DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Title

IMPACTS OF HOUSE MOUSE ACTIVITY ON FIVE TYPES OF INSULATION

Authors

Scott E. Hygnstrom, Extension Wildlife Damage Specialist, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

March 1992

House mice (mus musculus) cause a variety of problems with livestock, feed, and structures. Researchers have yet to discover an insulative material that is not susceptible to house mouse damage. In this study, house mice caused significant (P < 0.01) increases in the thermal conductance of 10.2-cm thick wall panels, insulated with cellotex, fiberglass, rockwool, styrofoam, and vermiculite. Mouse populations increased 3-to 4-fold inside the insulated panels during the 6-month study period.