The garden is a space that for those who conserve it means a sacred space and that it is annoying when pests invade it, especially when it is invaded by mice or rats.
These animals are not welcome in our homes, since this species is a very common epidemic in homes, they usually breed five times a year and for each litter they usually produce between 8 and 12 young. In addition to the fact that these animals are highly repulsive, they are disease carriers that can harm health, diseases such as rabies that affect both humans and pets.
Ebola disease is well known to the high casualty rate that had worldwide, Harvehil fever, salmonella, tuberculosis and leptospirosis (defined as a bacteria that can travel through urine), are among the diseases that rats can spread through saliva and not just saliva.
All these diseases have their degree of implication that would generate a bad state of health and even are capable of causing death; therefore, they are a big problem at home and even more so if we have a vegetable garden or a garden because they have a habit of destroying vegetables and everything they find in their path. Despite all the evils they cause, there are many ways to get rid of them without affecting the vitality of the garden, either temporarily or eliminating them for a long time.
One of the first attentions that should be borne in mind is that the health of a habitat influences plant growthThis is why the areas must be kept clean by eliminating weeds and residues that do not favor our plants.
Who are they for animal lovers and they tend to place their food in the garden or outside the house, it is advisable not to do so, since this serves so that the rats have where to feed themselves based on the waste. But, who said that our pet cannot help us with this problem? a cat can be the perfect hunter, since this does not represent any problem for our garden, but for these rodents.
Not all people have to like pets, much less if they are allergic to them, but there is nothing to worry about, because there are plants that can help eradicate these beings unwanted, as is the case of Stramonium, which despite not being a good herb, it has atropine inside its roots, which turns out to be lethal for rats and mice.
Another way to combat these pesky rats is by making a preparation of repellent for rats and mice, so you should know that a plant that is effective for its smell and annoying for rats is the mint and is that despite the many properties that mint preserves, for mice it is a very unpleasant smell.
Hunger and reproduction are its main objectives and if we use the ability it has as a food seeker we would be able to use the classic and very effective rat trap. For this, any food that may be tempting is used as bait, it also has to have a strong smell so that it is easier to locate.
Once the rat tries to eat the food placed at its disposal, the trap is activated instantly trapping, crushing and killing this pest.
And as an additional option are the poisons, which serve to get rid of these animals that can be lethal for both humans and plants, so according to the aforementioned, no need to worry if you have rats In your garden, you just have to take care of eliminating them and the above are techniques that can be very useful.
Rats no longer fall for the trap. They make holes in the planting beds, they eat the chard, the strawberries, the beans, the leaves of the beets. They no longer eat the poisons that I put on them. They take the eggs of the chickens, the ducklings and newborn chicks… I don't know what to do.
Hello, Martha.
Take a look at this youtube channel, in which they explain how to make effective rat traps. See if it works for you.
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