Monday, April 15, 2013

Have you used a high frequency mouse trap?

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 on New! Lentek Mosquito Trap III
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I've seen a couple in my house, and we are putting up snap traps tonight, but we also heard about high frequency noise emmiting devices that deter the mice. We have a dog, will this bother her?


Answer
Don't waste your money. They are a scam.

A recent article, People And Rodent Pests in PCT Online, a rodent control trade magazine, likewise concludes "Ultrasonic and electromagnetic rodent repellent devices are available on the consumer market but good data supporting their effectiveness is lacking. Controlled studies with commensal rodents have been generally negative". In the USA, at least one manufacturer has been charged by the Federal Trade Commission - see FTC Swats Lentek's Claims - as making false and unsubstantiated claims for electromagnetic pest repellent devices, And in Australia, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission obtained a punitive undertaking, including customers' right to refund, after judging that a direct marketing firm, Danoz, had made misleading claims of efficacy for devices of this type.



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