What plants will help get rid of mice in the country

  • Mar 15, 2021

Good afternoon, my reader. An infestation of mice can greatly harm the gardener. They ruin winter supplies of vegetables, various cereals, gnaw on tree bark, threaten root crops growing on the site and can ruin things in the house. In addition, rodents leave a lot of dirt and carry various infections, including those dangerous to humans.

 Rodent. Illustration for this article is used under a standard license © ofazende.co
Rodent. Illustration for this article is used under a standard license © ofazende.co
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Mouse control methods

Some gardeners arrange mousetraps in the house and on the site, have cats, and use toxic chemicals that kill mice. Nowadays, effective ultrasonic devices that repel pests are also common. But we propose to consider an alternative method of combating the invasion of rodents, planting certain plants. The effectiveness of this method is not inferior to other options.

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What plants will help get rid of rodents?

This method is good because it is the most humane and quite effective. If you suffer from rodent infestations, the following crops are worth planting:

  1. Daffodil bulbs mixed with coriander should be placed in the house or on the site. Together, these components scare animals away from the beds and plants.
  2. Autumn crocus. A poisonous perennial flower is also used in the fight. To do this, you need to mix the planting material with cereals and put in places where mice were most often seen. And planting a flower in a summer cottage will scare these animals away.
  3. Marsh Ledum. The odor given off by this plant has a detrimental effect on mice. In addition, it repels insects, which is also useful. It will be most effective to decompose the plant in rodent minks.
  4. The animals under study cannot tolerate the smell of elderberry. Therefore, a good option to deal with them would be to place an elderberry in the country premises and in the house. Planting a crop will protect your bulbs and trees. Another useful application of the plant is to add branches to the covering material.
  5. Feverfew maiden protects the bark of trees and shrubs. To do this, you need to wrap the stems of the plant around the trunks and cover the near-stem circle with them.
  6. Cilantro can be laid out in the house and basement, this will help scare away rodents from summer cottages.
  7. Dried and chopped tomato stalks are sprinkled with trees and shrubs near the trunk.
  8. Blackroot growing areas are unwanted space for mice. They cannot tolerate the smell that the plant gives off and cling to its leaves.
  9. Chamomile is a beautiful flower that rodents don't like. With its help, it will be possible to decorate the site and scare off pests.
  10. Tincture of mint with alcohol is a remedy that repels not only mice, but also ants and moths.
When disposing of poisonous rodent baits, make sure that pets do not get to them. Some plants can seriously harm your pets.

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