Rodent control

Fighting rodents is an urgent problem for anyone who has their own summer cottage. Rats, mice, moles and hares not only eat crops. They gnaw shrubs and bark from trees, spoil grain and vegetable supplies, and spoil the landscape zone. In addition, given the speed of their reproduction, if you ignore their appearance on the site, you can soon encounter the problem of a real invasion. And if we take into account the fact that rodents are carriers of dangerous diseases, the decision on how to survive them from their territory should be taken immediately, as soon as you notice the first individuals. You will learn about how and how to do it right, how effective the fight against rodents in the country or in the house can be when using different means, from this article.

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Folk methods of fighting rodents in the country

If you decide to prevent the problem of the appearance of unwanted pets on your own site, proven folk remedies are perfect for this. According to the observations of professional gardeners, such methods will help in the fight against rodents:

1. Peppermint oil and wormwood - they are sprayed with valuable varieties of trees and shrubs, since mice and rats do not tolerate such an aroma.
2. Onions, imperial hazel grouse - they are planted throughout the site, especially next to those cultures that rodents spoil most of all.
3. Black elderberry - leaves and branches are laid out in the process of developing useful crops and under those perennial shrubs that winter directly on the ground. This plant is classified as moderately poisonous, so small rodents do not come close to it.
4. Medicinal black root - it is planted on the site, since its smell is categorically not tolerated by mice.
5. Coriander (cilantro) - gives a similar result. It can be used not only to fight rodents in the country, but also as a fragrant seasoning in salads and hot dishes. It depends only on your taste, as this grass is very specific. If the living creature annoys in the cold season, the fight against rodents in the house will be effective if the stems of this plant are laid out in the basement or barn.

Important! A similar result can be achieved if you lay out the celandine, tansy. Of these, you can make mulch for sheltering plants wintering on the site.

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Modern effective repellers

This group includes special devices that emit ultrasound. With their help, you can prevent the appearance of any rodents in the country. The animals themselves remain alive and simply do not come, having heard sounds extremely unpleasant for their consciousness.

Important! According to scientists, the effect of ultrasound, which is used in these devices, in no way affects human health. In addition, you only need to install and configure the device once and there is no need for your control anymore, which is very convenient. The only drawback of using this method of rodent control is the rather high cost of the device, and for a large area it will take several pieces.

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Alternative Rodent Controls

The mousetrap is the most ancient way of fighting rodents. But if you use simple design options, it is unlikely to achieve a high-quality result and defeat all pests.In addition, you need daily monitoring and verification of all mousetraps, and you need to place a large number of them around the house and plot. If this is not done, then the deceased animal will spread a fetid aroma, which will not be very easy to bring out of the house later. Therefore, this decision is not very relevant for today.

Important! An improved trap model - with an adhesive base. Its advantage is that the pest will not succeed in deceiving the mechanism, it will be fixed on the mousetrap forever. Once you find it, you will have to throw it away along with the device. If you are willing to constantly spend money on such mousetraps and do not watch out for the interests of animals, you can very well use such a device in order to solve the problem of fighting rodents.

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Chemicals rodent control in the country

All sorts of poisons for rodents today is a huge amount. Some poison is even quite convenient to use. Apply chemicals in several ways:

• pollinate certain plants;
• carbonate minks;
• lay out the bait mixture.

Important! If you decide to give preference to this method and ensure that the fight against rodents in the country or in the house becomes really effective, it is better, of course, to invite specialists from the sanitary and epidemiological station. They will come to your territory and carry out pest control if the pest invasion becomes more widespread.

You can also cope with such a task yourself, but bear in mind that:

1. You will have to regularly remove the corpses.
2. All these chemicals are extremely toxic not only for rodents, but also for domestic animals and for humans.
3. When processing, you must follow all precautions so that the poison does not fall on your crop.
4. It is necessary to strictly observe the recommended proportions and methods of using any product.

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Now you know about all the existing methods of fighting rodents, about the pros and cons of each. Carefully read the technology of each method, and then choose the best for yourself. We hope that you were able to cope with the problem very quickly and that pests will no longer attack your territory!