How to use garlic and tansy to keep mice out of your home

With the start of autumn, mice may find their way into our homes. These small rodents are not welcome guests and can instil fear in many people. How can we quickly chase them away? Our grandmothers knew and used this one method.

The presence of mice in the home can be a real nuisance. No wonder that as soon as we spot a rodent or signs of its habitation in the pantry, we quickly seek the most effective method to make it "move out" of the house.

How can we effectively get rid of mice and ensure they avoid our home in the future? There are certain humane methods that can help us with this.

It turns out that mice have an exceptionally sensitive sense of smell towards various odours. These small rodents particularly dislike the smell emitted by garlic. Garlic contains allicin and other sulphur compounds, which repel mice. If we place crushed garlic cloves in strategic locations where unwelcome guests enter the house, we can be sure the problem will be solved.

Another method using garlic is to prepare a homemade repellent spray. Simply crush garlic cloves and mix them with water to make a garlic extract, then pour the mixture into a spray bottle. Next, we need to spray critical areas—the mixture should work just as well as fresh garlic.

What if we are not fans of garlic ourselves? Don't worry; there are many other methods. Another homemade method is to use tansy. This plant contains thujone, a substance that rodents prefer to avoid.

Simply place dried tansy in sachets and distribute them around the home in places where mice appear. We can also prepare an infusion to spray, for instance, the pantry or kitchen corners.