Peppermint oil is not only a popular remedy for headaches or colds. The oil can also be used to combat mice in the house and garden.
Use peppermint oil against mice
The rodents do not like the strong aromatic smell of peppermint at all. The aroma is particularly concentrated in peppermint oil.
You can make peppermint oil yourself by soaking fresh peppermint in oil in the garden for a while and sealing the bottles airtight. Alternatively, you can get the oil in a health food store or in specialist shops.
Mice control with peppermint oil
Put a few drops of the oil on cotton balls and stick them in all the mouse holes.
A few drops of peppermint oil will also mask other edible smells that mice are attracted to.
tips and tricks
If you want to drive mice out of the garden, plant peppermint in front of the mouse holes. The plants also give off an intense smell that the mice don't like.
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