Rats Menace - Options for Rat Control

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Rats!

• Options for Rat Control

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Rat Control

• Rats are a serious and often dangerous pest and
  predator that should not be taken lightly.
• They can easily wreak havoc both inside and
  outside of your home. These pests should be
  controlled as soon as you see them or their
  remnants.

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Rat Control

• Things to Know About Rats
• Rats pose both indoor and outdoor threats
• Rats can ruin gardens, lawns, and vegetation
• Hide under wood piles, around garbage cans, in
  compost bins, etc.
• Indoors rats can destroy items in your home, raid
  the food pantry, bring disease with them, and
  even start electrical fires from chewing on wires

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Rat Control

• Ways to Get Rid of Rats
• The easiest method is the simple snap trap snap
  traps are easy to find and set up
• Simply bait the trap with a food item and place
  the trap in a place where you have spotted rat
  droppings
• Poison is also an option, though not recommended
  as the rats often die in hard to reach places
• As such, they will eventually leave a foul smell
• If poison is used, a bait station is recommended