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Rats are the very last thing you want to see in your house all the more on your dining table or your closet. Don't you just hate it when you see one eating the food on your table? Rats are nasty dangerous creatures that can pose hazards to your health and your things as well. Getting rid of them is the goal of every homeowner. Did you know that rats have poor vision? Yup and they rely mostly on their other senses and they move through the dark making use of their long whiskers and guard hairs on their bodies to guide them.

If you want to trick a rat and capture it, make sure you don't feed it with rotten food or anything it wouldn't like. It's hard to believe but rats have a discriminating taste too. They are very cautious as well which means that they will need to drag the food somewhere else and consume it. Rats have a keen sense of smell to locate food so the smell of any bait can be easily used to make it even more attractive to them.

One nice way to capture a rat is by using a wooden snap trap. This is the kind we always see in cartoons and movies. Not a lot of people use this kind of trap because it can only trap one rat at a time and others just think it's low on the humanity scale because it will kill the animal painfully. If you are on the gentle side, you can use a glue board instead. These are made of wood or cardboard and are covered with enormously sticky glue. When a rat runs across it, it will get stuck. How will it die? By either starving to death or suffocating. I always put a piece of bread or some bread crumbs on the glue board so that the rat will take the bait in no time and it always works!

 So here are a few ideas and tips to help you find a company that is right for you and one you can trust. The first thing to remember when dealing with any type of pest any that you do not know a great deal about is leave it to the professionals, you never know you just may be allergic to them. When arranging for a company to call to your remember always ring around at least two or three and make sure the one that sounds the most competent offers a free call out and survey. A free call out is a must have, this is the first part of the process of saving money. Once the engineer arrives at your property he should then carry out a thorough site survey, it is at this point the pest controller should identify your problem and give you a quotation for your infestation and not an over the phone standard charge that may be over priced and will only be appropriate for a pest control Infestation that is a lot larger than yours.

There are over 4,000 rodent species categorized based on their anatomy similarities and differences. Overall, three major groups with over 30 families make up the total rodent population.

Common Rodent Types

The more common rodents fall into three major suborders. The suborder Sciuromorpha includes squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, woodchucks, prairie dogs, gophers, pocket mice, kangaroo rats, and beavers. The suborder Myomorpha is made up of mouse-like rodents and includes a large variety of mouse and rat species, such as hamsters, lemmings, voles, muskrats, gerbils, dormice, and jerboas. The suborder Hystricomorpha includes porcupine, capybara, nutria, agouti, cavy, mara, chinchilla, and several other species.

Commensal Rodents

Rats and mice are largely responsible for eating up or contaminating a food supply. These types of rodents are known as "commensal rodents" because they live with or in close association to humans. The most common commensal rodents are the house mouse, the Norway rat and the roof rat. These rodents spoil our food by contaminating it with feces, hair and dander. These pests are found in homes, supermarkets, and restaurants throughout the United States in addition to warehouses and food processing facilities. The prevention and control of the commensal rodent population is a large concern in many states where these pests are able to thrive.

Rodent Pest Control Options

Rodent pest control can be managed in several ways, depending on your where you live, your desire to be green and your budget. The following offers pros and cons for various pest control options.

Mechanical traps. These traps are the fastest and most reliable ways to control pest problems. The trapping of mice has several advantages including value, ease-of-use, and safety. Many home and business owners like traps because they can confirm that the pest control service they hired got them results. It also ensures that the rodents do not die in crawl spaces or basements where they are more difficult to remove. Traps used in conjunction with other green pest control methods often have the best overall results.

Despite these advantages, mechanical traps for mice and rat control may be a bit crude considering other methods today. Animal lovers may not like the cruelty aspect of the way the rodent is killed. Also, such devices placed around an active home or business can be dangerous to little children and pets.

Baiting by itself is an effective rat control method to kill the little vermin without having to an undertaker's job of disposing of the remains. Baits in pellet form can be bought which work on both rats and mice, and can be left in a tray. Some baits even come in nifty pouches that rats can chew through which you can just leave in corners where rats frequent.

Rodent baits should have the United States Environmental Protection Agency registration on it. Make sure that you strictly follow the procedure and instructions on its label. If you wish to place these baits within your house, label them carefully with their specific usage.

You should remember however that not all baits work. It's going to be an excellent idea if you get help from pest service that you know of since pest control professionals certainly hold the knowledge in the 'how-to's' of this tough battle. Pest management are often a hard task, so bear in mind that professional pest control services are just a phone call away to cater your rat control concerns.

Rats can be trapped with great success using your standard wooden rat trap such as those made by Victor. These can even be purchased a dozen at a time to save money. If you have a rat infestation in an attic or outbuilding, the best technique is to put out as many traps as possible and bait them all at once. This is to greatly reduce the rodent population before they become trap shy. Bait the traps with what you have available, no need for expensive commercial baits. Baits such as peanut butter, nuts, candy and bacon are but a few that people have great success with. Try baiting the traps for a week prior to setting them to get the rats used to feeding at the traps.

Place your snap traps along the rodent runs characterized by dark smudging from the oils in their fur. If possible place the traps with the trigger perpendicular to a wall. Trapping rodents with wooden snap traps works very well and is still one of the most common methods used by professional pest control companies.

If the pest infestation is not put under control, you will be at great risk for contracting diseases from the presence of roof rats. The ingestion of droppings, the contact of rat urine with foodstuffs or water, on skin even, and the inhalation of the fume from rat excrement is sufficient to infect a person. The removal of rat droppings as well as any attempt at a thorough and quick termination of a rodent infestation can be dangerous, and should be handled by a trained and qualified Florida Pest Control specialist. The process of cleaning, decontamination, and termination is fast, reliable, and will prove beneficial for any business establishment or household.

Have you ever been laying in bed at night or enjoying a movie with your family and all of a sudden you hear scratching, thumping or scampering that sounds as if its coming from everywhere. Well you may now be a victim of a Rat infestation. Most homeowners won't figure out they are infested until they either start hearing noises, a service provider such as Plumber, A/C, Cable or Insulation Contractor finds feces in the attic or sees a furry critter scurry across the floor. Now by that time the damage will have been done and you are left with a full blown infestation.

Rats have been a nuisance for hundreds of years. They enter thousands of homes and businesses every year. Rats carry diseases and parasites, and which can cause health issues for you and your family. Besides the health issues they can also cause serious property damage to your home. Rats in the attic can chew on wires which can causes fires. Rats are nocturnal animals so they are highly active at night. Unfortunately thats when most of us like to sleep. Being kept up at night is not fun. It can effects your personal and professional life. Your boss is not going to want to hear, "My Rats in the attic kept me up all night with their scratching".