Cooler weather always brings a spike in visits from rodents. Mice, cute as they may be, chew through cords, gnaw into bags of food and leave droppings in cupboards and on counters and floors.

TikTok user Madame Sweat has gone viral with her ingenious method to deter mice using a common household item: peppermint essential oil. “If you don’t want to set traps, you just want the mice ...

Another rodent repelling solution is peppermint oil, widely known for its potent scent due to the menthol it contains, which is unsettling to mice and rats. David says: "Peppermint oil is ...

For dried mint leaves, use vodka containing 45–60% alcohol (90–120 proof). For fresh mint leaves, since they already contain ...