We offer commercial roof rat removal services in Independence Twp, FL for large and small buildings. There is literally no pest or rodent problem that we can not solve. We truly care about finding every entry point so if we find an opening we document it well. You have find more information on our blog concerning pests and pest control procedures, which covers residential rat trapping as well. The work we provide today will last years years, we don’t simply put down a rodent treatment and hope you call us back.
Wild rodents can cause home damage, contaminate food, and cause illness in people and pets. Rodent infestations are more likely to occur when events, such as flooding, displace them. To avoid rodent infestation, remove potential rodent food and water sources and store food for people and pets in sealed containers. Clear away debris and other material that rodents can hide in. Safely clean up rodent droppings, urine and nesting areas, always wearing gloves and spraying material with disinfectant until thoroughly soaked before attempting to remove or clean.
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Like the Norway rat, the roof rat is implicated in the transmission of a number of diseases to humans, including murine typhus, leptospirosis, salmonellosis (food poisoning), rat-bite fever, and plague.
Selection of rodenticides and bait products must be done according to label instructions.
Knowledge is limited on interspecific competition between the different genera and species of rats.
rat 003Broken foundations, utility entries and vents can also be an obvious entry point.
They also often chew on inedible materials such as books, soap, and cans.
Various sounds that indicate rodent activity include gnawing, scratching, and digging noises.
Droppings - Roof Rat droppings are 1/4 to 1/2 inch in length, capsule shaped, with blunt ends.
One of the more common techniques for bait use is to place the bait formulation in a tamper proof rodent bait station that protects the bait from accidental exposure to non-target animals or people.
Building Inspection and Rat-Proofing
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While you are preventing future rat population growth through inspection, sanitation, and exclusion, you will also want to begin working towards elimination of the population that is already present through trapping and baiting.
Once established, they readily breed and thrive within buildings, just as Norway rats do.
A vegetation-free margin around the grove will slow rat invasions because rats are more susceptible to predation when crossing unfamiliar open areas.
Some roof rat populations are skittish and will modify their travel routes and feeding locations if severely and frequently disturbed.
Once you're satisfied that there is no more evidence of rats, and you are not trapping any new rats, you should clean the attic or whatever area they were living in, to remove the contamination and biohazard, and also to eliminate the rat scent, which will attract new rats to try to chew their way into the house in the future.
Their burrowing habitats include soil along building foundations, under woodpiles and other piles of debris.
Also, be careful when setting snap traps.
Check the traps periodically, remove any dead trapped rats, and reset the traps.
Your inspection process must include ladder work and climbing on a roof.
That is very costly! Do the job ONCE by a wildlife operator, NOT A PEST CONTROL COMPANY, get it done, and you'll be rat-free forever.
Where legal and not hazardous, shooting of roof rats is effective at dusk as they travel along utility lines.
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I'm not going to go into detail about harnesses and chicken ladders and such, but be careful! Then, when in the attic, wear a respirator - you don't want to breathe in fiberglass insulation, dust or mold, or the variety of diseases associated with rats.
The only way to solve a rat or mouse problem is to find every last point of entry into the house, and seal it shut.
Some type of clean food can be used to entice the rats to the boxes, or the tracking powders can be used in conjunction with an anticoagulant bait, with both placed in the same station.
Females can breed year-round.
Roof rats usually require water daily, though their local diet may provide an adequate amount if it is high in water content.
The damage control methods used for roof rats are essentially the same as for Norway rats.
Cage trapping is often considered to be the most humane way of dealing with an animal problem, and certainly when it comes to larger animals it is fair to say that it can be effective.
The reproductive potential of one female Norway rat is about 50-60 young per year.
Generally, a few more feedings are necessary to produce death with the first-generation anticoagulants (warfarin, pindone, diphacinone, and chlorophacinone) but this is less significant with the second-generation anticoagulants (bromadiolone and brodifacoum).
Females can breed year-round.
Rats leave the attic during the night, to go out and forage for water and food.
