Some report good results with sheets of laundry softener. Shout (TM)
softener sheets didn't work against fieldmice for me last winter. They
set up housekeeping again in the passenger-side bonnet hinge area of my
MGB-GT, and used the softener sheets to add comfort to the nest. But,
they also occupied the space a couple of years before, when they, or some
other critters, removed the mothballs from the dish set just outside the
hinge area. My test results have been inconclusive, except that they do
seem to prefer pink fiberglass insulation to yellow fiberglass
insulation.
There may be a phD study in this--city mice v country mice, young v
old, red v blue paint, etc---lots of variables to consider.
I will be using mothballs again this winter. Carpets in one car are
wool, which is a factor for me, and the mothball smell is so strong that
it _should_ be working against mice, just as bitter cough syrups work
better than tasty ones.
Bob
On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:17:25 -0600 Jack Feldman <qualitas.jack@gmail.com>
writes:
> I put the BGT away in a new place. It is on a farm with, no doubt,
> rodents.
>
> The owner of the building said that he ptst sheets of laundry
> softener in the cars to keep the critters away. He said it was better
than
> mothballs, and didn't smell.
>
> I never heard of this before. Has anyone?
>
> Jack
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