Field Mice Facts & Information
Protect your home or business from field mice by learning techniques for identification and control.
Treatment
How do I get rid of field mice?
What Orkin Does
Orkin Pros are trained to help manage field mice and other rodents. Since every yard or home is different, your Orkin Pro will design a unique rodent treatment program for your situation.
Keeping mice out of your home is an ongoing process, not a one-time treatment. Orkin’s exclusive A.I.M. solution is a continuing cycle of three critical steps — Assess, Implement and Monitor.
Orkin can provide the right solution to keep mice in their place...out of your home.
Frequently Askd Questions
Behavior, Diet & Habits
Understanding Field Mice
Appearance
Field mice is a term used for a variety of mice found in the U.S. including house mice (mus musculus). As the name implies, they are common in fields, which is also true of many other mice species. However, several species may also be found dwelling in the plains, forests and in old, rural homes.
Mice range in color depending on species and can be brown, black or white in color, with tails of varying length. They are extremely curious.
Diet & Behavior
Many mice are scavengers that will feed on any food available to them.
These mice are prey to cats, dogs, bears, wolves, snakes, owls and rabbits.
Nocturnal in nature, they are cautious and venture outside only after having fully assessed their surroundings.
Mice use their coats as camouflage, blending in with rocks or dried leaves.
Despite this, these mice are often consumed by their predators. Most field mice do not survive to their second year.
Reproduction & Life Cycle
Females are able to become pregnant every month. Baby field mice are born blind, bald and deaf. However, within several weeks, they will have reached maturity and begin mating.