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Rats & Mice
In a recent survey
in the United States, rats were given top
ranking in the pest table and although this
may not be the case elsewhere, their
potential for destroying food, building
structure, electrical installations &
spreading disease would certainly put them
high on anyone’s list. Rats are known to
carry and spread diseases such as
Weils Disease, Bubonic
Plague, Trichinosis, Rat Bite Fever &
various types of food poisoning.
In
Sri Lanka, there are three common species of
rodents:
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Norway Rat :
Rattus norvegicus
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House Rat : Rattus rattus
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House Mouse :
Mus domesticus
These three
rodents are known as common pests, which
describe their ability to successfully
cohabit with humans. Since early times,
rodents have been responsible for the loss
and contamination of feed from the crop
stage to the storage of processed food in
both domestic and commercial premises
Integrated Rodent
Management System.
(The Professional Way
to take out
rodents)
The goal of
IRMS is to
prevent or reduce problems caused by
rodents. The best control of rodents as most
other pest is prevention.
Six Step Treatment
Method
1.
Identify the rodent
species prior to the treatment
2.
Choose the right
rodent bait for the job
3.
Carryout a risk
assessment prior to the treatment
4.
Place the rodent
bait at appropriate spots
5.
Place the needed
amount of bait stations
6.
Help you to
eliminate the rodents’ food, water &
harborage areas
Facts about Rodents
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There are many
documented cases where building fires have
not been started by
short-circuits but
caused when rodents gnaw electrical conduit!
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Did you know that if
two pregnant rats enter a building (not
infested with rats)
within nine
months it will be infested with 3000 rats
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Mice produce some
50-60 droppings per night & urinate
frequently
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In mouse infested
environments, people may suffer from stress
related illness
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It is estimated that
100 mice in a grain store will produce about
100 Kgs of faeces
per year
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A single rat passes
about 5 liters of urine per year |