5 Tips for Getting Rid of Rats and Mice by Using Environmentally Safe, Natural Rodent Repellent

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Mice and rats carry more than 35 known diseases, from allergies to food poisoning to Lyme disease to Hanta virus, an often-fatal lung infection. (See www.earth-kind.com for stories.)

It´s no surprise that mice and rats are considered a public health risk—but so are many of the products used to control them. In fact, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates rodent control products because so many are toxic to people, wildlife, and the environment.

Consumers increasingly ask for natural, less toxic methods of rat and mouse control. In fact, a Harris Interactive poll from Oct. 2007 found that 78% of consumers prefer a natural pest control solution and 82% want pest control products to be safe for the environment. A North Dakota mother and inventor has created a natural rodent repellent that works—safely.

Safe, Effective Rodent Control Makes Rodents Feel Less Welcome

Kari Warberg Block wanted to control rodents on her family farm, so she created a ´green,´ non-toxic product called Fresh Cab Mouse Pouch. Warberg Block was able to register her product with the EPA after years of testing proved that Fresh Cab Mouse Pouch not only kept rodents at bay but was safe to use indoors and in enclosed areas.

"I didn´t want to kill them—I just wanted to keep them out," says Warberg Block, who tried to repel rodents using many methods over 8 years, including peppermint and spearmint oils. "Nothing worked until I used balsam fir oil. It has just the right molecules to trigger escape/avoidance behavior that drives mice and rats away."

5 Tips for Thinking like a Rodent to Aid Rodent Control

Here's what years of research taught Warberg Block about "thinking like a rodent" to protect your health, property, children, pets, and the environment from rodents without using toxic rat poison:

1. Rodents make decisions based on smell. They can see only a few inches and take their cue from their noses, so put Fresh Cab Mouse Pouches in enclosed or indoor non-living areas. Many people have tried moth balls, scented dryer sheets, or peppermint-oil-saturated cotton balls to repel rodents, but those methods aren't registered for rodent control by the Fed. EPA because they either don't work or aren't safe.

2. Rodents use scent trails. They follow their noses to food, water, and shelter. Place Fresh Cab Mouse Pouch, a natural rodent repellent, on possible scent trails to mask their aroma. To find a scent trail, look for smears or tail tracks in dusty corners, along walls, and behind cabinets and appliances.

3. Rodents need to feel safe. They'll try to make their home in a non-living area such as an attic, garage, basement, or unused room. A single pair of mice can produce up to 15,000 offspring in one year, so make them feel less romantic by placing Fresh Cab Mouse Pouch in these areas.

4. Rodents can squeeze though a hole the size of a pencil eraser. Fill all cracks in the foundation, entryway, and sub-floors. Then put Fresh Cab Mouse Pouch near other potential entry sites, such as the garage door, dryer vent, pipes, wires, and attic vents.

5. Rodents need to eat and chew. Rats and mice obviously need to eat. They also need to gnaw constantly to keep their fast-growing incisor teeth usable. Aid your rat and mouse control program by placing Fresh Cab Mouse Pouch where rodents might try to find food or water, such as in the pantry and under the kitchen sink. Unlike rat poison, Fresh Cab is non-toxic and natural, so you don't need to worry about it near food. And it's botanical, so it smells great. Put some in the attic, too, and other places where rats and mice might gnaw on wiring and wood.

Note: If you already have a rodent infestation, go to http://www.cdc.gov/rodents/cleaning_up/

for recommended hazardous waste clean-up measures, or call your local pest management professional for help.

For more information on Fresh Cab Mouse Pouch, a non-toxic, natural rodent repellent, visit www.earth-kind.com