Ed Price wrote:
"Wes Stewart" wrote in message
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On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:52:14 -0700, Roy Lewallen
wrote:

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Here's a ham-radio related use. I've got a bunch of it stuffed into the
ends of the buried PVC pipes carrying my feedlines into the back yard,
in an attempt to keep the rodents from using it as a highway. Seems to
be working so far. . .

Roy Lewallen, W7EL


Better than just steel wool- is SOS pads- had Deer Mice (carriers of
hantavirus) running between buildings, in wire ducts- plugged with
SOS pads, stopped them. Also had professional folks, that used a
gooey substance, that (according to them !) tastes bad to rodents
for treating wood, so they didn't like to chew thru walls. Apparently
the bad taste of the soap, and the goo, along with the steel wool
does a good job of slowing them down-- It is a bit disconcerting
to open the control head of a generator, and see 8-9 pairs of
eyeballs stareing back at you! Jim NN7K