Rats
Habitat / harbourages:
The rodents that are of the most concern in the urban pest control context, not just in Australia but in many parts of the world are.
- Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
- Roof rat (Rattus rattus)
- House mouse (Mus musculus)
The Norway rat is very widespread and is possibly the most economically detrimental pest rodent in Australia. It infests warehouses, factories, flour mills, poultry farms, garbage dumps, shops supermarkets, domestic premises, grain storage facilities, sewers and many other locations that offer shelter and food. rats are typically omnivorous in their feeding habits and will eat all human or animal foods and feed stocks (E.g. Meat, Cereals and fish). Rats often carry food away to their nesting sites. They need regular access to water. Rats are regarded as very adaptable, omnivorous scavengers. They are very agile animals and mostly nocturnal, but they may range and feed during the day, particularly if the population is very large or food is short.
The constant gnawing of rodents can be the cause of serious damage to a range of materials like doors, skirtings and other parts of buildings, upholstery or machinery, electrical wires. Rats are very much creatures of habit, they use the same routes of travel to and from food sources. they are referred to as being "neophobic" suggesting they have a fear of new objects, they have poor sight , but good hearing and sense of smell and taste they are also very good climbers.
The constant gnawing of rodents can be the cause of serious damage to a range of materials like doors, skirtings and other parts of buildings, upholstery or machinery, electrical wires. Rats are very much creatures of habit, they use the same routes of travel to and from food sources. they are referred to as being "neophobic" suggesting they have a fear of new objects, they have poor sight , but good hearing and sense of smell and taste they are also very good climbers.
This why it is important to have a good understanding of the habits of these rodents, so an effective solution can be found to help rid them from your home, this may mean setting traps that need to be collected at a later stage or stick pads, these are used near the entrance way to a possible nest that is hard to get to such as behind walls or under a house, the rat/mice will run onto these stick pads and be stuck until removed. so if you have any rodent problems in your residential or commercial premises just give Best 1 pest control a call we can help.
Here is a detailed picture of the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)