The primary method of keeping mice out of the home is to caulk around foundation walls, look for openings around sills and windows, entries or breaks in concrete and entrances to basements and block them securely. Experts suggest keeping garage and basement doors closed whenever possible. Sanitation hygiene is primary. Keep garbage and rubbish thoroughly covered and containers secured. If mice infestation is suspected, place mousetraps baited with peanut butter or cheese in areas close to walls where mouse droppings have been seen.
Mice can find their way into incredibly small spaces.
They have been found in kitchen cupboard drawers, in walls, around joists, in clothing storage boxes in attics and in heating ducts. In search of food, the common or Eastern Mole, and the Hairy-Tailed Mole burrow in lawns and other area where the soil conditions are right. Their ability to tunnel voraciously makes them the most inveterate and victorious pests known to homeowners in the eastern United States. Insectivores, these mammals principle diet is grubs, earthworms, beetles, ant and other insect larvae. They eat their weight in food every day, and taunt homeowners by marauding relentlessly through their lawns and gardens, and have been known to destroy golf courses, cemeteries, parks and nurseries when their families move in.