Mouse Repellents – Myths?

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There are plenty of myths surrounding which mouse control methods work the best to help drive out your unwelcome house pest. The common natural mouse repellent or home remedies include: cheese, peppermint, moth balls, ultrasonic sound waves, but do they actually work?
Mothballs Keep Mice Away – No, mothballs are thought to be a DIY mouse control method because it contains naphthalene. It’s thought that by placing mothballs where mice are seen that it will get rid of the problem. The amount of naphthalene found in mothballs is a small dosage. It’s enough to deter moths and other insects, but for mice, this is no problem.
Peppermint Oil – No, mice can live in sewers so peppermint oil is a dream compared! Most gases and fumes rises and mice are quite small and stay close to the ground, so peppermint oil does not repelled mice.
Ultrasonic devices – If there isn’t a plug point close to where the rodent activity is in your home then the device will be unsuccessful. Ultrasonic mouse repellers may work in the short term until the mouse learns to avoid the area or adapts to the background noise.
Cheese – Mice aren’t really that obsessive about cheese but will eat it, they apparently won’t go out of their way to snack on it. Mice really really like peanut butter, so that would be your best bet in attracting them!

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