Two Juvenile White-Footed Mice ( Peromyscus leucopus) That Have Been Placed in a Plastic Pail before Being Marked with Ear Tags and Released

Mice are important reservoirs for the pathogens that cause Lyme disease, human babesiosis, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, and many other diseases. They thrive in low-diversity vertebrate communities that support few predators and competitors.