Roof rats in your farm

Rats can make a home almost anywhere. They infest homes, agriculture, and foodstuffs, and they easily adapt to their surroundings.

They are sometimes found living in rice fields or around poultry or other farm buildings as well as in industrial sites where food and shelter are available.

The Norway rat, roof rat, and house mouse are destructive rodent pests in and around farm facilities. This can be especially true during the winter months, as they seek food and refuge indoors.

Rats and mice consume and contaminate feed, gnaw on structural, mechanical, and electrical components, and weaken concrete slabs and walkways with their burrowing activities. They can also potentially carry diseases such as bubonic plague, leptospirosis, rabies, and bacterial food poisoning.

Recent news reported is as below:

Roof Rat Damage Causing Concern for Growers

March 16, 2018

 Typically more of a problem in urban areas, roof rat damage is causing significant concern for farmers. According to University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) scientists, roof rats are appearing in considerable numbers this year.  Researchers suggest monitoring fields for rodent activity and using bait stations before the growing season to prevent problems from developing further.

The amount of rain California experienced last year created ideal conditions for the rodent populations to thrive.  The wet weather produced a substantial food source for the rats in weeds and weed seeds.  The food supply attracted roof rats away from urban environments out to farms where they were able to quickly reproduce.

Roof rat damage is being reported in several different commodities including citrus, avocados, pomegranates and nut crops.  Aside from feeding on the crop directly, rendering it unmarketable, the rodents are also chewing on tree limbs and causing branch dieback.  Growers are also reporting damage to irrigation lines.

Roof rats wreak havoc around Valley: Exterminator tips to get rid of critters

 By Lexi Sutter │ March 04, 2018

Norway rats, pack rats, and roof rats are living in the Valley, and where you live could determine which type you’ll see. Regardless, you’ll likely have a rat run-in at one point.

“I have no fruit and no trash and there is no end to it,” explained Irina Grebenshchikova, who is dealing with a rat problem at her condo in Arcadia. “I don’t have any citrus trees, I don’t have much of a garden, so for me to remove so many animals is just kind of unexpected.”

Buying traps is part of her weekly routine, and she’s consistently catching rats.

It’s not surprising news for Valley exterminator James Esquibel, who owns Jiminey Kricket Exterminating. He’s seen a large rise in the need for critter control.

“I’ve seen over the last two years about a 1,000 percent increase,” he said.

Esquibel believes the new and constant construction in the Valley is to blame.

You can use products that repel these rodents instead of killing them thus balancing the eco-system.

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The liquid concentrate can be mixed in paints in a pre-determined ratio and be applied to the interior and exterior of houses, ceilings, gardens, farms, outhouses, etc. to repel roof rats from the area required.

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Hence by using RodrepelTM, homes, farms, and gardens can be prevented from roof rat damage effectively and considerably.

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