How to deal with mice in the country?

After a long winter, nature lovers, rushing to the cottages and garden areas, discover that uninvited guests - mice and rats have already been poised in the garden. They break ground on the lawn and under the bushes, in the cellar, in the cottage, in the bathhouse, in the garage, gnaw the entire garden tool, eat left food, cable and even polyethylene concealers. And then the question arises: how to deal with mice in the country? The most humane is to have a cat that will not only save you from the mice in the house, but also for a long time will drain them from the whole site. Mice can not tolerate the smell of even a two-month-old kitten and are afraid of cats panicky. If, for some reason, this method does not suit you, then in this article we will introduce you how to deal with mice in the country, using modern technologies, folk remedies and advice from winners with gray rodents.

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Fighting mice in the countryside

The most effective way to get rid of mice is complete deratization, but it is necessary to invite employees of special services to conduct it. Of course, this method is not cheap, this is its minus, but it will save you from the gray brothers for a long time - this is a plus.

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Means for self-control of mice in the country house

Each of the following methods has been repeatedly tested and has its own peculiarities that must be taken into account.

Important! Fighting mice in the country, in the house, in the apartment should be extremely safe for the health of people and pets.

Mousetraps

Bait can be sunflower seeds, spoiled bacon, dried bread.

Important! Mice are not lovers of hard cheese, as many people think.

Pesticides

Apply them very carefully and strictly according to the instructions.

Important! Using chemicals are necessary only in protective equipment, while the face and hands must be completely hidden.

Special adhesive

To get rid of mice in the country, you can apply special glue. Experts recommend the following brands of glue, as the most effective and relatively safe for humans:

• "ALT";
• "Clean house".

Important! Mice can deftly bypass the trick with glue, so apply glue on any cardboard and put it in a narrow passage so that the rodents do not have a maneuver.

Ash

One simple way is to use ash. Just scatter the ash to the places where you noticed the appearance of mice.

Mortar in the jar

It is recommended to use a jar with gypsum mixed in half with flour. Separately, put a jar of water.

Peppermint

You can scare off rodents with the pungent smell of peppermint. Buy mint oil in any store or pharmacy. Then follow the instructions:

1. Dip the cotton balls into the oil.
2. Place them in all corners so that the room smells of mint, literally.

Seed seeds

Mice that are unbearable by the smell emit the seeds of the blackcore. Just sprinkle them around the house.

"Jam"

One of the popular methods of banishing rodents is a fried toaster cork, which is laid out in the habitats of small violators of your peace.

Self-made traps

Using self-made traps is also a proven method. For example, catching with an ordinary glass jar. You will need:

• half-liter bank;
• coin.

Thanks to the following instructions, you will be able to effectively fight mice in the country and get rid of petty pranksters:

1. Turn the jar upside down.
2. The neck of the back of the coin.

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Means against mice in the house

Against rodents, you can use various baits made with your own hands. Such a fight with mice in the country or in a private house can also become very effective. We offer some ways from which to choose the most convenient option for yourself:

• A mixture of dry putty and dry semolina. The prepared mixture is scattered near the mink.
• A mixture of soap with a strong odor and finely broken glass can be scattered behind the cabinets.
• For the following mixture you will need: wheat flour - 1 st.milk - 1 st.(when added warm up), table salt - incomplete tablespoon, 100 g of lamb fat. Add a finely chopped onion to the mixture heated on a steam bath. This mixture is spread out on the outbuildings, cellars, barns.
• A mixture of lime and sugar, fill it in a saucer and put it near the hole. Next, place the dishes with water.

Important! All these baits will attract rodents, you will only have to collect the pest of pests after their death. All substances from these mixtures clog the digestive system and unwanted individuals soon die. Thus, the fight with mice at the dacha will end with a positive result.

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Fighting mice in the garden

So as not to raise the question of how to deal with mice in the garden, first of all rodents do not need to be attracted to their site. Therefore, in the autumn, gardeners need to remove from the beds all plant remains. Mice and rats can attract cabbage sticks, carrots, beets, open compost piles. Do not prepare winter canteens for rodents. Well, if your garden and house are not far from the field, otherwise you have to start fighting against mice every year.

Experienced gardeners advise:

• To tie fruit trees for the winter with bunches of wormwood and blackcurrant - these plants grow in abundance on vacant lots. Tie the stems of wormwood better the crowns down, and do not leave uncovered areas in the trees.

• Wormwood is scattered and planted on lilies.
• In the gardens where bird cherry grows, the mice will not settle. Therefore, plant a few pieces of this fragrant bush on your site.
• Use different scarers.

Important! Do not scatter pesticides along the paths and under the trees, as they can be poisoned by birds.

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Fighting mice in the apartment

Rodents can damage property and human health. Eating and simply biting food, as well as things in the apartment, the mouse carries the pathogens of various infections. There are cases of infection of people with salmonellosis, hemorrhagic fever, plague and other diseases.

In addition, small rodents can gnaw through any communication heat and sound insulation, building materials. Mice can chew cords, spoil household appliances, furniture and other valuables, so finding a mouse in an apartment is not only an unpleasant but also life-threatening situation.

In this situation, the fight against mice in the apartment is carried out in a complex:

1. Carefully pack all available food so that they do not get to the rodents.
2. Isolate expensive clothes and other valuables for the period of fighting rodents.
3. The successful outcome of the fight with mice will ensure the ideal cleanliness, so clean using special disinfectants.

Before you begin to effectively combat rodents, you need to determine the cause of the occurrence. To do this, inspect the apartment:

• if there are crevices in the joints of skirting boards and doors;
• , take a close look at the ventilation.

Important! Residents of the first floor is better to resort to representatives of special services who will conduct one-time disinfection not only in the apartment, but also in the basement.

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Modern versatile rodent disposal methods

Nowadays, a special ultrasonic device is often used to control rodents. The device is very convenient to use. This appliance is connected to an electrical outlet. From the point of view of electricity consumption, it is very economical.

You can also note its advantages:

• simplicity;
• reliability;
• small dimensions;
• does not spoil the interior design of the room;
• there is no need to keep the device on, as it is enough to periodically turn it on.

Important! During operation, it exudes waves of a certain frequency that kill rodents, but do not affect the human body. This device does not harm the health of children, which is also an indisputable advantage. Rodents will leave you forever after a few weeks of ultrasound exposure.

If you can not get rid of mice with ultrasound, you can resort to already known traditional methods:

• traps;
• traps;
• chemical agents;
• folk remedies.

Important! Also a universal way is a simple hunting cat. It will save you from troubles with the choice of means, you also do not have to purchase expensive materials.

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Fighting mice with plants

Plant grass-enemies of mice in the spring in the garden, and in the summer prepare these remedies for struggle. You can use such means to fight mice.

Elder

Has a strong repellent effect on mice and even rats. The roots of black elder give off cyanide acid, which for them is poisonous. Where the elder grows, rodents do not settle. In old houses, dry elder was laid between the floor and the ground.

Black

It has the second name "mouse spirit".If you want to stop thinking about mice, then plant on a site of 30-40 plants of the blackcore, place it closer to home, shed, bath.

Important! Chernokoren 'poisonous properties begin to own in the second year of development( when the fruiting period comes).

Wormwood bitter

Strong bitter-tart smell of grass protects against many pests. Dried wormwood, place in the underground of a barn, a bathhouse, a barn, a private house.

Mint wild or field

Peppermint, as well as its tincture on alcohol, discourages mice. Dilute the bushes and you can around the bath, and around the house, as well as economic outbuildings.

Other natural enemies of mice

Also to natural enemies of mice are: yew, hydrangea, rosemary swamp, eagle, lily of the valley, celandine, foxglove, purple and red, canine parsley, marsh worm, wolfberry, belladonna, black nightshade. Any of these plants, safely use to ensure that your fight with the mice in the country is over as soon as possible.

We hope that after reading this article, you will learn how to get rid of the importunate rodents and your home, as well as health, nothing will be threatened.