How to get rid of rodents By Mr Allah Dad Khan Agriculture Expert Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Pakistan

2. How to get Rid of
Rodents ?
A Lecture By
Mr. Allah Dad Khan
Agriculture Expert

4. How to get rid of rats without killing them? Easy
Home Remedies to Answer Your Rat Problem
 We live in an era where we are breathing pollutants and
harmful chemicals during everyday activities. So we will
try to enlist all the home remedy for rats in the house
which are maximally effective in redressing a rat
infestation. Finding working home remedies for getting
rid of rats can be a doozy if you do not know your herbs
and essential oils right.

5. 1. Use of Ammonia
 Apart from being very good cleaning agent ammonia is a
wonderful rodent repellent. A mix of 2 cups of ammonia,
100 ml of water and 2 spoons of detergent can be placed
in a bowl where rats appear most often. The smell is very
repulsive for the rats and this is enough to drive them
away for years to come.

6. 2. Use of Baby powder
 This method is not as effective as the peppermint oil or
cow dung methods, but it doesn’t hurt one to try. You
can sprinkle little amounts of baby powder around the
corners and junctions of walls where the rats are most
commonly seen. The powder actually acts as an
intoxicant and it will help you to physically trap the
rodents and get rid of them.

7. 3. Use of Baking soda
 From dandruff to rat
infestation, apparently
baking soda is the Omni-
potent solution to all
household problems. For
getting rid of rats in a
jiffy simply sprinkle
baking soda at the
suspected entry points.
It may be the smell or
the caustic nature, but
this compound drives
away rats from the
house overnight.

8. 4. Use of Bay leaf
 This is one of the best home remedies for killing rats.
Bay leaves attract rats by their smell. However the
secondary metabolites in the leaves are lethal for a
rodent system. This is possibly the most humane way to
kill rats and attain a permanent solution to your rodent
problem.

9. 5. Build and Use of humane traps
 This part is easy and the
best for the ones with a
creative spark. These
simple traps will always
let the rats in by luring
them with food (and no!
rats do not like cheese)
but they do not let them
out. So you can actually
carry them out and
release them in a field
(or your neighbor’s
lawn) the next day.

10. 6. Use of Castor Oil
 You can get some castor oil from the pharmacy and
place a few drops of it all around the house. Put some
more in the regions of their probable nests and watch
them scurry out of the house. Citronella oil works just
as fine as castor oil if you want to drive the rodents
away.

11. 7. Use of Cow Dung
 It might sound yucky, but while doing this keep the
greater purpose in sight. Get some cow dung cakes and
be sure to spread them around your garden, attic and
basement liberally. When rats consume cow dung it
bloats inside their stomach and causes them to run out
for air. Hence the rats die outside your house leaving
one less thing to worry about. In addition to driving
away rodents, they are a storehouse of nitrogen which
automatically fertilizes your garden or lawn for next
spring.

12. 8. Use of Flour, baking soda and sugar mix
 Mix equal quantities of flour, baking soda and sugar in a
big bowl. Transfer the content to smaller cups and
bowls which can be placed near the rodent hotspots of
your house. Once the rodents consume this mixture the
baking soda starts reacting with the acid of their gastric
juices. This produces a lot of bloating and causes the
rats to die of internal system rupture. Generally the
rats do not die instantly and run to open grounds before
dying

13. 9. Use of Fool them into thinking that you own a
cat
 Place some amounts of used kitty litter around the
house. Since rats are mortally scared of cats they
usually do not frequent households with feline friends.
Just place the tubs of used (borrowed) litter near the
holes and entry points of the intruders to scare them
away.

14. 10. Use of cat
 This is possibly the most time-tested solution and one of
the most widely accepted home remedies for getting rid
of unwanted guests. Peasants and kings, everyone has
tried this at least once to rid their abode of rodents.
Cats are amazing hunters and are born to kill rats, mice
and voles. So if everything else fails get your own 100
percent eco-friendly and natural killing machine.

15. 11. Use of cat urine
 Yes this definitely grosses you out. But it works
miraculously. Even better than the litter box trick. If
you can combine them both then it becomes one of the
most effective home remedies in getting rid of all
rodents from the house. Cat urine has a strong odor
which even human beings find hard to tolerate. The rats
usually scurry at the speed of the lightning when they
get a whiff of that concoction.

16. 12. Use of Instant mashed potatoes
 This may sound crazy but it definitely works. Since the
potato flakes are dehydrated before storage, once the
rats eat them the flakes start expanding in their
stomach. The rodents die of bloating before they can
make sense of the situation. So when you see a rat in
your house welcome him with some instant potatoes
and ranch dip.

17. 13. Use of Model Owls and Snakes
 Since they are natural predators of rats and mice, the
strategic placement of snake toys and mobile owl toys
deters the frequency of rodents in the household. In
fact placement of a bunch of owl feathers sometimes
proves enough to drive the rats away. These are quite
inexpensive and handy for rats in house home remedies.

18. 14. Use of Mothballs
 This may come as quite a surprise to most readers, but
mothballs can be used readily (the way they are bought
from market) to repel rats and mice. Avoid touching
them with bare hands and for maximum effect place
them in deserted areas of the house like the attic or the
basement.

19. 15. Use of Onions
 We may love onions in our salads, but rats detest the
very flavor and odor of the vegetable to the core. If you
place a sliced onion near or inside their burrows they
will flee in the speed of light. This is one of the most
effective home remedies for getting rid of rats
naturally.

20. 16. Use of Pepper
 Besides being an indispensable condiment in your
kitchen and the occasional sneeze inducer, pepper can
be a very good rat repellent. The very smell of ground
pepper is intolerable for rats and they flee the vicinity
within minutes. The easiest way to go about it is to
sprinkle some ground pepper around the corners and
holes where rats come from and maintain a continuous
practice of doing so for quite a few months.

21. 17. Use of Peppermint Oil
 As you must have understood by now, rats do not like
anything pungent or overly aromatic. Peppermint oil has
a punch which is detested by rats. If you place a few
drops of pure peppermint oil around the house,
including your kitchen (since it is harmless even for kids
and pets) this will discourage rats from entering that
zone. Even growing mint plants around the house is the
best way to reduce rat infestations in your property.

22. 18. Use of Plaster of Paris
 This is more of a homemade rat poison; hence definitely
keep it out of reach of children and pets. You can mix
100 gm of Plaster of Paris with 100 gm of cornmeal in a
bowl and add about 1.5 cups of milk to it. Knead it
evenly and tear them into balls. For best effect, leave
small balls of this concoction around the house. Replace
them from time to time or the plaster of Paris will
harden. This is non-toxic for adult human beings.

23. 19. Use of Toilet cakes
 This is a proven remedy for rat problems in the house.
You can leave around quite a few toilet cakes in the
attic, basement, toilets and the porch. The strong smell
acts as a natural repellent and it also refreshes the
stagnant air inside the house, which is a plus since rats
bring with the lots of stink and weird odors.

24. 20. Use steel wool to patch holes
 Rats love holes, they hate steel wool. Ergo patch the
holes in those walls with some good quality steel wool
and seal it with something solid which rats will not be
able to gnaw through.