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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How To Identify Termite and Carpenter Bees and The Damage They Cause

If you begin to see suspicious damage to the wood structure of your home, there could be a chance that wood-boring insects may be to blame. Although you might think that termites are the culprit, other insects can wreak havoc on wood structures. Along with termites, carpenter bees are known to damage wood. The Kness team will help you see the difference between these two types of insects and the damage they cause.

Identifying Termites

Termites can easily infest a home, continue reading for Knessâ€™s tips on identifying this pest.

Resembling tiny flying ants, termite swarms have four wings around the same length, antennae that are straight (sometimes drooping), and usually brown. Worker termites do not have wings but still have antennae and are commonly white or almost translucent in appearance. Termites rarely emerge from their colonies once they are established. Due to their reclusive nature, they can be challenging to detect until an infestation is full-fledged. As a termite infestation grows, they give off a scent that has the consistency of mildew or mold.

Signs of Termite Damage

Termites specialize in eating wood and other plant material. These pests can quickly create a large colony and easily threaten wood structures. This damage usually isn't apparent until the infestation becomes extensive. Termite damage can resemble water-damaged wood. If you see signs similar to bowed floors, buckling wood, sagging ceilings, or even visible branched-out areas on the wood that appear to be burrowed out, there is a likelihood of a termite problem.

Identifying Carpenter Bees

Carpenter bees have the potential to cause structural damage to your home, continue reading for Knessâ€™s tips on identifying this pest.

There are two types of carpenter bees in North America, the large carpenter bee (Xylocopa) and the small carpenter bee (Ceratina). Large carpenter bees range in size from nearly 1/5" to 1" in length and have a black, greenish-black, or metallic blue-colored body with yellow hairs on the legs, thorax, and abdomen. Small carpenter bees are a little over 1/4" in length and have a dark, metallic appearance with yellow marking on the face and abdomen.

Signs of Carpenter Bee Damage

Carpenter bees do not eat wood but will bore into it and excavate the wood to create their hive. They prefer to nest in wood such as pine, oak, redwood, fir, and cypress, but they will burrow into unpainted, dry, and weakened lumber too. In man-made structures, their nests are commonly found in decking, doors, railings, windowsills, roof eaves, and untreated banisters and fence posts. Signs of a carpenter bee infestation include entry holes (around 1/2” in diameter), sawdust present on the ground below the entry hole, yellow-colored pollen and fecal material near the hole, and visible sightings of the bees going in and out of the entry point.

If you spot any signs of termite or carpenter bee damage, you should call a pest professional to assess the infestation's full extent and next steps to remove the pests. For more information about other pests, preventative tips, and pest control products and solutions, explore Kness.com today and see how we can help you enhance your defense again pests.