Above photo: House mouse, Mus musculus, from Purdue Extension publication AS-692-W The most common rodent pest in structures is the house mouse, Mus musculus.House mice exist in all 50 states of the U ...

Rest assured that a mouse in the house is not an indictment of your home sanitation or neatness skills. They almost look cute, but remember they are disease-carrying pests and they're a year-round ...

Before you know it, you scream when you finally see the mouse that has invaded your house. At least that's my experience. I started finding mice in my Newport townhouse rental last winter.

You're probably going to end up with a couple thousand mice by the end of the year," he said. They may not enter your home in those kinds of numbers, but as temperatures cool, deer and house mice ...