01452nas a2200145   4500008004100000245011700041210006900158300001300227490000700240520096400247100001801211700001801229700001801247856004101265       2011                        eng d00aTreated versus new traps: does chronic application of disinfectant to live traps reduce trappability of rodents?0 aTreated versus new traps does chronic application of disinfectan  a224 -2300 v563 a<p>We examined whether chronic exposure of traps to disinfectant reduced trappability of rodents as compared to new traps. We tested whether rodents initially chose between treated (disinfected) and new traps and if total number of captures differed between these treatments. Disinfectant did not reduce catchability of traps; rodents actually preferred treated traps. In initial pair-wise choice tests, rodents overall and the predominant North American deermouse, Peromyscus maniculatus, chose significantly more treated than new traps, although this difference disappeared as time of exposure of new traps in the environment increased. Total captures of small mammals and North American deermice did not differ between treated and new traps. Therefore, treated traps were never avoided; this has important implications in general, but especially for long-term studies where censuses are conducted using pre-disinfectant and post-disinfectant protocols.</p>1 aKaufman, G.A.1 aKaufman, D.M.1 aKaufman, D.W.  uhttps://doi.org/10.1894/F12-RTS-12.1