MANAGEMENT OF VERTEBRATE PESTS
NORWAY AND ROOF RAT
- Weaned at 3-4 Weeks
- Mate 2-5 Months
- Gestation Period 23 Days
- Average Litter 7-8 Pups
- 3-6 Litters Per Year
- Average Female Will Wean 20 Young/Year
- Average Life Span 1 year
- Norway rats prefer to nest in ground burrows
- Roof rats prefer to nest in elevated areas
- Both normally travel on well established runways
- Both are Neophobic
- Both Enter in openings ½ inch or larger
- Both are vertical climbers
- Excellent Swimmers
HOW WILL THEY GET IN?
- Air vents and ducts
- Tree limbs
- Electrical or cable wiring
- Are able to chew through concrete and metal
- Under closed doors
HO– USE MO– USE
- Weaned at 3-4 weeks
- Mate every 35 days
- Gestation Period 19 days
- 6 Young Per Litter
- 8 Litters Per Year
- Average Female Will Wean 30 Young in a Year
- Average Live Span 1 Year
- Prefer to nest in dark, secluded areas
- Will move throughout territory daily exploring anything new or changed
- Excellent climbers
- Enter through1/4 inch openings
HOW WILL THEY GET IN?
- Air vents and ducts
- Tree limbs
- Electrical or cable wiring
- Under closed doors
SANITATION OR HABITAT MODIFICATION
Overgrown Grass and Foliage Areas
Unclosed Areas
CONTROL METHODS
- Sanitation
- Rodent Exclusion
- Interior Trapping
- Exterior Rodent Abatement (exterior bait stations)
RODENT ELIMINATION PROGRAM
- Exterior and Interior Rodent Exclusion
- Interior Trapping
- 3 Follow-up Services (to remove rodents in traps)
- Certified One Year Guarantee
- UNLIMITED Service Calls For One Year