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Roof Rat Control and Management Information

Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage 1994 Controlling roof rats is very similar to the more common Norway rats, except that roof rats, as their name implies, like to climb.
 
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 Scientific Name  Roof ratRattus rattus 

The Black Rat Photo at right courtesy of USDA-NWRC
 

Biology

  • Normal Range-Southern and coastal states

 

Sign

 

Damage

  • inside-stored foods,
  • wiring, insulation;
  • outside-tree crops,
  • rice,
  • sugarcane
  • gnaw into buildings

Solutions

Habitat ModificationRoof Rat by UC Statewide IPM Project

  • follow up sanitation & rodent proofing

Repellents

  • None

 

Trapping

  • intensive use of snap,
  • glue traps

Shooting

 

Toxicants

  •  anticoagulants or other baits in stations,  T Trap multiple capture;

 

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Living With Roof Rats

 

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