Rodent
(Muridae)
Rat Breeding
Method of Control
1. Females mate with several different males
2. Dominant males are able to mate with 20 females with
6 hour period.
3. Females can mate in the nursery period, very common
still breastfeeding and then giving birth again.
4.The development potential of rats is influenced by predators,
disease, competition, and environmental conditions
5. Rat populations are determined by resources and area
6. The king of mice is selected based on the largest and oldest size
1. Prevention
Prevention so that rats from outside do not enter the building by blocking accesses
2. Exclusion
Housekeeping is prevented by housekeeping from preventing rats from nesting and reproducing
3. Sanitation
Eliminate food sources by cleaning and disposing of garbage in a tightly closed place.
4. Treatment
Trapping
- Glue Trapping
- Mechanical Trap / Snap Trap
- Mass traps
- Etc
Signs of Rat Pest Infestation
1. Traces Found
2. There are holes around the tracks found
3. Rat escape route
4. There is a carcass
5. There are cut marks (doors, windows, etc.)
Caused disease
1.Fever due to rat-bite - on the teeth and gums
Spirillum minus & Streptobacillus moniliformis
2. -Salmonellosis - urine and fecesSalmonella
3.Weil's Disease (Leptospirosis) - urine / blood / feces
Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae
4. Pes - rat fleas, Xenopsylla cheopis vector Yersinia pestis
Types of Common Types of Rats
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Norway rats (Got Rat) - Rattus norvegicus
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Roof rats - Rattus rattus
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House Mouse - Mus musculus
A pair of adult rats are able to reproduce as many as 2048 young mice per year.
'A pair of adult mice are able to reproduce about 2000 more pups a year'.
Types of Rodent
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