>Franklin D. Humphrey Sr wrote
>I use 1/2" hardware cloth bent so that it can be wedged in the entrance.
>This  keeps out the mice, allows ventilation and does not keep drones in
 
An even better way, a permanent mouseguard mounted at the entrance year
round. Even the slimest mouse will not get through these.
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