Rats are bad news if you have rat infestation at home. Both mice and rats are destructive and carriers of diseases and their inhabitation of your home will always spell trouble. Rats are larger species than mice hence more destructive and dangerous. Being larger of the two rats can be scary at times when you suddenly come across them and when opportunity presents, they won’t hesitate to bite you. Rat bite fever is spread by them which can cause fever, vomiting, headache, joint pain, swelling in the joints, muscle pain, and rashes. The diseases is widespread in North America, hence it is significant that you get rid of rats in your home by engaging BBPP, the best rat control Vaughan service in the area.
Rat’s characteristics and behavior
In appearance they are longer than mouse and have hairless scaly tail instead of hairy tail by mice. It has blunt snout and is bigger in size compared to mouse. Rats can grow up to 10”to 12”and are mostly black in color. Norway Rats are the most common rats found in North America and they are primarily scavengers and are stout of memory and have incredible sense of smell. They also have the ability to detect poison only after a tiny taste. They infest ground floors, basement, sewer lines, woodpiles, farms and fields. Rats are also aggressive towards mice and even kill them when they are hungry.
Rats prefer a variety of cereals, nuts, meat, fish and fruits. Rats are highly destructive because they have longer and shaper teeth and a penchant for chewing and biting through anything. Besides food they are known to chew through wires, insulation, furniture, wood and even aluminum plates and wires. Then there are the roof rats that are another common rat species in North America which is equally devastating. They can get on to roofs, attic, barns, and cardboard boxes, left over clutter, under the floor, heap of grass, thickets and roofs. Roof rats are capable of spreading Hantavirus apart from bubonic plague. When they grow in numbers they can attack both human and animals and cause fatalities. Roof rat can grow up to 16-inches and can be quite scary when confronted by kids or elders.
Rats can wreak havoc with your household items, foods, structures, and cause diseases. Their presence at your home can become the cause for property and health loss. it is important to get rid of them as quickly as possible. You must call professional exterminators to remove them from your premises as they are better equipped than your DIY methods. Rats can run quickly, climb, jump, swim and access hiding places rather swiftly hence are difficult to spot or catch. If you spot a rat at home you must go through the entire house to detect signs of rat infestation.
Where to spot them and how to fix them?
You should check under cabinets, inside closets, around fire place, near pipes and vents. They also like hide in basement, attic, barn, roof, eaves floor drains and gables. They also climb through utility lines and get into houses. Find holes and crevices on the walls and foundation and pack them with steel wool and also apply caulk to make it good. You can also use hardware cloth, metal sheet, cement or lath screen to block entries and prevent rats from entering.
All these efforts would prove useless if you already have rat infestation so it is better advised to seek professional help like BBPP, most efficient pest control Vaughan and in nearby towns. You can contact them on phone number 647-910-6315 or email info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote.