Yes, there is a wrong way to clean up mouse droppings , and unfortunately, it’s the way that most people are likely to do it. When they see droppings in a closet, a drawer or a corner of the basement, folks tend to reach for a broom or vacuum to get rid of them. But according to pest control expert Kyle Turner, “sweeping or vacuuming is the worst thing you can do.” Why? That’s what this post explores, along with an explanation of the hazards that mouse droppings create. We also explain the proper way to clean up droppings, and because it involves getting down and dirty with them, it might be the method you are least likely to choose. Diseases Linked to Rodent Waste Rats and mice don’t deserve the full blame for the spread of bubonic plague (aka The Black Death) during the Middle Ages, but they definitely helped, because they carried the fleas that actually infected people with the Yersinia pestis bacterium.…