Mice capture not only houses and apartments. They settle in barns and cellars, spoil crops in vegetable gardens and even seize garages. The car, standing in its "house", is also attacked by animals that gnaw on wires and upholstery. A motorist has to wonder how to get rid of mice in a garage.
Physical methods
If mouse traces have just appeared in the garage, then you can try to do without chemicals. To do this, you need to clean there and arrange cell traps.
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Mousetraps can prevent rodents. If paper and food are stored in the room, then it is worth putting a few traps with baits.
There are several types of traps:
- Glue. She represents sticky substance for micewhich is applied to a piece of cardboard or wood. The bait is placed near the hole. The mouse will run to the smell of glue and stick to the trap. She cannot get out of it.
- Mousetrap. Wooden structure, inside which is placed fragrant mouse bait: a piece of bread and butter, lard, fruits. When the animal climbs for a treat, the device slams, and the rodent dies on the spot.
- Zhovolovka. It is made in the form of a cage with a bridge. An edible bait is placed at the end of the bridge. The mouse runs along the bridge, which leans under its weight, gets into the cage and cannot get out of it. A man releases a beast into the wild.
The last method of struggle allows you to save the life of a mammal. But so that it does not return to the garage, it should be released far away.
Physical methods of struggle will not be able to rid the garage room of rodents forever.
Chemical fight
Chemistry from mice in the garage is used when there are a lot of pests. When using poison, care must be taken. It can not be taken with your bare hands, laid out near products and used where there are children or pets.
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Mice killed by toxic substances need to be burned or buried in a vacant lot.
You can fight rodents with the following means:
- Blood anticoagulants - Rat death, Storm, Nutcracker. These drugs are recognized as the most effective for pest control. They change the composition of the animal’s blood, provoke suffocation and force it to go out into the fresh air. A person does not have to search for the corpses of mice throughout the garage.
- Rats. Effectively destroys rodents, but has one drawback - the animal organism adapts to the active substance. It can be used only once every two months.
- Arsenic compounds. These drugs are extremely toxic and are forbidden to be used in many countries of the world.
In the garage, it is advisable to use poison for miceproduced in the form of granules or grains. The drug is solid, has a small shape and an attractive smell. It is easy to hide in a small room. But such chemicals will not work to kill rats.
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Powders, gels and liquid baits in the garage are best avoided. Mice can spread poison on the paws on all surfaces.
Folk recipes
To bring the mice out of the garage, you can apply the experience of ancestors. Most famous folk remedy for mice is a mixture of gypsum with flour and unrefined oil.The bait is placed near the mouse holes, and a bowl of water is placed next to it. The animal will want to quench thirst after eating. Gypsum with water in its stomach mixes and hardens. This will lead to the death of the rodent.
Mint and chamomile will help get rid of mice. Dried grass from mice hang around the perimeter of the garage or put in cotton bags. Mice do not tolerate the smell of these plants and cease to encroach on human territory.
If in the garage there were not only rodents, but also their aroma, then get rid of the smell of mice The following recipes will help:
- Dilute 6 tablespoons of vinegar in a liter of water and do a wet cleaning.
- Set fire to a small piece of cotton and leave smoldering indoors for two hours.
- Wipe the floor, shelves with soda solution.
Cleaning and airing will help get rid of the smell of mice in the garage.
Prevention
To prevent mice from becoming frequent guests in the garage, preventative measures should be taken:
- Do wet cleaning and do not store garbage in the room.
- Use the garage for its intended purpose only.
- Hang bouquets of dried mint and chamomile in the corners.
- Put mousetraps or glue traps.
If the garage does not have loopholes for rodents, then they will not bother its owner. To do this, pour concrete on the floor and iron up the walls. The garage door is airtight. If there are cracks in the walls, they are treated with sealant.
Before the onset of cold weather, check the garage protection. Then you do not have to deal with the removal of uninvited guests.