| Rats infest over a million homes in the UK annually and nationally the problem appears to be on the increase. |
| Rats have the potential to spread a wide variety of diseases around the home and garden. This is because they tend to live in environments such as drains, sewers, and rubbish where germs can be found. These can then be spread wherever rats go via their fur, feet, urine or droppings. The main diseases of concern are Weil’s disease, and food poisoning diseases such as salmonella. |
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| Rats can also damage property by gnawing at wood, lead and soft metals, electrical wiring, water pipes, and drainage systems. |
| Rats take between 2-3 months to reach sexual maturity and can have up to 7 litters per year with the average litter size being about 8. |
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| Solution - Pest Control for Rats |
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| Rats tend to have only a few feeding sites and so the key to successful control is to ensure there is a good quantity of bait available (sub-lethal doses can affect the level of control which will be achieved longer-term). Whole grain bait is the most commonly used, and active ingredients such as Difenacoum and Bromadialone can be used indoors and out. Rat burrows can be baited directly if safe to do so and trapping and use of gassing compounds such as Aluminium Phosphide (professionally trained operators only) can be considered |
| Many people try to treat rat infestations themselves, only to find that they make the infestation worse by purchasing products from DIY outlets. These products are often ineffective and are of a poorer quality that those used by professional pest controllers. |
| Manchester Pest Control provides an effective solution to your rat control problem with advice to prevent any infestation recurring. |
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