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Ok, it’s not pretty but in NYC sometimes you have unwanted roomies like bugs (see how to banish creepy crawlers) and mice. Thankfully, Carissa Potenza from Green Space NYC shows us how to give rodents an eviction notice with an easy DIY home remedy using peppermint oil. Mice and rats hate the smell and will bypass your home for the one next door - which is perfect revenge for that neighbor who won’t turn her heavy metal down. We joke, make some for yourself and if you’re feeling generous, your neighbors too.

Mice Ain’t Nice Repellents
Makes 10 repellent balls

What You Need:

• 1 bottle of peppermint oil – the real stuff not peppermint scented (avail at health food stores)
• 10 organic cotton balls

Directions:

1. Put 5 drops of peppermint oil on the cotton balls and spread them throughout the house, especially under the sink, behind the stove, and in other spaces where there are pipes, cracks, or other possible points of entry for rodents.
2. The scent will eventually wear out, so you should replenish every few weeks/months, depending on whether the rodent problem persists.

-NY City Editor Brianne…off to make peppermint repellents gifts for the neighbors…

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