pest control
11-14-2007, 06:25 PM
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pest control
what is your best defense against critters invading your ride while its in winter storage? i use moth ***** and lots of decon outside on the floor around the car and a box of baking soda inside just to keep the funk smell away. plug the exhaust and intake with mesh.
11-14-2007, 07:24 PM
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RE: pest control
I have heard that mice hate peppermint oil. That if you put a few drops on cotton ***** and distribute a few around the inside and outside of the car, mice won't touch it. Besides, it smells a hell of a lot better than mothballs!
11-14-2007, 07:36 PM
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RE: pest control
i live in upstate ny or the rust belt of america as we call it. it goes inside sometime in november depending on the weather until sometime in march depending on how much rain we get to rinse the salt off the roads 
salt sucks...melts snow well but rots cars out bad......rust sucks
salt sucks...melts snow well but rots cars out bad......rust sucks
11-14-2007, 09:56 PM
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RE: pest control
Try Bounce dryer sheets - same principal as the mothballs (strong scent) but leave the car smelling like fresh laundry in the spring. There are also plug in devices that emit a very high pitched noise inaudible to us but apparently very annoying to the rodents.
11-15-2007, 03:16 AM
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RE: pest control
Poor some engine coolant in a bowl and it will rid you of critters! Its sweet apparently and will kill them for any PETA guys and gals out there that might be reading this!
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what is your best defense against critters invading your ride while its in winter storage? i use moth ***** and lots of decon outside on the floor around the car and a box of baking soda inside just to keep the funk smell away. plug the exhaust and intake with mesh.
what is your best defense against critters invading your ride while its in winter storage? i use moth ***** and lots of decon outside on the floor around the car and a box of baking soda inside just to keep the funk smell away. plug the exhaust and intake with mesh.
11-15-2007, 11:25 AM
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RE: pest control
We have mice in our garage, have for about 3 yrs.
Tried mothballs, electronic plug in devices, Decon, Mouse traps, and now
have a trap that runs on batteries and zaps the little ****s when they go in for the
peanut butter. The Decon sucked because they end up dying in the garage and
yeah....not fun smelling dead mouse for 3 or 4 days. The electronic sound wave
thing.....doesn't work. I have them in my garage and up north in cabin. Put a new
sweep on the garage door and electrocuting them seems to be working.
Never heard of the pepermint oil or the dryer sheets, I'll try those, thanks !
Tried mothballs, electronic plug in devices, Decon, Mouse traps, and now
have a trap that runs on batteries and zaps the little ****s when they go in for the
peanut butter. The Decon sucked because they end up dying in the garage and
yeah....not fun smelling dead mouse for 3 or 4 days. The electronic sound wave
thing.....doesn't work. I have them in my garage and up north in cabin. Put a new
sweep on the garage door and electrocuting them seems to be working.
Never heard of the pepermint oil or the dryer sheets, I'll try those, thanks !
