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> Tim Sterrett asked about construction of mouse excluders:
 
> >   For excluding mice from four hives this winter, I plan to use
> >aluminum angle iron fastened across the entrance on plastic bottom
> >boards.
 
Al Needham responded:
 
> Why not go to your local hardware store and get some heavy
> duty wire mesh? Hardware cloth I think they call it. <snip>
 
1/4" works the best. 1/8" bees can't fit through. 1/2" some mice can fit
through, larger and most mice can fit through.
 
Kathy

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