Mouse repellents, devices, and methods of using such
Mouse repellents include one or more plant essential oils or other plant-derived natural compounds. The mouse repellents can be used alone or in combination with mouse attractants. Devices and further methods of using the mouse repellents are also disclosed.
1 . A method of controlling mice comprising: dispensing a mouse repellent blend at a at least first location, and attracting mice to at a at least second location, and wherein the mouse repellent blend comprises one or more plant essential oils;
wherein the one or more plant essential oils consists of a blend of peppermint, lemongrass, and cinnamon leaf.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more plant essential oils are isolated, purified, or synthetic.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mouse repellent blend further comprises plant-derived natural compounds selected from the group consisting of piperin, capsaicin, cayenne peppers, chili peppers, and black peppers.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plant essential oils are included in equal amounts by weight or volume.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mouse repellent blend further comprises a carrier liquid, wherein the one or more plant essential oils are disseminated from the carrier liquid.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the carrier liquid comprises mineral oil.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the mouse repellent blend comprises about 3 ml of the one or more plant essential oils or plant-derived natural compounds and about 7 ml of the carrier liquid.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mouse repellent blend further comprises one or more additional deterrents, bittering compounds, colorants, and rheology modifiers.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein dispensing the mouse repellent blend at the at least first location comprises dispensing the mouse repellent blend from a device for repelling one or more mice.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the device comprises a heated chamber; wherein the mouse repellent blend is transferable to the heated chamber; and wherein dispensing the mouse repellent blend at the at least first location further comprises heating the heated chamber to a temperature suitable for controlled volatilization of the mouse repellent blend.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the heated chamber is electrically heated.
12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the mouse repellent blend is transferred into the heated chamber by a wick.
13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the device is a plug-in device.