The most proven ways to deal with mice in the house

9.07.2024 Diseases and Pests

A warm house, where there is always food, attracts mice. Rodents penetrate into any dwelling, despite the features of the location. They are carriers of disease and infection. To fight mice use poisons, folk remedies and traps. These methods work, but animals have the ability to adapt.

Actual means of struggle

With rodents, you can fight cardinally and humanely. The first method involves their destruction, the second - scare. There are three types of elimination of mice:

  • chemical;
  • biological;
  • physical.

Fighting mice in the houseThe chemical method involves the use of pesticides. Using biological elimination measures, a pet is brought up in the house that will hunt mice. The list includes marten, owl, cat. At home, it is recommended to have cats.

On a note!
Before buying a cat, it is worth reading information about what gender and breed the animal should have. Then there will be an opportunity to avoid incidents. But cats will not be able to destroy a large number of mice.

The physical method means the use of mousetraps and other traps, folk remedies.

Poisons of chemical origin

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Chemicals are used to kill and repel rodents. Most often these are tablets placed with a distance of 3 meters from each other. It is recommended to lay out the poison around the entire perimeter of the room.

There are baits in the form of drinking and eating. Briquettes serve as a meat-like bait. Such chemicals can be placed in damp areas.

It is advisable to place the fluids in places where rodents usually drink water. When drugs enter the body of an animal, they cause death.

It is recommended to cover the grain with poison and use granular baits. Pests love grain, so an immediate reaction will follow.

On a note!
Chemicals pollute the room with toxic fumes. After use, it is recommended to leave the room for one day. The next day, the house must be ventilated.

Folk methods

Organic repellent is a good remedy for pests. So wormwood, mint, ledum and black root can be used. Wormwood should be heated in the room, as its aroma in this form repels mice. The remaining plants can be laid out near walls and doors. Indoors or in the garden you can plant elderberry, coriander. They will scare pests.

An effective method is boric acid, which is dispersed in the form of a powder in rodents. To scare away, you can pour ash near the habitats of mice. It contains alkali that corrodes the paws of animals.

The physical way to deal with mice

Mousetraps are a good tool for eliminating rodents. The reason for the popularity of traps is inexpensive price and simplicity. The disadvantage is that such a device is not able to completely eradicate the problem of pests. A more expensive alternative is the electric version of the mousetrap. A discharge of current instantly kills the mouse.

You can make a homemade box trap and a glue board. The bait is trapped, and then the box closes.This method is effective and humane. If an adhesive board is used, then the food is placed on the board itself.

Attention!
A modern way is to use ultrasonic repellers. They allow not to kill mice, but with the help of high frequencies to infect the rodent's nervous system, causing it to run away.

To drive away or exterminate mice in the house uses a wide range of tools. Mousetraps and pesticides are considered common and effective. If not a lot of rodents are found, then it is appropriate to use folk remedies. All the tips and steps will help you forget about the problem with pests!

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