DIFFERENCES IN TRAPPING AND KILLING EFFICIENCY OF SHERMAN, VICTOR ANDMUSEUM-SPECIAL TRAPS FOR HOUSE MICE

Data from 3 yr of trapping house mice (Mus musculus domesticus) in out door enclosures were used to assess trapping efficiency of aluminum an d galvanized Sherman live traps and Victor and Museum Special kill tra ps. Victor kill traps capture house mice more frequently and effective ly than Museum Specials. Significantly more mice were caught by the le gs or tail in Museum Specials (57%) than in Victors (4%) and a greater percentage ol mice caught in Victors (99%) were killed by the trap th an for those caught by Museum Specials (74%). Aluminum and galvanized Sherman live traps capture mice with equal frequency. There was a sign ificant tendency for aluminum Sherman and Victor mouse traps to captur e smaller mice than Museum Specials.