How to get colder here in the north-east of the country, we must be particularly careful to start protecting our homes from the mice. In this article we look at some of the solutions at low cost and without the work, in order to eliminate field mice from your home.
These small creatures such as cold as us, and in autumn, looking for a warm place to hibernate. They love the old houses, like the wooden structure and many cracks and other openings offer very littleResistance to their entry.Field mice are creative, small and very fast. They are surprisingly intelligent. And prefer to find a solution to a problem, how to think, as you get into your house if you have enough time to do so is granted.
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They are closely related to rats, but much smaller, about 4 inches long with a tail hairless, while the body is. Their fur is usually gray, white, black or brown. They are called field mice, because their natural habitats present in highGrass of the rolling fields.They have teeth much smaller than rats, and have very sharp claws. As mentioned above, can move very quickly and people often report that they had first noticed an infestation of field mice, as happened to see a spot with the corner of my eye.
The common field mouse, preferably a temperate climate and the fall season signals to them that it's time to find accommodation. You have to dig into the house often motivated by the scentare notorious scavengers food.They and live in their own four walls, come just to eat. They have many natural predators, including wolves, bears, cats, dogs, snakes and owls. Their nocturnal nature helps to ensure that they sleep a good number of their enemies, the field while the mouse is awake.
So now, how can we get rid of these unwanted visitors? Here are a number of home remedies to get rid of mice. First, we approach the problem looking at non-toxicSolutions:
Steel wool - field mice are very small. You can take refuge in the smallest crack or crevice. A wide opening is as small as 2 inches in height to provide enough for a field mouse. Use steel wool, in each, cracks holes or gaps that you see outside the home, basement, walls and stuff in the attic. A very popular meeting place for these small creatures under the kitchen sink, so be sure to steel wool and placed in holes underneath.
Soda Pop -Surprisingly, these little guys love lemonade. Place a bowl with the sweet stuff, which will probably come into it. The mice will die, and lemonade drink. Clearly you do not find that the carbonization
Mashed potatoes (instant variety) - Place instant mashed potatoes near where you suspect mice have hidden. We eat potatoes, which swell in his small stomach before being digested, thus killing the mice. Unfortunately probably die in the wallswhich can cause an odor.
Plaster with chocolate - chocolate powder mix of dry plaster to dry. Put them where the mice live. The mice eat, plaster chocolate, and then go in search of water. The plaster will kill them, but unlike the situation with the mashed potatoes, there's a good chance that they will die outside of your home during the search for water.
These low cost solutions to be able to demonstrate everything you need to rid your home of mice. Ifthese treatments do not work, you may need something stronger. Look for Part 2 of this article for a more powerful solution for your problem field mice.
Pest Control: Field Mice and natural approaches to the elimination of Them