Keeping rats at bay is easy using Vick Vaporub, an ointment that most people already have in their homes.

Here’s how it works.

What You Need:

Three sugary cookies of your choice
One tablespoon of bicarbonate
1-Teaspoon Vicks VapoRub
To make a fine powder, crush the cookies.

Mix the ground cookies with the baking soda until completely combined.

Knead the ingredients with your fingers until it becomes a uniform dough, then add the teaspoon of Vick Vaporub.

Split the dough in half and shape each half into a tiny ball or pile.

You may bait a spot where you think rats congregate by placing two or three of these parts in a container and leaving it there.

The tempting scent of the cookies will draw in the rodents, but the combination of baking soda and Vicks Vaporub will drive them away.

Rats are vectors for a number of illnesses that may have devastating effects on people.

Here are a few examples of these diseases:

A bacterium found in rat and other animal urine causes leptospirosis.

A bacterial disease carried by fleas that inhabit rats is known as bubonic plague.

Inhalation of aerosols from infected rats’ excrement or urine is the mode of transmission for the hantavirus.

The Lassa fever virus is found in rat droppings and causes hemorrhagic fever.

The presence of rats in the house may cause food and water pollution, which in turn raises the risk of developing illnesses. Thegnawing of wires, wood, and other building components is a common way that rats destroy homes.

For reasons of both comfort and health, it is essential to maintain a house free of rats. Without resorting to more forceful or poisonous approaches, this simple solution may help you take a step ahead in the battle against these rodents.