Rats

It's winter time. The time of year when rats head inside in search of warmth. Home and business owners across the country will soon hear strange scratchings in the walls or attic. Rats have been responsible for the spread of many diseases to people and domestic animals. History is replete with rat-borne epidemics. Nowadays, due to sanitation, effective drugs, and effective rodent and insect control programs, the disease threat from rodents is not as significant as it once was. Although the threat of disease from rats has diminished over time, there are still cases of human and animal diseases being transmitted by these creatures. Especially in cities where rats live in close proximity to people. Diseases spread by rats include: Plague (known as Black Death in Europe where 25 million people died during a 14th century epidemic), Murine typhus, Rat-bite fever, Salmonellosis, and leptospirosis. Plague is rarely seen in commensal (sharing peoples' food and habitat) rodents, but is still seen in some native rodents in the western United States. There are numerous ways to control rats in and around structures; Rodent baits such as Contrac, Final, or Fastrac bait blocks in secured bait stations such as Aegis or Protecta placed under and around the structure work well. Glueboards and snaptraps strategically placed on the interior and attic will do the trick as well. For a full catalog of rodent control products please visit http://www.youdoitpestcontrol.com/