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Controlling Rodents 

 

How to tell if you have a Rats or Mice....even if you don't see them! 

 

Look for: 

droppings

damaged food  containers

Rub marks or  discolorations  along walls

gnawings

tracks or trails

burrows

Planning a Rodent Control Program    It is recommended the following steps be followed :      1. Survey the area to assess the nature and extent of the problem.      2. Look for Rodent signs such as the presence of Rodents (dead or alive), droppings or urine stains, tracks or rub marks, gnawed items, and nesta or burrows.      3. Estimate the Rodent population and pinpoint nesting places and uncover avenues or runways through which Rodents gain access to buildings.      4. Draw a map of the entire area indicating strategic locations of Rodents.      5. Design a program to reduce the population and keep it under control.      Implementing a Rodent Control Program    Getting the Rat or Mouse population in an area under control requires more than just throwing a few packages of bait around.    An effective Rodent control program starts with sanitation. Clean up as many sorces of food, water , and shelter as possible. Clean up spilled food inside and outside buildings. Remove lumber and brush piles. Weedy areas around buildings provide shelter for those pests so mow or spray these areas with an appropriate herbicide. Rats normally travel only 50 to 100 feet from their home range and then only if they are protected from view.    Deny access to buildings by eliminating entry points. Holes in foundations, walls, and even around utility entry points should be closed with concrete, hardware cloth or metal sheeting. This is, of course, especially important for buildings containing food, feed or grain.    Only after taking these steps is it time to start using Rodenticides. Baits should be placed in strategic locations, along walls, in corners, beneath buildings or under pallets and in other places where Rodents travel and feed. It may take a few days for some Rodents to locate the bait, so check the bait stations periodically. If the bait has not been touched within 10 days or so, re-bait at another location.    Once the bait has been located by Rodents, they will feed continuously for several days, so inspect bait stations several times a week and maintain a continuous supply of bait. Baits should be replenished for as long as feeding continues.    "PestCatchers" and "Stick-Em" Glue Trays can be used to measure the extent of the infestation and the effectiveness of any RODENTICIDE program.    Dead Rodents must be handled with care, pick them up safely with a "PickerUpper"  General Purpos Picker.    Caution  Rodents are highly adaptable pests. An effective control program requires more than just an occasional baiting with an effective Rodenticide. It requires also removal of food, water, and shelter - the three things essential to Rodent survival.   Because children and pets are commonly found  around residential structures, Rodent control in these locations require special care. When using Rodenticides to control a Rodent population in these environments , Tamper-Resistant Bait Stations should always be used.

 

RODENTICIDES  RODENTICIDES contained in Tamper-Resistant Bait Stations,  DIY Rodent Bait Stations, and/or Non-Tamper-Resistant Bait stations , are used both indoors and outdoors.

 

Non-Toxic Products  "PestCatcher"  Glue Boards, "Stick-Em" GlueTrays,  Snap Traps, and  "WindUp" mechanical multi-catch traps are generally used only indoors.    RatZapper  is  effective for indoor  Rodent control.

 

BEFORE USING ANY RODENTICIDE - READ THE LABEL CAREFULLY 

 

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