If you look across the Internet, you can find advice on just about anything. Your kids are misbehaving all the time? You can be sure there is an “expert” who can tell you all you need to do to get them on the straight and narrow. You’re having a problem getting a pay raise at work? There’s someone there to help you as well. There is no doubt that there are an unlimited number of “experts” out there to help you.
This is true of pest control as well. There are a lot of people out there providing insight on the perfect solutions to keep such critters as rats away from your home.
The End All and Be All
One of these remedies is the use of mothballs or ammonia. Many swear that this is the perfect way to keep these rodents off of your land. A small amount of either will deter the rats from coming around your home, becoming the perfect remedy.
In all honesty, the science behind it does make some sense. Both ammonia and the ingredients in mothballs are irritating to rats. Because of their strong sense of smell and the chemicals contained in either of these products, rats are quite likely to avoid coming near them. Thus, it seems like either would be the perfect remedy to your problem.
We Have a Problem
It seems that way at least. The problem is that there are challenges with either one of these products that make it so that neither is really a good option.
Let’s start with the obvious. For this to work, you would have to pour the ammonia or leave mothballs all around your house. The chemicals in either of these products would destroy any of the vegetation around. That means that if you have grass, plants, or trees, they are as good as dead. A barren landscape may not be what you are looking for.
On top of that, if you have a large yard or a large area to cover around your home, you would have to use a lot of both of these products. Just think how unappealing it would be to have mothballs all around your yard. Plus, if you have ever been in a men’s bathroom before, you know that ammonia has an extremely strong smell. You can be sure that your neighbors are not can we appreciate feeling like they are living next to a toilet.
Plus, you would have to replenish the chemicals on a regular basis. The first time that it rained, you can be sure that both of these products would be washed away. This means you are constantly putting new ammonia or mothballs outside.
The science is sound, no doubt about it. However, this is simply not a valid option. You are going to find that it actually creates more of a problem for you that the rats themselves. You definitely need to look at better options before even considering this.
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