When summer residents leave, mice take over their houses. Rodents settle in houses with the onset of cold weather in order to find food.
They damage property, supplies, and litter the house. An unpleasant smell also indicates the presence of rodents.
Summer residents prefer to fight the mouse invasion in different ways.
The most popular of them is the placement of toxic substances. More humane summer residents catch rodents with traps.
Folk methods of combating mice include using wormwood or black root, chemicals with a pungent odor, and tar.
There is another little-known method that does not require special costs and lengthy preparation.
It is said that this method is practiced in villages.
It is believed that the smell of burnt wool repels mice and rats.
For this you can use any unnecessary woolen item, from socks and mittens to felt boots, but it must be pure wool.
You need to set fire to a small piece of wool, put it out and leave it to smolder in the corners.
They say that the smell that rats and mice hate the most is burnt dog hair.
For reference
Muridae is a family of mammals from the rodent order. The body length is from 5 to 48 cm. The family includes mice, rats and gerbils.
