition, they have a visible yellow bar that can be seen in crawl spaces and attics to see if they have been triggered.
- Brian M. Sweig

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Best Mouse Trapping Strategies To Ensure Your Home Remains Rodent Free

Mouse On Trap The mice are coming! The mice are coming! This is the mindset that homeowners should have, not of fear but of preparation and vigilance. Defending your home against a mouse infestation is the best way to ensure you and your family have a clean and healthy living space. Just like any bold campaign, it takes a well-devised strategy to ensure you're able to secure the homefront against these small furry invaders. The Pest Defense team at Kness has put together some of the best battle-hardened strategies to help you drop the proverbial hammer on these mouse-eared marauders.

Choose Your Traps Wisely

With the availability of various traps, such as multiple catch mouse traps, live traps, and snap traps (to name a few), you have several different choices when going on the offensive. Each trap has its attributes.

Multiple Catch Mousetraps

Multiple catch mousetraps provide a catch-and-release option to taking care of mice problems. Kness' Ketch-All Multiple Catch Mousetrap is specially designed to use a mouse's natural sense of curiosity as the bait instead of chemicals or food. The trap has a tunnel entry-point that draws mice in. When the rodent steps onto a pressure-sensitive trigger in the tunnel, a paddlewheel thrusts the mouse into a cage compartment.

When setting up the Ketch-All trap, place the trap about 1 1/2 to 2 inches away from the wall with the tunnel openings facing parallel to the wall. The trapping mechanism should be active for around 10 to 12 captures before needing to be wound up again but check the trap routinely to see if any mice have been caught.

Live Traps

Live traps like the Kness Pro-Ketch and Pro-Ketch Junior can also catch multiple mice. This trap also works by using entry holes to take advantage of mice's curiousness. Place the Pro-Ketch flush against a wall or structure with the entrance holes facing the mice's possible pathway.

Snap Traps

Snap traps are among the most tried and true ways of catching mice. The Kness Snap-E mousetrap is made with durable plastic, has a large trip paddle, fast-acting strike bar, and a bait cup. To increase the likelihood of capture, use multiple snap traps and place them around 2 to 3 feet apart from each other with the bait and trip paddle facing the wall where the mice pathway is suspected to be.

Lure Them In With Enticing Bait

There are plenty of ways to bait your snap traps, but some baits work better than others. Contrary to popular belief, cheese is one of the least effective baits to put in a trap. A highly effective food-based bait is plain-old peanut butter. Mice also have a hankering for fried bacon, salami, oatmeal, and chocolate. Whichever one you choose, you only need to place a tiny morsel of the food on the snap trap pressure plate. Now don't just set it and forget it. Be sure to replace the bait every now and then to entice the mice with fresh bait.

For more information about defending your home from insects, rodents, and other pests, visit www.Kness.com to see a wide range of effective pest control solutions.