Rat baits are dangerous and potentially deadly to animals and people that consume them. The baits used are normally flavoured to make them attractive to rodents and these can also entice other animals to eat them. Dogs and cats who ingest rat baits may die. Even children have sometimes been poisoned by rat bait.

All you need to do is mix 2 – 2 and a half cups of ammonia, 100 – 200 mL of water and a 2-3 spoonful of detergent in a bowl. Then, put it to places where rats are usually seen. The smell of ammonia is very pungent that it instantly kills rats

A: Poisoned rodents may die anywhere, including in some very inconvenient areas. There is no evidence the rodents exit buildings “seeking water” and then die outside. Most times, poisoned rodents succumb in their nests.

Bromadiolone is a rodenticide meant to kill rats and mice. Anticoagulants like bromadiolone work by preventing the blood from clotting. Unlike some other rat poisons, which require multiple days of feeding by an animal, bromadiolone can be lethal from one day’s feeding.

Many liquid potpourri products and essential oils, including oil of cinnamon, citrus, pennyroyal, peppermint, pine, sweet birch, tea tree (melaleuca), wintergreen, and ylang ylang, are poisonous to dogs. Both ingestion and skin exposure can be toxic

Research has found that some essential oils—especially peppermint oil—are effective at repelling roaches. … To repel roaches, try mixing two parts water with one part white vinegar and 10 drops of peppermint oil to a spray bottle, and spritz it around the affected areas of your apartment

Before you reach for the chemical-laden bug spray and store-bought insect repellents, there’s a natural solution you can try—peppermint. Insects hate peppermint. In fact, the stick bug uses a milky substance it can emit from behind its head that fills the air with the scent of peppermint

Not only does peppermint oil repel ants, it also repels spiders. In fact, peppermint keeps most pests away, including aphids, beetles, caterpillars, fleas, flies, lice, mice and moths.

It doesn’t matter what your house looks like. You can have the cleanest house on the block or the dirtiest. The cockroaches are looking for food and water. Food and water is everywhere…so are cockroaches.

If you have Cockroaches and have asthma, the cockroaches carry an allergen that can trigger an attack.. Their legs can carry bacteria on them and deposit it on food and surfaces.. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) , cockroaches are “unhygienic scavengers in human settlements.