Ahh. Autumn in New York. As much as we would like it to decide whether it is summer or fall, we do know that winter is coming. And so do rodents, especially the peromyscus mice that move indoors at this time of year.

Dr. Matt Frye, Cornell IPM Rodent and Structural Pest Management Coordinator, provided a 20 minute presentation on how to keep them out. Learn how to get off the rodent control treadmill and make lasting changes to protect your school buildings from rodent damage, your kitchens from food degradation and contamination, and your students and fellow school staff from asthma triggers.

For more information on managing mice and rats, visit our What’s Bugging You? Mice and Rats page. And come see us in person at the New York State School Environmental Health Conference 2025 being held on November 6, 2025 in Kingston, NY.