pest control

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone, the mouse problem in my kitchen is becoming intolerable and I need professional help to deal with it. I had a recommendation for Best Pest Control and talked with one of their guys yesterday. They sound pretty good, although I'm not sure how I feel about putting down poison throughout my house (even "all-organic" poison which he claimed would do no harm to my children or pets -- I'm just a little skeptical on this point). Mainly, I want to seal up the cracks where the mice are getting in, and it sounds like Best Pest will do that.

I was wondering though, for the sake of completeness, whether anyone here might want to recommend a different company. Preferably one that's not too expensive and not booked out till November. (I am a homeowner, so alas, I cannot push this off on "the landlord" to deal with. If only!)

Before anyone starts to give me unsolicited advice on how to deal with mice, let me add that a) I have a cat; he's good for nothing in this department (literally I have seen him lounging around on the kitchen floor while a mouse was frolicking on the countertop), and b) I have tried the "zapper trap" which is supposed to electrocute them -- put it in two of their apparent favorite places, no luck whatsoever. Apparently I have smart mice, or something. It figures.