The appearance of rats in a private house always leads to a struggle for territory with the people living there. Reproduction of rodents occurs almost at lightning speed, they make noise, squeak, spoil food, and the most unpleasant and dangerous are carriers of more than 70 types of diseases. It is not easy to cope with attacking rats - during the centuries-old neighborhood with humans, rats have adapted themselves perfectly to all sorts of traps, so today it is necessary to apply the most modern and effective methods.
Why do rats appear
Rats always try to be in close proximity to humans. Where people live, there is always food edible for them; especially in private houses (cellars, sheds and basements), where there may be bags of grain, potatoes, sugar, flour and other food supplies, which rodents would like to eat. 
Therefore, the most likely answer to the question of why you got rats, is the presence of favorable conditions for them.
Did you know? The number of rat individuals on the entire planet is 2 times the size of the human population.
Purchased chemicals
One of the effective ways of dealing with rats is the use of special chemicals and poisons, presented in a rather wide range in online catalogs or in any specialized store.
When choosing a pesticide, you need to pay attention not only to its promised effectiveness, price and specific characteristics, but also to the detailed instructions attached to it with safety precautions and possible side effects.
If the mice appeared on the site, then all the plants will suffer and it is not worth forgetting that they can move into the house. We recommend that you read how to get rid of pests in the country, at home and in the garden, also familiarize yourself with the peculiarities of rodenticide use for the destruction of rodents.
Funds rating
Today, the most common and effective means of rodents are the so-called "second generation" drugs, which are able to cope with the problem from the first time (for 1 feeding).
To facilitate the task of choosing the most effective of them will help the rating of the best (on a downward scale) funds, compiled using a variety of Internet reviews:
- "Krysid" - inexpensive rodenticide (gel or powder), 1-naphthylthiourea has an active effect. It is sucked into the intestine of the rodent, and from there into the blood, and very quickly precipitates red blood cells, as a result of which the pest dies from asphyxiation in just a day.
- Granulated bait "Help" with a bromadiolone base. One 200-gram pack is enough to neutralize rats throughout the house.
- "Nutcracker" on the basis of brotiphacum. The pasty dark blue (sometimes red) mass, packaged in 10 g. Means begins to rapidly destroy the circulatory system and, eventually, rodents die from abundant internal bleeding. An important difference from the previously mentioned drugs is the action of "Nutcracker" not for 24 hours, but after 3-4 days.
- "Storm". Flocoumafen contained in it actively interferes with normal blood coagulation. Acts like the Nutcracker. Granulated briquettes are easily laid out throughout the territory.
- "Rat death number 1" - rodenticide, in which brodifacoum is active. The drug is a soft pasty paste, packaged in packets of 100 g. According to the effect on the rat organism, it is similar to the "Nutcracker" and "Storm".
Important! When laying out any chosen bait, it is necessary to use gloves and tweezers so that there is not a trace of human smell left on the poison.
Instructions for use and precautions
The use of any poisonous rodent medicine should be preceded by a detailed study of the instructions for use, which will teach you to properly open the packaging and place the drug in a residential area, as well as mandatory precautions against toxic effects on people and animals.
A common place for all the instructions is to locate the location of the poison:
- near the walls;
- on the paths along which rodents move;
- in places of known and potential settlement;
- on the surrounding mink surfaces.
Based on the form of release of a particular rat agent, several applications can be distinguished:
- poison is applied to the grain or grain, which later will eat the pest;
- the gel or paste is mixed with any food that is attractive to the rodent;
- powder, tablets and granules are simply scattered where rats often appear;
- aerosol streams are sent to the entrance to the hole, are transformed into foam, and, ultimately, force pests to gnaw their way out.
The distance between the places where the bait is left varies mainly from 3 to 15 meters. It directly depends on the method of application of the chemical and on the number of the rat family.Precautionary measures:
- as noted above, you must clearly follow the instructions of the instructions;
- Work with anti-rat poison is contraindicated for future and nursing mothers, as well as chronic patients suffering from blood and liver diseases, and adolescents under 18 years of age;
- everyone who lives on the site must be warned in advance about the impending harassment of rats and the appropriate safety measures;
- To store toxic chemicals must be in an inaccessible dry place - under lock and, preferably, with a clearly visible label "Poison!";
- devices heated during operation must be located no closer than one meter to the place of storage;
- the procedure for placing the poison should be carried out in gloves, tweezers or a plastic spoon - even the slightest contact with open areas of the body is not allowed;
- when placing funds it is forbidden to eat, drink and smoke;
- after the procedure, the corpses of rats, the remains of the poison and dishes in which it was, must be burned (it is possible to bury, but not less than half a meter deep).
Purchased appliances
Installing special structures in the home will allow children and animals to be protected from possible poisoning caused by chemicals in the composition of anti-rats poison. Such devices are divided into electrical and mechanical, and you can buy them at any specialty store.
Electrical devices
Special electrical devices not only effectively (almost 100% result) scare away gray pests with any number of them, but are also absolutely safe for people and animals. 
They create ultrasonic waves or electromagnetic impulses that cause severe discomfort to rodents, namely:
- act on the nervous system;
- make them panic;
- confusing;
- negatively affect spatial orientation, which makes it difficult to search for food.
The devices are simply arranged - they consist of a control board and a generator of electromagnetic pulses or ultrasonic waves. More expensive devices have the ability to switch the oscillation frequency, which does not allow the pest to adapt, get used to the negative effects.
Externally, they look like ordinary speakers or small radios.
Examples and some characteristics of electrical appliances:
- Ultrasonic. They act by high-frequency vibrations with a power above 20,000 Hz. An ultrasound reflected from all surfaces fills the entire space - this provokes panic in rats. Fully rodents leave the area in 15-20 days. Users especially recommend devices "Tornado-200" and "ElectroCot Classic".
- Electromagnetic. Low-frequency oscillations negatively affect the nervous system of rats, prevent them from searching for food and provoke strong anxiety. The area of impact pulses - 200 square meters. The pests leave the territory for two to three weeks. An example is a small but effective repeller. Pest Reject (Pest Redzhekt).
- Combined. Combines 2 effects: an electromagnetic field (frequency 14-26 mA) and high frequency sound. Despite the high price, compared with previous devices, the result of such a strong influence is more effective - pests leave inhabited places much faster. Proved well Riddex pest repeller - acting silently and imperceptibly for humans, in 2-4 weeks it will expel not only rodents, but also ants and other insects. Also often recommended universal scarers EMR-21 and EMR-25.
Mechanical devices (traps)
Created by man many years ago, mechanical devices to this day successfully cope with the capture and destruction of uninvited animals. They exist only in three types: the rat-trap, trap and live-trap.
In the markets and bazaars you can find different mousetraps (traps) for rats.
Read more about how to catch a rodent using plastic bottle traps or hand-made traps.
Several options: wood, plastic and steel. The devices are very different in service life, as well as the ability not to touch the injured rodent.
An example of such a trap is the popular Super Cat trap., inside of which the bait is placed: after the seduced rat has fallen into the inside, the fabricated mechanism is quickly slammed. 
Trapcat "Super Cat" The trap is one of the old devices to get rid of gray pests.
The principle of operation is simple: the bait is laid inside the device, the rat who has pecked at the delicacy touches the necessary part of the mechanism and is seriously injured, and then immediately dies.
Zhivolovka is a cage trap, equipped with a tin door. 
Zhivolovka In the middle there is a bait, on the smell of which an animal enters the cage. Then the metal spring is triggered, which quickly slam the cage door.
Important! Use in the house contaminated rat traps can not. Immediately before use, it should be treated with a solution of soda, and then dried thoroughly.
Folk methods
When the use of special pesticides is impossible for a number of private reasons, and there is not enough money for special installations, it makes sense to try folk methods tested over many years.
Poison do it yourself recipe
The first thing that can be done to "evict" rodents is to make a deterrent or poisonous agent on their own, at home. Consider some of the best recipes:
- mix flour (can be replaced with potato starch) with plaster (1: 1), put a container with water next to the mixture;
- sprinkle with wood ash on the floor and treat all places where the rats stay frequently;
- dried bundles of peppermint and black root grass spread out around the perimeter of the room, near the baseboards and crevices - the smell of these herbs strongly deter pests;
- make a mixture of borax, rosin and powdered sugar, mixing the components in equal proportions;
- chop wine cork, mix with bread crumbs and fill with unrefined sunflower oil.
It will be interesting for you to learn how to get rid of snakes, vipers, voles, mole rats, ants and moles on your site.
Homemade trap from fishing line
You can make an effective trap yourself, at home, especially since it is not difficult.
What you need:
- spring from the front door or the camera from the bike;
- bait (preferably hazelnuts);
- 12 mm plywood (width and length respectively 10 and 85 cm);
- trimmer line (serves as a noose);
- several screws, strap for support.
Step-by-step instruction:
- Install a wooden plank against the wall for the support, put plywood on it in such a way that the construction resembles a springboard (height 20 cm).
- Attach the bottom base of the plywood to the floor with two screws.
- In plywood, on the top, make 3 holes: bean-shaped (15 x 6 mm), so that it is 5 cm from the edge, and two round sides (6 mm) at a distance of 12 cm from the plywood edge.
- Thread one end of the fishing line through the side openings to form an arc that must move freely and eventually strangle the rodent.
- On the one hand the line is rigidly fixed; on the other, it should move freely through the hole.
- On the line you should create a small loop, fixing it with a special tie (clamp).
- Next line should go to the spring.
- For the construction of the loop, it is necessary to push the bean-shaped hole (in the center) and insert a nutlet (bait) into the formed eyelet - it will block the hole, holding the line.
- To lure the rat to the top, to the main nut and loop, you need to spread the halves of hazelnuts along the plywood.
Video: how to make a homemade rat trap As a result, the device will work this way: the rat will get to the main nut and gnaw it, the loop will free and break into the bean-shaped hole, under the influence of the spring the line will tighten, the arc will go down and strangle the rat.
Security measures in the manufacture of home remedies
Applying any methods of dealing with rats, the person must follow the rules of safety:
- limit access to homemade traps for children and animals;
- not to touch with your hands a rat caught in a trap without protective equipment;
- If the animal after the trap shows signs of life, human hands should be covered with thick leather gloves that can prevent skin biting and scratching.
Did you know? According to statistics, 1/6 the share of produced and grown products is destroyed by rats. Only one rat can consume up to 12 kg of products in one year, spoiling much more.
Pets
Everyone knows that apartments and private houses where cats live, rats almost always bypass the party.
The pet has a frightening odor and a developed hunting instinct, therefore, without problems, for many centuries it has reliably protected the human dwelling from rat invasions.
In addition, a house guard cat is a very simple and environmentally friendly way to solve a problem. 
Disposal in different rooms
Disposal of rats in a private house should occur everywhere, affecting not only the living quarters, but also the places where food is stored and livestock kept (shed, cellar).
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For the best result it is necessary to provide a separate tactic for each structure.
House
For rooms where people live, you should use the most harmless to them substances.
First of all, it is better to cover all suspicious gaps and minks, for this you can use a mixture of broken glass and concrete.
If a rat penetrates through the sewage system (toilet), the lid must be quickly closed and then flushed off until the rodent moves back.
Barn
Chicken coops, rabbitks, pigsties, other shed buildings are also favorite rat places. In order to initially avoid unpleasant invasions, the floor in the room is sprinkled with a mixture of gravel and broken glass, and the holes and gaps are covered with cement.
You can use a non-toxic poison, placing it out of the reach of pets. 
Basement and cellar
In the cellars and basements of rats you can quickly scare off the sharp odors:
- use sulfur bombshell;
- burn an unnecessary tire from the car;
- process corners with formalin;
- put a rag soaked in turpentine into a burrow discovered.
Read also how to use sulfur checker "FAS".
You can also use homemade and purchased traps, pesticides and proven folk remedies.
Rat Prevention
Despite these methods, which for years allowed people to get rid of rat invasions, it is still difficult to quickly achieve results, especially if the population of rodents is large enough. 
It is easier and better to prevent the appearance of unwanted and dangerous animals at home, following for this simple preventive measures:
- keep the house clean;
- conduct regular inspections of the adjoining premises;
- plant on the territory of bushes with bay leaf and mint;
- the appearing slits are smeared with alabaster with broken glass;
- make sure that garbage, especially food waste, does not accumulate near the house.
Did you know? The rats have a well-developed memory, they are able to transmit to each other information about the location of food and at a distance to warn about the danger approaching them.
If the fight with rats for their territory has been going on for a long time and no method helps, a sensible solution would be to contact a special deratization service. Although her services are expensive, she is guaranteed to save you from any number of rodents in any room.
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