Question from Annette Tweedel
We saw this at Walmart and wanted to know if you know anything about this product. The Black & Decker Electronic Pest Repeller, for total home coverage. No poisons, no chemicals or traps. It kills or gets rid of mice, cockroaches, spiders and other pests. You just plug it into an outlet. We have a problem with roaches and I won’t let my husband spray poisons. He put boric acid in a couple of jar lids, and for some reason, it just seems like it does not want to work. When I first saw this product I first thought, does this spray a chemical out or does it have some kind of a smell? And is this good to use for someone with multiple chemical sensitivity like me.
Thank you for your time.
Debra’s Answer
I looked at this online and it appears to be an ultrasonic pest repeller, which uses sound waves beyond the range of human hearing to repel pests. Pests are repelled because they cannot adapt to the constantly changing array of complex ultrasonic and sonic sounds.
I have never used this type of pest repellant, so I don’t know if it works, or what the electromagnetic concerns might be. Readers?
