what can be used as a rodent repellant?
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You can get some cottonballs and coat them with peppermint oil (in the cooking section with spices) and put them in places where rodents come in and in the places they would hide. It will run them away without toxins and no stinky dead rats to deal with later!
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Check for gnawing and/or droppings.  You usually don't have a mouse without little droppings, and they chew constantly.\n\nInstead of using a spring mouse trap -- and please don't consider a glue board, they are crueler than poison -- why not try a trap where you can release your visitor (if you have one) outside, away from your home?\n\nhttp://www.themousedepot.com/\n\n2/22 If you have an indoor pet you should not use poison of any kind, even though most rodent baits you buy will not kill a dog or cat if a pet eats them (at least, that's what the packets state).\n\nDo you live in the South?  Or an old residence?  Roaches can be extremely loud, and they are active at night.
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The most effective bug repellent is DEET.  You can get any number of bug sprays that contain DEET but you will be best off buying the one with the highest concentration.  Also avoid any scented sprays.  They may be more appealing to you but they are also more appealing to the bugs.  This is what we in the Military use.
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Creat a trap by placing a funnel into a large jar.  The funnel should be large enough that the narrow part fits in the jar, but the lip rests on the mouth of the jar.  Seal the point of contact between funnel and jar mouth with duct tape.  Place  over the opening of a rodent burrow (such as a prairie dog hole) so that the sand flies will fly up into the jar upon emergence but won't be abe to figure out how to get to get out.
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BEE PROPOLIS,I HEARD WILL WORK PRETTY GOOD.IT IS WHAT BEE'S USE TO DISINFECT THE HIVE TO KEEP IT FREE FROM BACTERIA,ETC.THEY SAY IT'S THE MOST STERILE INVIRONMENT THERE IS.I BELIEVE IT'S OMEGA-3'S THAT WORKS REAL WELL TOO.
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OK, mosquitoes... \n            prepare to be repelled!!!!! \n\n            Use Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets...Best thing ever used in \n            Louisiana...just wipe on & go...Great for Babies \n\n            Bob, a fisherman, takes one vitamin B-1 tablet a day \n            April through October . He said it works. He was right. \n            Hasn't had a mosquito bite in 33 years. Try it. \n            Every one he has talked into trying it works on them. \n            Vitamin B-1( Thiamin Hydrochloride 100 mg.) \n\n            If you eat bananas, \n            the mosquitoes like you, - something about the banana oil \n            as your body processes it. \n            Stop eating bananas for the summer and the mosquitoes \n            will be much less interested. \n\n            This is going to floor you, but one of the best \n            insect repellents someone found (who is in the woods \n            every day), is Vick's Vaporub. \n\n            Plant marigolds around the yard, the flowers give off \n            a smell that bugs do not like, \n            so plant some in that garden also to help ward \n            off bugs without using insecticides. \n\n            "Tough guy" Marines who spend a great deal of time \n            "camping out" say that the very best mosquito \n            repellant you can use is \n            Avon Skin-So-Soft bath oil mixed about \n            half and half with alcohol. \n\n\n\n            One of the best natural insect repellants that I've discovered \n            is made from the clear real vanilla. This is the pure Vanilla that is sold in Mexico. It works great for mosquitoes and ticks, \n            don't know about other insects. \n            When all else fails--get a frog \n\n\n\n            Fight West Nile...pass this along to \n            all your friends in skeeter land!!!
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use a combonation of claritan-d, astelin nose spray, and naphcon-A eye drops. it will work.
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>>>>Specifically, how do rodenticides and insecticides kill pests?\n\nIf you want specificity I suggest you find a website that describes the mode of action. You are looking at a minimum of 10, 00 words if you want specifics, and no one is going to post 10, 00 words here.\n\nIn vaguely general terms however common rodenticides work by preventing the blood from clotting. This leads to bleeding into the joints and into the organs, and ultimately causes death from dehydration.\n\nInsecticides work by causing the nerves to fire continuously. That in turn causes the muscles to contract uncontrollably. The constant muscle contraction causes the insect  to die of exhauation.\n\n>>>>Am I limited to which ones I as a layman can buy for private use?\n\nYes, every state has its own restrictions on what licences are required for which pesticides. For example you can not but arsenic or fluoroacetate in any state as a layman although they are common commercial insecticides and rodenticides respectively.\n\n>>>Are their any controls in place?\n\nYes. In most states there are lists of restricted pesticides available only to licenced professionals. The restrictions and lists vary. You need to produce a licence to obtain the restricted substances.
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Toss it some marshmallows.\nIt works for alligators....\n\nBy the way....Good luck with Nessie!\n:-)
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spray\nantiperspirant\nnivea dry
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Put him some water in anything small you can find like a 20oz soda cap lid or a small jar lid so he has water, Give him something to eat like a cracker or some nuts...really anything will hold him over for a few days until you can get what he needs. If you have him in some kind of container give him some toilet paper, or paper towel..newspaper also works great so he can tear it up and make a bed out of it. Empty toilet paper rolls also work great for the mice to chew on and play in. They aren't very hard to take care of, but do need a few things.
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I got a very good idea, but you'll need lots of plants. \n\nFirst, get a rat/mouse/hamster and place it in a closed tank full of plants.\n\nAs these creatures require oxygen to live, we can test for the presence of oxygen by checking if it survives for at least an hour. \n\nAlso, remember to place the tank in a sunny area ([pray that the mouse doesn't get heat stroke =])\n\n\n\n\nYeah, and an additional fact is that oxygen supports burning, thus it is able to rekindle a glowing splint.
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bleach\namonia(dont mix with bleach)\nAlcohol(pocibly boose and beer)\nAnti bacterial soap\nSpit/dog slober(ensymes)\nurin(amonia(eewww nasty))\nhot water\nsomething involving a microvave toster or some other heating apliance\nsalt water\nor you could shoot them(aim carefully, bacteria is small)
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Ringtail cats (which are not actually cats, but related to raccoons) are predators, and are most likely to be attracted to aromatic meat baits.\n\nCanned fish, fish based cat food, or a 50/50 mixture of peanut butter and honey or molasses (which is pretty much an all-purpose mammal bait) would probably work well.  I would recommend the cat food first, as it is easy to obtain and cheap, and if that doesn't work, try the other baits.\n\nI'm not sure what the local regulations are in Texas, but you might require a permit from your state Fish and Wildlife regulatory agency.  Many allow trapping freely on your own property, but may require written permission of the owners of whatever property you intend to release the animal onto.  Some agencies may require a nominal fee for trapping fur bearing varmints.
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rug rat\ncouch potato\nroad hog
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medicinal gasoline. It will really clean out your system. Try the Night Quill extra strength super unleaded.
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Use citronella oil (or anything that has citronella in it: candles, etc.), it is an organic way to repel mosquitoes.