You may know that rats and mice can carry various diseases and can sometimes transmit them to humans through their droppings, urine, and other bodily fluids. Did you know that rodents can also have parasites such as fleas, mites, lice, and ticks, and that these sometimes affect people as well? Apparently if you ever combed
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It’s probably not news that cooler fall weather triggers the need to find shelter in animals of all sizes, from bugs to bats. When that natural need for protection from weather hits, your home looks pretty good to a variety of four to six-legged seasonal visitors. LOOK OUT FOR INVADING MICE! Come fall, mice that
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That could very easily be the work of a mouse or another rodent. Mice often end up in garages, usually thanks to worn or bad-fitting garage doors (see Maintain Your Garage Door to Keep Mice Out). From there they often move into wall or ceiling voids and into the house. I don’t know exactly what
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1. Rats live in filthy places. Home for a rat can be a sewer, dumpster, alley, or garbage dump where it might feed on animal or human feces, dead animals, or rotting garbage–and pick up germs in the process. 2. Rats carry diseases. Maybe our primal fear of rats and disease goes back to the
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I think I might have just discovered rat poop in my garage in a back corner. Can a person tell the difference between rat poop and mouse poop? I figure size might be a factor but is there some other hint? I sure hate to think that we have rats here! G. W., Peabody, MA
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October 22-28 is Rodent Awareness Week. For the fourth straight year, the Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA) is urging pest control companies and others working in pest management to use this designation to help educate consumers about the diseases and dangers of rodents. So, I’m going to try to do my part with a little
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Brown rat, or Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) is the most common rat species in New England. There have been isolated reports of populations of the smaller black rat, also known as roof rat (Rattus rattus) in coastal communities. Perhaps this is the species that is prevalent in places like Kittery, but we’ll see. Hopefully I’ll
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I know I have mentioned this customer quote before but I’ll repeat it here once again. “I don’t mind sharing my home with a few mice.” Really? Well, in addition to the property damage they do, mice do present a threat to human health. They are known carriers for Salmonella, Hanta virus, Lymphocytic Chorio-meningitis (LCM)
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2016 couldn’t depart fast enough for many Americans. We said goodbye to many entertainers and the election didn’t quite turn out the way a lot of folks though it would. One thing is for certain though and that is that rats had a very good year. In fact, I would say that I probably had
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