The use of ultrasonic repellers of mice and rats is today considered one of the simplest and, at the same time, quite effective ways to get rid of rodents from enclosed spaces. Such popularity has corresponding prerequisites - the effectiveness of ultrasound devices has been repeatedly confirmed in practice by ordinary people (which can not be said about folk methods of scaring away rats and mice, which for the most part simply do not work). In general, you can find a lot of reviews indicating that the ultrasonic repeller safely helped drive rats and mice out of the house, garage or cellar.
At the same time, repellers are not a panacea - like other types of drugs, they, along with advantages, have a number of disadvantages that limit their effectiveness and scope. In addition, the popularity of ultrasonic rodent repellers played a trick on them: in the wake of active demand, unscrupulous manufacturers began to produce devices that were frankly useless and only simulate the work of effective repellers. And the information space, along with true customer reviews, began to fill in custom opinions designed to advertise certain products (in general, today this method of promoting questionable goods is quite popular on the Internet).
As a result, in order to choose and buy a truly reliable ultrasonic repeller for mice and rats, it’s useful to at least outline the technical side of the issue - how, in fact, such devices work, what to look for first and how to recognize frank “dummies”. Such knowledge, at least, will save you from buying broken junk and will allow you to choose the best device among truly effective repellers.
So, let's figure out how to choose an ultrasonic repeller for mice and rats, which is most likely to get rid of rodents in the room.
What you need to know about rat and mouse ultrasound repellers
As the name implies, an ultrasonic repeller is a device that generates ultrasound, that is, very high frequency sound vibrations. So high that a person does not hear them, while mice and rats perfectly perceive them. So, with the help of such a device, you can scare away rodents, making it almost invisible to humans.
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The upper limit of the perception of sound in the human ear is about 20 kHz - sound with a higher frequency is called ultrasound. Rats and mice normally hear sounds at frequencies up to 100 kHz.
Thus, when working with an ultrasonic repeller, ideally, a person should practically not hear it (sometimes a slight squeak is possible), But rats, mice and, by the way, domestic animals - cats and dogs - hear ultrasound perfectly. In the case of pets, this is important to consider when using the device (this will be discussed later).
Ultrasonic repellers of rats and mice have the following specific features:
- These devices do not kill and do not catch rodents. Some untrained people are seriously trying to buy some kind of ultrasonic trap or ultrasonic trap for rats, while there are, of course, no such ones on sale, there are only ultrasonic repellers. All that such devices do is generate high-frequency sounds that cause discomfort or fear in rats and mice;
- It would be incorrect to consider ultrasonic repellers as completely harmless to humans, although in general they are superior in their safety to the vast majority of other means of controlling rodents. It should be borne in mind that with prolonged exposure to ultrasound, some people get a headache;
- An important point to consider when choosing a device is that electronic repellers cannot be absolutely universal. Those devices that help get rid of rats and mice are completely useless as a means of combating insects (except, perhaps, mosquitoes). As practice shows, on small Chinese trinkets, positioned as universal repellents of “everything and everything”, cockroaches like to bask at night;
- Even quite powerful and generally quite effective devices in some cases may not give the desired result. The reasons are different - individual rats can get used to ultrasound, or initially they will not be afraid of it (rarely, but this sometimes happens; in the population of any mammals there are individuals more timid and less timid). Or the area of the house may be too large, and in certain cases the repeller is simply incorrectly used (for example, it is placed in the corner of a cluttered room);
- It is also worth bearing in mind that the market today is flooded with a large number of practically useless and ineffective repellers (ultrasonic, as well as supposedly electromagnetic and magnetic resonance), whose manufacturers sometimes carefully mask them under already well-proven devices. Therefore, it is not easy to choose and buy a reliable ultrasonic repeller without basic ideas in this area.
Fortunately, there are a number of simple criteria that can immediately weed out 90% of questionable devices. What are these criteria - let's understand ...
How to choose an ultrasonic repeller for rats and mice?
First of all, when choosing an ultrasonic repeller for rats and mice, you should look at the price of the device. Devices worth less than 1000 rubles rarely help to get rid of rodents, and therefore the appropriateness of such a purchase initially looks very doubtful. With a very limited budget, it is better to give preference to mousetraps, rat traps, or inexpensive rat poison.
Rather reliable ultrasonic repellers of rats and mice cost from 2000 rubles and above. Those devices, the cost of which is in the range of 1000-2000 rubles, in principle, can affect the behavior of rodents located close to it, but in a large room they often do not give results. Therefore, by the way, you should be very careful about videos on which, in order to prove the capabilities of the repeller, they scare the mice in the cage (in real conditions, that is, in an ordinary spacious room, mice and, especially, rats may not react at all the signals of such an apparatus).
Here is an example of testing the Grad A-1000 Pro repeller on mice in a cage:
The next criterion for screening ineffective means is the statement of the seller (or manufacturer) that the device is effective against all pests - they say, it scares away rats, and mice, and cockroaches, and bugs, and domestic ants, and fleas, etc. Such statements indicate that the seller either knows absolutely nothing about his product, or intentionally misleads the buyer. If such information is indicated on the device, its packaging or in the operating instructions - most likely, before you is a typical brainchild of the Chinese industry.
As a rule, such “universal” repellers are attributed an electromagnetic or magnetic resonance principle of operation - small boxes with colored LEDs, according to legend, emit special electromagnetic waves that supposedly repel pests.Unfortunately, in practice, pests do not respond at all to such devices.
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The principle of action of effective rodent repellents is always based on ultrasound radiation. Thus, the so-called electromagnetic and magnetic resonance repellers of "universal" action, it is advisable to immediately exclude from their consideration.
Usually, after the indicated initial screenings, not many devices remain to select. The next step is to evaluate their technical characteristics:
- The sound pressure level created by the ultrasonic repeller - it should be at least 70 dB, and preferably from 90 dB (especially since most manufacturers overestimate this characteristic and indicate a value obviously greater than the actual one);
- The pattern of the ultrasound emitted by the device. For good rat and mouse repellers, it should be almost circular, that is, its value should be 320-360 ° (although, again, in reality it will most likely be less than indicated in the passport);
- Area repelled by the repeller. Well, if it is at least 250 square meters. m. But too large values (more than 800 sq. m.) are also suspicious.
For devices that meet the specified characteristics, it is useful to read reviews on the Internet. In this case, you should take into account the most detailed messages that indicate the conditions of use, the period after which the rats or mice left the room, the nuances of work that are difficult to think of if you write a review on the order.
Finally, if any of the devices under consideration passed real field tests with a description of the corresponding experimental results, the results of such tests are also useful to take into account.
For example, a fairly large-scale and thorough study of ultrasonic rodent repellents was carried out in Kiev using measuring and recording instruments from Bruel & Kiaer, Dactron and PULSE, as well as evaluating the reaction of rats to different devices. The experiment was conducted in a closed workshop of an old pasta factory on "wild", that is, not laboratory rats. During the experiment, ultrasonic repellers of 25 different brands were tested.
According to the results of the study, the following devices were recognized as the most effective:
| Position in the final ranking | Device | Sound pressure level (actual / declared), dB | Radiation pattern (fact.), ° | Protected area (declared), sq. m | price, rub. |
| 1 | Chiston-2 PRO | 125 | 360 | 450 | 2500 |
| 2 | Chiston-2 | 110 | 360 | 300 | 2200 |
| 3 | Bioguard | 130 | 300 | 800 | 4500 |
| 4 | TM-315 | 102/115 | 30/360 | 750 | 8500 |
| 5 | WK-0600 | 102/116 | 25/360 | 325 | 7390 |
| 6 | UZU-03 | 100 | 30/360 | 500 | 2820 |
| 7 | Spectrum | 98 | 30/360 | 250 | 3500 |
| 8 | Tornado 800 | 97/102 | 30/360 | 800 | 3200 |
| 9 | Tsunami 2 | 90/95 | 40/360 | 250 | 1600 |
| 10 | KQ 200A | 95/120 | 27/360 | 600 | 7800 |
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An important point is that all repellers considered effective operate on 220 V mains. This does not mean that a battery-powered device will not be able to repel rats efficiently, but we can say in advance that the power of ultrasound emitted by a battery-powered device will be extremely low. - much less than for a device powered by 220 V.
Of course, choosing an ultrasonic repeller for mice and rats is not only possible from the above rating. However, this list helps to provide an approximate idea of the characteristics that truly effective devices should have.
Let's look at some of these devices in more detail ...
Chiston-2 and Chiston-2 PRO
According to the above experiment, it was precisely the Chiston series devices that made it possible to minimize the activity of rats in the room. Simply put, when these ultrasonic repellers were working, rodents preferred not to run into the workshop at all, where they had been actively feeding the whole week before.
Repellers Chiston and Chiston-2 PRO, when used correctly, effectively protect houses and storage rooms from mice and rats — pests usually leave the premises within a week from the moment the device is used.At the same time, in many cases Chistons influence the behavior of domestic animals, and if cats or dogs may not be afraid of them, and eventually completely stop responding to them, then domestic rodents - hamsters, mice, rats - experience such repellers when working the same discomfort as pests, and sometimes it comes to stress and refusal to eat.
Therefore, when using any ultrasonic repellers, the safety measures specified in the instructions for use of the device should be strictly observed.
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“My Chiston-2 was the most effective repeller. Before him, I bought some Chinese rubbish, then Clean House. With the Clean House this way and that, the mice became smaller, but did not disappear. And after Chiston everyone was gone ... "
Igor, from forum posts
Bioguard
This ultrasonic repeller is produced by the same company as the Chiston series instruments, and in many ways is similar to them and has similar application rules. Perhaps the main difference between the Biostrazh repeller is a large protected area, and for this plus the buyer will have to pay a significant amount.
In fact, when used in apartments and private houses, such a wide signal coverage is not required, and is even redundant. Therefore, with the help of Bioguard it makes sense to fight rats mainly in enterprises, in private households or in large houses.
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“... I first tried to bring Typhoon into the cellar from the garden. I thought that if he helped from a mole, then he would help from rats. Did not help. Brought back to the garden. I took friends to try OSU-5. He drove away the rats, but on sale we did not find one that constantly stood in the cellar. The same friends recommended to buy Biostrazh. I saw the price, I almost fell, 5000 like a bush - just to drive the rats out! But then I was lucky, I found a used one at the sale, I bought it for 1500. Indeed, it works as well as the OSU, I have been using it for a year now, there are no rats or mice. My husband even carried electricity into the cellar for the sake of such a thing. ”
Elena, Kazan
TM-315
The ultrasonic repeller TM-315 is one of the most expensive devices of this kind, although, in general, in terms of repelling rats and mice, it does not exceed those described above. Perhaps its main feature is the ability to scare away birds (with sounds of an audible range), as well as an attractive modern design.
The device is mainly used in factories and food industry enterprises.
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“Here is my comparative experience: I had to somehow breed rats, I myself chose which ultrasonic repeller is better. It all started with the Electronic Cat - well, inexpensive, small, on the video they showed on the Internet how mice shy away from it. But in fact in the room they hardly hear him. In one corner, this Electrocat squeaks, in the other they are quietly eating themselves. Then he took Grad A500 from a neighbor, he scared moles in his country house. So yes, the thing, the mouse fled from the basement, but remained in the house. I turn on the houses, and they move to the basement. And so that everywhere - it’s not enough. ”
Alexander, Voronezh
Tornado Repellers
Ultrasonic repellers of rats and mice of the Tornado series differ primarily in the size of the area protected from rodents (and, as a result, in the dimensions of the device itself):
- Tornado 200 protects against pests an area of 200 square meters. m .;
- Tornado 400, respectively, operates on an area of up to 400 square meters. m .;
- Tornado 800 protects an area of 800 square meters. m
However, it should be borne in mind that in "combat" conditions, the real value of the protected area may be significantly less than the declared - especially if the room has furniture, carpets and other interior elements that interfere with the spread of ultrasound and absorb it.
It is important not to confuse the Tornado repellers used to fight rats and mice, and devices of the same name for repelling moles.The photo below shows the Tornado 800 - an ultrasonic rodent repeller:
And this is the Tornado Mole Repeller:
Rodent control devices have a special emitter and generate ultrasound. The mole repeller, when working, emits sounds in the audible range and additionally vibrates, due to which it repels moles that can clearly hear noise in the soil. Against rats, the mole repeller will be useless, and vice versa - a repeller designed to fight rodents, it is unlikely to frighten off moles.
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“I was looking for an ultrasonic repeller for a car, I tried several cheap options, but the mice got into the car anyway at night, even the cat couldn’t catch them here. Some Chinese was standing there too, then a little more expensive Help 80403, but to no avail. In the end, I bought a tornado, but turned it on just in the garage, I didn’t even put it in the car. Two hours later, the cat brought the mouse from the basement. I understand that they all started to run there. The device has worked! A week ago, I washed the car in a good car wash so that the smell of the mouse disappeared, and indeed, now these bastards have stopped climbing inside. ”
Pavel, Moscow
But what if you make a rodent repeller with your own hands? ..
An ultrasonic repeller of mice and rats (or something similar) can be tried to assemble with your own hands, but it is useful to take into account a number of nuances.
Do not count on the fact that you can use any squeaker as an ultrasonic repeller - a musical keychain or, for example, a Chinese alarm clock. These devices do not emit ultrasound at all, so it would be more correct to call them sound repellers. Their effectiveness in practice is minimal.
In addition, such rodent repellent options are known today:
- Reproduction of danger signals of rats and mice using a computer through speakers. On the network you can even find mp3 files with the recording of such sounds;
- Using a special application for the phone that does the same thing - it generates (according to legend) danger signals in rats.
Again, in fact, such tools are unlikely to be useful. Computer speakers are not designed to emit ultrasound (and cheap speakers cannot reproduce even 20kHz normally). Meanwhile, rodent hazard signals are largely in the area of ultrasonic frequencies, so that the flawed speakers of a smartphone will not be able to reproduce them adequately.
However, these methods are good for their free, and to try them is not difficult. For the sake of interest, you can try to turn the phone or computer into a mouse repeller, and according to the test results, you can already conclude whether it turned out to scare away the animals, or if you need to use more specialized means.
Which repeller to buy?
Summing up, we can conclude that to get rid of rats and mice in the house, it is advisable to buy a repeller that satisfies the following key conditions:
- It is ultrasonic (and not electromagnetic or magnetic resonance);
- It has an adequate price. It is advisable to choose devices costing from 2000 rubles;
- It has sufficient power (powered by the network) and a wide radiation pattern of the emitted ultrasound;
- It doesn’t “swing” right and left with promises that will help to drive out not only rats, but also cockroaches with fleas from the house;
- Tested by other people, and it is easy to find positive reviews about the operation of the device.
Of the several devices with similar characteristics, you can buy one that is more suitable in size and design.
It should not be forgotten that even high-quality expensive ultrasonic rodent repellers in some cases may not give the desired result (this was described above). Therefore, it is not necessary to exclude in advance from consideration the classical methods of combating mice and rats (traps, poisons), resorting to them as necessary.
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“They took a chance, ordered the Tornado-400 via the Internet, because they decided that 800 was already too cool. Yes, and 400 was great. We were even afraid of the cat, rats were neither seen in the basement nor in the house after the purchase. Good, albeit expensive. When we took, the price was 3100 rubles ... "
Pavel, Tolyatti
If you have experience using this or that ultrasonic rodent repeller, be sure to share the information by leaving your feedback about the device at the bottom of this page: did the repeller help you, or did they say that the money was thrown away? And if it didn’t help, then how did you deal with the solution of the problem in the future?
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