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In DE, we have “Zeckenrollen”. [1] They are filled with cotton material that mice will carry to their nest. And it’s treated with some tick killing substance.
by leobg 3y ago
In DE, we have “Zeckenrollen”. [1] They are filled with cotton material that mice will carry to their nest. And it’s treated with some tick killing substance.
[1] https://zeckenrollen.de https://zeckenrollen.de
- goda90 3y agoProbably treated with permethrin. I've seen lots of guides about soaking cotton balls in permethrin and sticking them in cardboard tubes to place where mice might be nesting.
- leobg 3y agoGreat idea. Those Zeckenrollen are quite expensive, especially when you have a large area to cover.
- rapjr9 2y agoIn the US we have Damminix: https://ticktubes.com/ https://ticktubes.com/ Same thing, it is indeed permethrin on cotton balls in cardboard tubes. I've used them for several years. They help but they aren't a complete solution. Another thing I've tried is to attempt to control mice (remove wood piles and other places they nest) which also helps a little. There are a -lot- of mice in the woods if you live in a rural area. The owls in the area help too by eating the mice. A neighbors guinea hens used to roam my yard once in a while. Nothing has worked as well as Met52 so far. As far as I can tell there are no federal or state attempts to stop the spread, the problem has just been growing year after year.