Rats and Mice
Some rats and mice have learned to rely on humans. They are part of your neighborhood. If you feed them and give them a place to stay they will accept your invitation to move-in and bring their whole family. Rats, specifically, are a nuisance leaving odor, urine and feces where they go. They eat your food, spoil your property and share disease.
Resources
Ongoing persistence is needed to control rats. See resources below for safe general control principles.
- Rats Prevention and Control, a pamphlet shared from Jackson County Vector Control District
- UC Davis – Integrated Pest Management of Rats
- CDC – Cleaning Up After Rodents
- EPA – Controlling Rodents and Regulating Rodenticides
- National Pesticide Information Center – Rats
- National Pesticide Information Center – Rodenticide Fact Sheet
- EPA – Tips for Selecting a Pest Control Service
- More information may be found by searching “CDC RATS”
