Brilio.net - Food storage areas at home need special attention because they are often targeted by mice . The presence of mice can make storage areas and kitchen areas dirty and messy. In addition, mice can damage jars, boxes, or plastic food wrappers. Many people use poison or mouse traps as a quick solution. However, mice can often avoid these traps and continue to roam. If the mouse is successfully killed, the smell of its carcass can be very disturbing, and the carcass must be found and disposed of so that it does not cause a smell in the house.
A netizen on the YouTube account Petani Muda Milenial shared a similar experience. He often finds mice in his onion storage warehouse. This netizen is known as an onion farmer who actively shares agricultural content on his personal YouTube.
"This is my onion warehouse, there are rat pests that cause the shallots to fall like this. They are not eaten, they are only used as toys so they are dirty like this," he said, quoted by brilio.net from YouTube Petani Muda Milenial on Wednesday (12/2).
photo: YouTube/Young Millennial Farmers
Now, he said he no longer needs to worry about his onion storage warehouse being visited by rats because he has a way to prevent it. He also explained that this method can also be used in other food warehouses or food storage areas in the kitchen at home. The method is to simply use one type of spice, namely pepper.
The type of pepper used is free, but according to him it is much more effective if using black pepper. Reported from raptorsarethesolution.org, mice really hate the strong smell of pepper, especially black pepper. That's why this one kitchen spice is often used to repel them.
Simply sprinkle pepper into the corners near the food storage area that is often passed by mice. In addition to the kitchen or food storage, you can also sprinkle pepper in other rooms in the house that are also usually visited by mice. Do this method approximately 2 times a week until you feel that no more mice are coming.
photo: YouTube/Young Millennial Farmers
Reported from summertenvironmentsolution.com, in addition to sprinkling it directly, pepper can also be dissolved first with water. Then, use a spray bottle to spray the pepper solution into the area where food is stored. When mice approach, they will feel a spicy sensation in their eyes and nose, so that the mice will automatically leave.
So, are you interested in trying the method of preventing mice from coming into the kitchen using pepper?
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