Got Mice in the House?   Lilacs and Bergamot Essential Oil will help Rid your Home of Mice!   
 
     Have Mice in the house?   
Do you have a couple of smart mice that elude capture,
  no matter what kind of trap you use?

     Every spring, it seems a few mice decide to come into our home and get comfortable. It is usually the Mama, Papa and then along comes the baby mice!  They get in through the dryer vent, or under the shingles near the cellar entrance..Then, they make their way through the tiny cracks,  come through the heating vents.  The baby mice are easy to trap with the mouse glue traps you see at the store.  They seem to only work for the inexperienced baby mice!  However, the glue traps can get expensive,  if you have a very large family of baby mice!  And, the older mice are all too wise to this, and they manage to skirt around the traps, no matter where you put them.    They even manage to take the food out of the trap without springing it... 
    I did some reading in a couple of 1800's Household Hints Books.  They usually are  the best helpers on matters like this, because many people did not have easy access to stores to purchase traps and poisons.   However, most people had access to herbs, flowers and trees. 
     I tried using glue traps (they trapped only the babies) and after seeing a few baby mice struggling to get away, I stopped using them.  They almost had a pleading look in their eyes!  The next step was to remove the glue trap, with mouse still alive and attached to it, and put it in the trash.  I did not relish this, so decided to move on to something more humane for the little mice. I tried using the reusable snap traps, (they did not work, no matter  what kind of food I used in the trap.   The box said you could relocate the live mice afterward!  The mice got the food, but they were too smart to get caught!  I won't use chemicals or poisons, because they are harmful to those in the household, and to the environment.
     It took me a couple of weeks, but I finally hit on a system that worked for me.  One old book told me to use peppermint leaves or peppermint oil and sprinkle the area with the oil or leaves.  It worked a little bit, but you have to use quite a bit of the peppermint, and it gets too expensive to use...You must keep it up for at least a week, and it would cost around $50 a week or more for the oil or leaves,  depending on the size of the area you have to cover.  Fine if you have a hefty bank account.   
    
 
 

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    In May, I cut a few branches of purple lilacs for a vase in the kitchen and in the living room.  I noticed that the lilacs smelled different after a few days, as the blossoms withered.  The scent changed quite a bit and was not so flowery sweet.   Seemed to be more like a fruity smell, after fruit had been sitting in a bowl too long.  This aroma was familiar, and I checked out my essential oils....Bergamot seemed to fit...So, in the evening, I put a few drops of Bergamot on the kitchen counters, the floor near corners, and other areas I could think of...Remember..Essential oils only need a few drops here and there to be effective!

  And, when I had the Lilacs sitting on the counters and table, the mice did not visit.     I continued this for a week...So far, no more mice visit the kitchen...Now, if they decided to visit another floor of the house,  I cannot say..I don't see any in the basement (you can always see the droppings) and I dont think they are
in the attic...However, they could have gone there...I am hoping they just decided to find a nicer home.

I can't guarantee the method, but as Rick Hunter said
"It Works for Me!" And, it Works on Cape Cod!


 I am putting this information on my website for helpful information to you. However, I cannot promise it will work for everyone...I know it works for Cape Cod  Mice, but mice in other areas of the country might not be bothered by the odor of bergamot. And, I still have oil left in my tiny bottle of Bergamot Essential Oil!  A few drops goes a long, long way... I can highly recommend using Bergamot Essential Oil for ridding your home of mice.  Please click on the below link to purchase this essential oil, and it will last you a long, long time.