The One Smell Mice Can’t Stand
Mice have poor eyesight but an extremely sensitive sense of smell.
It helps them find food — and avoid danger.
That’s where peppermint comes in.
Peppermint has a strong scent caused by menthol compounds.
Those compounds irritate a mouse’s nasal passages and overwhelm their senses.
To humans, peppermint smells clean and refreshing.
To mice, it’s unbearable.
When an area smells strongly of peppermint, mice instinctively avoid it.
That makes it an effective deterrent, not a trap.
And there are two easy ways to use it.
