Category Archives: Florida Rat Damage and their Disease’s

At last some good news for New Yorkers: Thousands of RATS may have drowned in superstorm as water swept into city’s tunnels

Water rushed into tunnels so fast that most rats would have drowned Any survivors will be treated to a garbage feast once things dry out Health risks now depend on how quickly subway tunnels can be cleared By Louise Boyle … Continue reading

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Exclusive: Rat scurries across meat at Walmart

  A shopper got the surprise of her shopping life in a close encounter with two rodents at a Walmart in Winter Haven, Polk County. By Cheryl Glassford, Reporter   WINTER HAVEN — The meat rack at a Winter Haven … Continue reading

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7 Roof Rat Control Tips You Can Put into Practice Today

Sylvia Cochran, Yahoo! Contributor Network Roof rats, known among biologists as Rattus rattus or black rats, call for decisive rodent control measures. The Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management defines the areas most commonly affected by roof rat problems to … Continue reading

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Giant, 9-pound Gambian rats invading Florida Keys

By Eric Pfeiffer A giant Gambian rat (AP/Douglas C. Pizac) When it comes to giant rat infestations, New York gets all the attention. But a breed of giant Gambian rats have been rapidly reproducing in the Florida Keys despite a … Continue reading

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Orange County rat outbreak keeps trappers hopping

By David Breen, Orlando Sentinel11:51 p.m. EST, March 8, 2012 Justin Idle’s business is rats. And business is good.One evening this week, Idle found himself in the attic of an Orlando home, retrieving rat carcasses from traps. He found nine, … Continue reading

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Rats in the Bird feeder

Bird feeders are a very welcome gift, not only to our feathered friends but to our furry friends. Roof rats (rattus-rattus) love to lay about and nibble to their heart’s content on the tidings that were meant for lovely colored birds. Once … Continue reading

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He’s no rat, he’s my brother

Rodents exhibit empathy by setting trapped friends free By Laura Sanders   Enlarge A rat allowed to roam around eventually figured out how to set free a trapped cagemate. Rats didn’t offer the same courtesy to stuffed animals, suggesting the … Continue reading

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Rodent exclusion with expanding foam…Don’t!

I cannot even come close to telling you how many times we have responded to complaints of “noises in the attic”. “It can’t be rats, I fixed the whole darn house, they cannot get in anywhere” most will tell us. I never … Continue reading

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Rodent activity in Pinellas County is getting started early this year

Our technicians have run crazy the last two weeks with rodent distress calls.” I was not expecting this many rodent issues so soon but surprise, surprise!” said Brandon Beucher, service manager of Beucher & Son Termite and Pest Control, Inc. We hear the same concerns, … Continue reading

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More Evidence That Marijuana-Like Drugs May Help Prevent PTSD

Could a marijuana-based medicine potentially prevent the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? If the findings of a new study in rodents hold up, they may offer a new avenue for treatment of an illness that affects at least 7% … Continue reading

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