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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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They are nocturnal by nature and are accomplished climbers.
Young rats generally cannot be trapped until about 1 month old.
Roof rats leave a hind foot track of about 3/4-1 inch.
When droppings are seen, it is a good practice to remove those droppings and later inspect to see whether new droppings were deposited.
Roof rats prefer to nest in locations off of the ground and rarely dig burrows for living quarters if off-the-ground sites exist.
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Norway rats are usually active at dusk or during the night and are inactive during daylight hours.
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Store pet food in sealed containers and do not leave it out at night.
Other rat signs may also assist, but be aware that both species may be present.
The efficacy of such products for rats is generally lacking.
Other indicators can include grease marks along surfaces as well as nests.
Then the rats should be trapped and removed.
For more detailed information, see Rodent-proof Construction and Exclusion Methods.
Tunnel boxes or bait boxes specially designed to expose a layer of toxic powder will reduce potential contamination problems and may actually increase effectiveness.
Make sure that all doors, windows and screens fit tightly in their frames and repair those that do not.
Taste perception of rats is good; once rats locate food, the taste will determine their food preferences.
Liquid baits may be an effective alternative in situations where normal baits are not readily accepted, especially where water is scarce or where rats must travel some distance to reach water.
Just like Norway rats, roof rats destroy far more foodstuffs by contamination from feces and urine than from consumption.
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Norway rats and the roof rats are very different in their habits, habitats and behavior, so the first requirement of a rat treatment program is to correctly identify the rat and develop a treatment plan that works for that species.
Pesticides must be registered for rat control by federal and/or state authorities and used in accordance with label directions.
Out-of-doors, roof rats may be present in low to moderate numbers with little sign in the way of tracks or droppings or runs and burrows.
Grease marks are produced as the rodent travels along an edge, and the oils in their fur are deposited.
As mentioned above, roof rats prefer above ground nesting locations in shrubs, trees, and dense vegetation.
Roof Rats can enter homes and other structures through openings as small as ½ inch.
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Sometimes they transmit the disease directly by contaminating food with their urine or feces.
Sightings & Sounds - Since rodents are nocturnal and live secretively under normal circumstances, you can be sure that regular daytime rodent sightings indicate a heavy infestation.
The young are born in a nest about 21 to 23 days after conception.
Knowledge is limited on interspecific competition between the different genera and species of rats.
