Mice are unpleasant guests in the house, which is worth the damage to the house - they gnaw through walls, spoil furniture, food, and supplies. And this is only a small part of what can come from the life of rodents.
The fight against them is difficult, because gray creatures are endowed with excellent intelligence and intelligence; they can quickly remember places where there are traps or poisonous substances. But there are still some means to eliminate these creatures.
It is worth considering that mice are afraid of light, strong smells of plants, sounds and other available means.
For this reason, it is worth carefully considering folk options that will help overcome gray rodents.
How to get rid of Mice?
How to understand that pests have appeared in the house
How can you tell if there are small rodents in your home? It is enough to pay attention to the following signs of their presence in the home:
- the appearance of gray soft droppings that harden within a few days;
- musty smell in the house;
- the appearance of holes in the floor and walls, around which there are scraps of chewed paper;
- unusual noises at night: rustling, squeaking.
If you notice several of these signs in your home at once, you can be sure that there are already mice in your home. It's time to take the necessary measures to get rid of them as quickly as possible.
How to remove rodents
You can get rid of small pests in your home in a variety of ways that are safe for humans and pets. The most effective in this case will be:
- Pets – cats and dogs. It should be noted that only those species of these animals that prey on rodents repel pests.
- Mechanical traps. They can be purchased at hardware stores or made independently using available materials.
- Folk remedies. This category includes special mixtures used to line rodent burrows, plants that repel pests, as well as household chemicals that are harmless to humans. These products are the most effective, which is why it is so important to know which plants and household chemicals are most dangerous for rodents.
Also, rodents, like many household pests, are influenced by some other environmental factors: sudden switching on of lights, loud sounds, and ultrasound. All of them make the environment in the house unsuitable for such populations and force mice to leave the home.
In order to rid your home of pests, you can use one product or several at once. So that you can do this without any difficulties, let's look at all the methods of controlling rodents in more detail.
Essential oils
Essential oil has a more concentrated aroma
. Essential oils are more effective than fresh plants, since their smell is stronger and more pungent, and it no longer dissipates. What smell do mice hate?
- Peppermint, Japanese peppermint or menthol;
- Pharmaceutical chamomile;
- Sagebrush;
- Thyme;
- Coriander.
Important! When choosing a scent, it is worth considering that the essential oil will affect not only mice, but also people. For example, mint is contraindicated for people suffering from low blood pressure.
Essential oils can be used in different ways:
- Place 2-3 drops of oil on a rag and place it near the hole or in the places most popular with mice;
- Mix 50 ml of vegetable oil and a few drops (no more than 20) of essential oil, wipe with the mixture all the places where pests go;
- Mix 400 ml of water, 10 ml of alcohol and up to 15 drops of oil in a spray bottle, shake well and spray in corners and along the walls;
- Add a few drops of oil to soapy water for cleaning floors. Soap in this case is necessary to retain the smell.
As the smell evaporates (the aroma lasts from 2-3 to 5-7 days), it is necessary to update it.
What plants will get rid of pests?
It’s not difficult to figure out which grass these pests dislike the most. Mice are frightened by a huge number of smells, including the following aromas:
- black root (the most deadly mouse repellent);
- wild rosemary (used to protect linen from rodents);
- tansy;
- sagebrush;
- black currant, elderberry (used mainly in non-residential premises, for example, in basements);
- grouse.
These animals are also afraid of the smell of mint. To get rid of them using this herb, in most cases it is enough to spread it near the mouse holes and leave it for a while. If the pest colony is small, they will leave your home very quickly.
If there are quite a lot of rodents in the home, mint, tansy or wormwood may not help. After some time, rodents will even be able to get used to them. In this case, you need to start using cilantro against them. This seasoning can be purchased in almost any store, regardless of the time of year.
How to scare it away with the smell of pests? It is recommended to scatter the powder of this spice near the holes, as well as those places through which pests can enter your home. To achieve greater effectiveness of this remedy, it is recommended to regularly update the layer of cilantro near places where rodents accumulate. It is also advisable to use some additional mechanical methods to get rid of pests in order to get rid of them as quickly as possible.
Using the contents of the kitchen cabinet
Even in the kitchen cabinet you can find simple means for removing rodents. The most common varieties used in cooking are presented and described here. They are found in almost every kitchen.
Carnation
Cloves are the dried flower buds of evergreen plants with red and white flowers. The buds must be harvested at the right time, and it takes between 4,000 and 7,000 buds to produce one pound of cloves. The aroma of this plant is comparable to tobacco, as it has a bright, interesting smell. If you set fire to a dry clove, the smoke from it will scare away harmful rodents, insects, and blood-sucking parasites.
Coriander or cilantro
The term "coriander" is often used to refer to a spice made from the dried fruit of the Coriandrum sativum plant. This herb is also called cilantro or Chinese parsley. The fruits, or seeds, are small and round, brown or tan in color. They are sometimes called coriander or coriander seeds. Cilantro leaves have a spicy taste and aroma that often causes extreme reactions. People either love him or hate him. Small animals react very negatively to coriander.
Chilli
Chili peppers are in the line of vegetables with garlic, onions, and peppers. Among them, it is the most caustic, pungent, and bright in both taste and aroma. Its strength and hardness are not inferior to vinegar or ammonia. Small and large animals, rodents, insects, and even people cannot stand such a specific smell. It can be used in any form - fresh, dried.
Sage
Sage is an herb with oblong gray-green leaves that are used in cooking and herbal medicine. The herb emits a pungent, slightly astringent odor. Fresh leaves are usually used, although it is one of the few herbs that actually has a more intense and concentrated flavor when dried. If you buy dried sage, you should store it in a cool, dark place in an airtight container to preserve its specific properties. Growing sage is relatively easy. It will thrive in most environments as long as it is in sunny, well-drained soil. Small animals do not like its aroma.
What smells can repel rodents?
Not only herbs can repel rodents. What smell do they still not tolerate? Mice run away from various pungent “odors”:
- vinegar;
- bleach;
- ammonia.
Using these products at home is also easy. To do this, you will need to prepare several small rags, moisten them with ammonia, bleach or vinegar and place them in mouse holes. These cloths will need to be changed from time to time so that the rodent repellent does not erode. Thus, in just a few days, the smell of vinegar or bleach will allow you to completely clean your home of rodents.
Important : when choosing a particular drug for rodent control, consider the type of room in which it will be used. So, if you want to rid a barn, shed or other non-residential building of pests, you can freely use any of the presented means. But at home there is no need to use ammonia or chlorine - these chemicals can have a bad effect on people. It is much wiser to use rags soaked in vinegar in such conditions.
Several years ago it was also believed that mice did not touch glass wool and did not enter those houses where it was present. But in fact, this statement is not entirely true. The fact is that rodents were really afraid of glass wool, but only that which was produced according to Soviet standards. Its modern analogue is quite soft and practically cannot harm rodents; there are even cases of mouse nests being discovered directly in glass wool.
Three traditional methods for mice - video:
The effectiveness of the repellent method
Opinions about the effectiveness of the method differ. Some believe that rats are smart creatures that are not afraid of repellents and quickly get used to them. Others, on the contrary, believe that rodents can be driven away from the territory with simple grass. The main thing is to know which one and how to use it correctly. There are also skeptics regarding ultrasonic repellers. They are sure that the devices are not effective and are a waste of money.
Every opinion has a right to exist. Since there are many ways to scare away rats, their effectiveness can only be verified experimentally. This is what people have been doing for many years. During this time, it was possible to identify truly effective methods and study industrial products.
What sounds are unpleasant for pests?
How to identify the sound that home parasites are afraid of? It's not at all difficult to do this. It should be remembered that mice, like any other pests, are very afraid of all kinds of sharp and loud sounds. They can be scared away by too loud music from a stereo system, a washing machine operating at high speeds, the sound of a hammer drill, and much more.
To remove pests from your apartment, you need to make sure that such sounds are constantly present in the house, otherwise they simply will not give the desired effect. As for the duration of such noise, it can be short. To drive away mice, 15-20 minutes of noise or loud music a day is enough. It is desirable that these noises appear not only during the day, but also at night - then pests will not be able to feel safe.
Important: do not use the presented method if you have cats or dogs at home. Constant noise can be very harmful to their psyche. Also, do not use it under any circumstances if you have small children. In such cases, it is better to use equally effective, but much less noisy means to combat rodents.
Rodents also cannot tolerate ultrasound of certain frequencies. This is exactly what is used in modern devices to repel small parasites. It affects their nervous system, which is why the pests quickly leave the room and never return. This method is considered one of the most humane and effective.
Important: if you decide to fight these parasites in your home using ultrasound, pay as much attention as possible to selecting a special device that repels them. Remember that some types of such equipment can harm your pets, including cats and dogs. Some of them are dangerous even for children. Take the time to ask whether the selected device option is safe for all your household members, and whether it has passed the appropriate certification at one time.
Why “aromatherapy”?
Because it is a cheap, accessible, humane and safe way to get rid of rodents.
Whichever other method you choose, you will have to face certain difficulties. For example, the use of chemicals, despite their high efficiency, is not always possible. If there are children, allergy sufferers or pets in the apartment, the use of poisons can result in tragedy. In addition, this method, like the use of mousetraps, forces one to deal with the need to dispose of corpses, which is extremely unpleasant. Add to this the deadly smell if the rodent that has eaten the chemicals manages to hide securely before dying.
As for the ultrasonic device, it is not affordable for everyone. In addition, it works over a certain area, so on a large scale it requires knowledge of approximate mouse routes.
Against this background, phytoprotection recipes are an excellent alternative to getting rid of uninvited guests. Aromas that mice do not like cause the latter to hastily leave the premises and prevent them from repopulating.
What pets will help get rid of rodents?
Of the domestic animals, mice are most afraid of cats. These small domestic predators can kill up to 57 rodents on average per year. In most cases, when contacted by a mouse, the cat immediately attacks it; it either kills its own victim or plays with it until the latter dies. Cats do well with all types of rodents, with the exception of large gray rats, since the latter often exceed their size.
Also, domestic mice are afraid of some breeds of dogs. Like cats, these animals protect their territory and try to exterminate any living creature that enters it.
Important: remember that not only an adult animal, but even its smell can scare away mice. Take advantage of this feature. If you don't have a cat or dog in your house, ask your friends or neighbors for one for a couple of days. If there were few pests in the apartment, after this method they will completely leave your home.
As for people, mice are afraid of them, but only partly. Rodents try not to catch their eye, but easily settle in their homes.
Prevention of mouse infestations
If you have gotten rid of rodents, there is no need to relax. They may visit your home again. Therefore, try to follow a number of simple rules:
- Store products in refrigerators or closed containers out of reach of mice.
- The apartment must be in immaculately clean condition.
- If the house (apartment) is old, then seal all the holes and openings so that “not a single mouse gets through.”
- Place wormwood, mint, or cotton balls soaked in essential oil in the corners.
- Get a mustachioed hunter cat.
Important: If you notice the smell or traces of mice, do not hesitate. You need to take action right away, since the females are very fertile and getting rid of a large mouse family will subsequently be much more difficult.
Sometimes mice cause us sympathy, because they are so cute and fluffy, they have funny habits. There are hobbyists who keep pet mice. But remember that they carry dangerous diseases such as tularemia, leptospirosis, salmonellosis and others. In addition, they need to constantly grind down their incisors, so mice chew on everything: furniture, wires, walls, floors. Their appearance in the house is associated with a lot of troubles. And the methods you just read about will allow you to get rid of “uninvited guests.”
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Are mice afraid of bright lights?
Rodents, like cockroaches or other pests living in an apartment, are afraid of light, especially light that turns on frequently and abruptly indoors. However, to drive them away using such a means, you will have to work hard. You can eradicate pests from your home only by turning on the light frequently and sharply, preferably at night. To achieve a good effect in this case, it is advisable to combine this method with any other, for example, with fragrant herbs - mint or wormwood.
Important: if you simply leave the light on in the apartment, you will not achieve the desired effect. Rodents adapt to this feature quite quickly, and over time their population will only increase.
Does water harm mice?
Almost all types of rodents swim quite well, so they are not at all afraid of water. If you want to get rid of them using just such a product, you will have to build special traps for rodents. They need to be made from deep, smooth, slippery containers half filled with water. The pest will fall into such containers and will not be able to get out of them on its own.
Important: if you have one or two mice in your house, this method can be quite effective. But he cannot cope with a large population of these mammals. That is why, in the event of a parasite invasion, it is recommended to use other methods that have a more widespread impact. To do this, you just need to know what plants and chemicals mice cannot tolerate.
How to prevent rodents from appearing in the house
So, we figured out what house mice are afraid of. But it is equally important to know how to prevent them from getting into your home at all. To do this you need:
- Monitor the condition of basements (in a private house), walls, regularly check them for the presence of mouse holes. This will give you the opportunity to quickly respond to the appearance of rodents before their population has time to grow.
- Handle food supplies carefully. It should be remembered that it is the smell of food that can attract pests. If you have stores of grain and sugar, you need to go through them regularly, as this is where mice appear most often.
- If you live in an apartment building, monitor the condition of the public basement, since this is where parasites most often appear. If mice have already appeared there, you must stop trying to get them out on your own and immediately call a special service.
- Place bunches of fragrant herbs, such as mint, near the entrance to your home. Rodents will not enter such housing.
Video - an eco-friendly way to control rodents:
Using these recommendations, you can easily protect your home from mice and other small pests. The main thing is to remember to perform them regularly, otherwise they may not give the desired effect.
