Scientific Name

Apodemus sylvaticus

Common Name

Mice

Physical Description

Brown grey, white underparts and long tail from March to October. No hibernation. Many Predators.

Distribution, Habitat

Lives in burrows, hedge banks, sheds.

Method Of Attack

Gnawing of products, large holes and excrement seen.

Plants Attacked

Everything. Especially bulbs, corms and seeds.

Chemical Control

Wafarin with a bait of peas or beans dressed in insecticide, fungicide. Set mouse traps, bait with carrot, melon seed, Potato. Fence off bulbs. If nest found drown young.