Rats can leave droppings, spread disease, scatter rubbish and drive away other, beneficial wildlife in your garden ...

Gardeners are being urged to put one natural item in their gardens this summer to deter rats and make them turn and scurry ...

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Both rats and mice hate the smell of garlic, due to their heightened sense of smell. Therefore, if you place a bulb (around 20p from the supermarket) around your garden, it will act as a deterrent ...

According to the experts, mice and rats "hate the smell of lavender". Therefore, using a lavender-scented spray, essential oils, or even growing a lavender plant could help deter them, reports the ...

Pickled onions Rats can smell food from just over a mile away so if you have overflowing bins or rubbish in your garden you may as well have a neon sign pointing at your home inviting them in.

Rats and mice also "hate" the smell of fresh peppermint, so wiping peppermint oil on a cotton pad across any entry points can "deter them from entering". Similarly, rodents "can't stand to be ...

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