Kaput^® Mouse Blocks

Control of Deer Mice & White-footed Mice. This is the only product available for use specifically against these two public health menaces.

Hantavirus is a deadly disease spread over most of the U.S. As of June 2002, of the 318 human cases reported by the CDC, from 31 states, 37% have been fatal. Deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) are a major host of the virus. The virus is transmitted to humans via dust that is inhaled after it has been contaminated by the mouse’s saliva, urine, and feces.

The white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) is distributed through the contiguous 48 states of the U.S. This mouse plays a vital role in the life cycle of Lyme Disease. According to the CDC, over 16,000 human cases of Lyme Disease were reported during the year 2000. Although it is infected ticks that bite humans and pets, the white-footed mouse is the source of the bacteria that causes the disease. The larva tick, soon after it hatches, feeds on the mouse and gets infected. Elimination of this mouse species near homes and businesses can reduce this public health threat.

Safeguard your family and business health by using Kaput® Mouse Blocks.

Kaput® Bait Block
For the Control of Deer Mice and White-footed Mice

The white-footed mouse is an important vector in the life cycle of Lyme Disease. When a tick hatches, it seeks a single blood meal. In the mid-west, northeast, and southern states, the tick will feed on the white-footed mouse. The larva picks up the infection from the white-footed mouse. The following season, the nymphal or adult will seek a blood mean, and often this is a human (in the backyard, camping, or hiking). In biting the human the bacteria that causes Lyme disease is transmitted the person, which develops into Lyme disease within a couple of weeks.

Kaput® Bait Block is the only product approved in the US to control the white-footed mouse, an important vector that contributes to the spread of a very serious disease.

About Mice:
General Biology: (House mice, deer mice and white-footed mice)

• Life span is 1-2 years

• Can have as many as 8 litters in one year. Breeding life of females 6-10 litters.

• Litter size is usually 6 young. Young mice can begin breeding at 6-10 weeks of age. 

• Eyesight is poor; however, very good sense of smell, hearing and touch 

• Mice are omnivorous, meaning they will eat various foods such as grains, insects, seeds, fruit, vegetation, etc.

• Active mostly at night, but can be seen during the day 

• Live in a hierarchical system with dominant males ruling a territory 

• All mature mice tend to show aggression toward strange individuals of either sex 

• House mice are gray to brown on back with underside a lighter shade of color on back, sometimes creamy 

• Deer mice and white-footed mice have larger eyes and ears than the house mouse. Deer mice and white-footed mice also are light brown/tan on top, with a distinctly white underside 

• Deer mice have a distinct bi-colored tail that is white on bottom, and white-footed mice do not

Interesting Facts:

• Mice contaminate food and grain more so than rats. In 6 months one pair can consume about 4 lbs. of food and deposit about 18,000 droppings.

• Quick to explore any physical changes in their environment 

• Capable swimmers if they need to be 

• Can squeeze through openings slightly larger than ¼ inch in diameter 

• They are excellent jumpers for their size, and can jump a foot high from the floor to an elevated flat surface 

• When rats are eliminated, house mice move in, or increase in population. 

• Reportedly house mice will drive away deer mice and white-footed mice.

 Why Rodent Control:

• World Health Organization estimates that about 33 million tons of food is destroyed world-wide each year. 

• Rodents destroy property by their constant chewing. 

• Rodents can put livestock at risk of death and disease. 

• Rodents can carry diseases to humans such as rat bite fever, leptospirosis, salmonellosis, and plague to name a few.

Deer mouse range	White-footed mouse range

Kaput Mouse Bait Blocks 5lb. pail $36.95 FREE SHIPPING Contains Approx. 80 Kaput  bait blocks
Kaput Mouse Bait Blocks 10lb. pail $67.95 FREE SHIPPING Contains Approx. 160 Kaput  bait blocks
Kaput Mouse Bait Blocks 25lb. pail $118.95 FREE SHIPPING Contains Approx. 400 Kaput  bait blocks