Mice Control Techniques

The best mice control techniques usually start by deterring the loathsome creatures away from your home (or wherever you don’t want them) in the first place. If that can be done, then dealing with traps, poisons, and sprays—not to mention mouse droppings, dead mice, and so on—will not ever be an issue. The best mice control then starts with mouse proofing one’s property and then using an effective mouse repellent or deterrent. There are a variety of simple and inexpensive ways to do this that are very effective, and also non-toxic, humane, and environmentally friendly.

The first thing to do as a mice control technique is to keep food stored in airtight containers to avoid attracting not solely rodents, but ants, roaches, and other pests that typically infest pantries and different places food is available. This can be trickier in places like stables and barns, where mouse food is abundant, but sheds, garages, and inside the house, pantries, and cupboards should be fairly simple places to mouse-proof food. Paper packaging that is used for many flour and sugar bags is way too simple for bugs and rodents to chew through, so they ought to either be transferred to containers or moved somewhere airtight like the refrigerator. Shelves should be clean and free from food crumbs and spills. Pet food is also known to draw mice and insects, so it should be stored in a similar way.

Another sensible mice control technique to deter mice is to plug up any holes wherever mice will enter. Again, this is sometimes impossible in places like barns or outbuildings that have dirt floors, but houses and apartments can be sealed effectively with spray foam, screens, and other obstacles. Vents and areas where pipes come into the house should be looked at carefully for gaps. Sealing these is an important step in securing the best mice control possible. However, this takes much time, money, and effort to find each and every crevice. Mice can squeeze through a hole the size of a dime, so an effective repellent would be the easiest solution,

Once completed, the next best mice control techniques involve further deterring them from entering. Spraying either the entire perimeter of your house with mouse repellent or spraying areas that are known to be mouse entrances and exits is how to do this. The recommended ingredient to look for is peppermint oil, which has a pleasant minty smell, but is strong enough for mice that they will avoid crossing any invisible barriers created with peppermint oil. Repellents like this can be used inside (test on material first) or outside. Mice usually avoid crossing the barriers created by this repellent, so making sure that there are no mice inside of the perimeter before creating the barrier is important, otherwise, you’ll be trapping the mice inside! Other essential oils besides peppermint that work are spearmint and other mints, and sometimes you’ll also see repellents with cinnamon oil in them. Any of these will be irritating to the delicate noses of the mice, rats, and any other small rodents that are around. These methods will deliver the best mice control in an easy, inexpensive, and effective way. Nature’s MACE Rodent Control utilizes each of these ingredients into one ultimate, guaranteed repellent.