More lifestyle tutoring: the tutor shares the discovery that rats and raccoons are repelled by mint.

About 10½ years ago I came across a rat I had to get rid of. The business wasn’t pleasant; thankfully, it’s not happened since. At that time I read that rats hate mint, so you can use it to repel them.

Over the years I’ve thought about mint repelling rats: it sounds like such an easy way to prevent them. Is the solution just so simple?

Recently my wife brought home some new garbage bags. I opened the package to be greeted by a strong mint aroma, which surprised me. It was dark: I didn’t read the package, so didn’t know they were treated with mint. The idea returned to me about rat repulsion using mint: Was the company that made these trash bags on-board with that idea?

In the daylight I read the package. Yes, indeed: the bags are purposely treated with mint to repel not only rats, but also raccoons. The bags are by Frank, for anyone curious.

I’ve checked two sources that confirm the repulsion of rats and/or raccoons by the smell of mint.

Source:

www.ratcontroltricks.com

ezinearticles.com

Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.