PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for repelling rats by which smoke exhibiting strong repellent effects on the rats is used after all even without using a repellent.SOLUTION: The method for repelling the rats comprises using the smoke emitted by thermal decomposition of azodicarbonamide as an active ingredient and diffusing the smoke so as to provide &ge45 cpm amount of the smoke.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】煙を用いたネズミの忌避方法。【解決手段】本発明のネズミ忌避方法はアゾジカルボンアミドが熱分解して発生する煙を有効成分とし、前記煙を45cpm以上の煙量となるように拡散させるネズミの忌避方法。【選択図】なし