Don't Be Fawlty: Use Catchmaster traps

We all know that Fawlty Towers episode, “Basil the Rat,” where Manuel’s pet rat (which he thinks is a Siberian hamster) is on the loose in the hotel at the same time Mr. Carnegie, a health and safety inspector, is doing his rounds.

The techniques used to try to eradicate the rat created plenty of panic and stress at Fawlty Towers. Basil Fawlty coated a veal cutlet in rat poison and left it as bait on the kitchen floor – and came close to poisoning the health inspector, who ordered veal for lunch, and the hotel's cat. The Major also tried to help by hunting the rat with his shotgun.

This entertaining episode shows that rats are not good for business, and neither is rat poison. Rat poison will certainly stop a rat dead in its tracks, but, being highly toxic to humans and pets, can be risky to use.

To catch rats and mice without hurting them, using a method that does not present a toxic hazard in your home or business, consider sticky mouse traps, which allow you to release the rodents into the wild.

Because no one should have to experience the trials and tribulations of Basil Fawlty, choose Catchmaster traps at the first sign of rats! Read More!

Professional Grade Products from Catchmaster

Sometimes in life, it’s necessary to hand a situation over to a professional. But what if you didn’t have to?—in terms of pest control anyway.  If you have a bad pest problem that regular treatment just won’t eradicate, you should look into the professional products from Catchmaster.

For insects and roaches, there is a great selection of attractant, baits and traps that are sure to wipe out your bug population in no time. If your problem is more rodent related, there is a ton of mouse traps and bait of all sizes. There is even a rodent barn to improve the longevity and effectiveness of glue traps by protecting it from dust and dirt. For the more sensitive rodent exterminator, there is even a humane mouse trap dubbed the Multi-Catch and is a catch and release system. This system is easy to use and safe to use around pets and children.

Its springtime which means that fly will be a buzzing and entering our homes. If you have a fly problem at home or in your business that needs to be eradicated, there is wide-array of tools ranging from fly tape to light glue traps. Read More!

Why Mice are Unhealthy in Your Home

To some people, mice are cute. They are often seen in homes as beloved pets and are romanticized in children’s books, movies, and cartoons as being small and but mighty creatures that we should make friends with, not pests we corner in Catchmaster traps. But despite their tiny, unsuspecting bodies, wild mice can often carry harmful diseases.

Here are some of the illnesses someone with a rodent infestation in their home can contract from mice:

Salmonellosis - bacterial food poisoning, infection with or disease caused by bacteria of the genus Salmonella typically marked by gastroenteritis but often complicated by septicemia, meningitis, endocarditis, and various focal lesions (as in the kidneys) when food is contaminated with infected rodent feces.

Rickettsialpox - a disease characterized by fever, chills, headache, backache, and a spotty rash, caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia transmitted to humans by the bite of a mite of the genus Allodermanyssus living on rodents such as the house mouse.

Leptospirosis - Any of a group of infectious diseases that are caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira, are characterized by jaundice and fever, and are transmitted to humans by contact with the urine of infected animals.

If those diseases aren’t enough to make you want to invest in humane mouse traps, then you may want to do some research on European history circa 1349… Read More!

Why I Use Humane Mouse Traps

When I was a little boy we were up in the woods at my uncle’s cabin. He called everyone over to look at a family of mice in a stump. There were a few babies and a mommy. After everyone had seen them squeak and pulse in their home they soon occupied themselves with other things. I remained, and eager for the mice to come out and play, I took a stick and encouraged them to come out by pumping the stick up and down in the stump. My uncle, drunk with rage, saw me and shouted, “What are you doing to those mice?” I, defenseless and innocent, didn’t realize what I had done, until he told me, “You killed all those baby mice!”

Needless to say this event permanently scarred me. Now whenever I see mice a wave of sorrow washes over me, especially when I’ve had to deal with them in my home. The little critters are cute but I know they must be gotten rid of. So I buy humane mouse traps, which I believe to be the best mouse traps, and spread them in areas where the mice congregate. When I catch them, I take the human mouse traps and release the little beasties into the wild.

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Catchmaster of Flies!

I hate flies. There is nothing worse than trying to enjoy a delicious brunch in the warm sun and seeing a large horse fly land and twiddle its feelers, vomiting, on my cantaloupe. It makes me want to throw the food away, but that would be wasteful. So my new resolution has been to try to kill every fly that I see – or don’t see.

To do that I use disposable fly traps. Now they call me the catchmaster. I leave the trap outside on my deck and it emits a powerful sex pheromone to attract all the flies that come near. When I delight in my Sunday brunch I view the trap and the dozens of flies that have been suckered in, some of the newer additions still buzzing and struggling in vain. I put them out of their misery by throwing them in the garbage and boom, I take out next week’s disposable fly traps.

This way the flies don’t bother me, and I’m doing the world a favor by ridding them of these spreaders of disease and feasters on garbage (and melon). As official catchmaster, I know that I wouldn’t have earned my title without these disposable fly traps. Read More!

The Best Mouse Traps Are Not Cats

My cat’s name is Fanny and let me tell you, she is no savage beast. Whenever I come home she’s lazily sunning herself and if she’s feeling like it, she’ll greet me with a purr and a figure eight through my legs. She’s so friendly that she treats everyone else who comes into my house the same way.

When I discovered a rodent infestation in my home, I was not surprised. I thought that cats were supposed to eat mice, but clearly Fanny’s too sweet to be a hunter. Anyway, I decided I had to do something about the mice. So I bought some humane mouse traps, which I hear are really the best mouse traps because they allow the mice to return to the world and they don’t make me feel bad or sick when dealing with a bloody mess caught in a trap. So I bought a trap with a powerful rodent attractant called Valerian root, which is supposedly what the Pied Piper used to rid Hamelin of all the rats.

I came home the other day to find four sleeping mice in this habitat and was delighted that the trap was so efficient and safe. I didn’t realize that humane mouse traps can work so well. So Fanny or no Fanny, I am getting my home mouse free. Read More!

Mouse Trap Dilemma

When I found mice in our basement, I thought, “Oh boy, here we go.” My wife is afraid of mice, but she’s also very into animal rights. So I had a real Catch 22 on my hands – wife sees mice, wants them dead, wife sees dead mice, wants them alive. I had to get creative. In the search for humane mouse traps, I had to use all of my subtlety to prevent her from knowing that 1. We had mice and 2. I was trying to kill them.

I decided on an array of sticky mouse traps. They were successful, but unfortunately, one day my wife was doing the laundry and she heard a squeaking. She followed it behind the radiator and saw a mouse stuck to a board. She came to me sobbing. I needed another method.

There are a bunch of efficient traps out there, but I wanted the best mouse trap, and finally I found it. The multi-catch allows me to catch mice, and then release them into the wild, far away from our house. I told her about it to warn her, and although she won’t touch the trap, she wholly approves of it. So my dilemma is solved - until next time mice of the world! Read More!