There are many types of rats inhabiting North America and they would include Norway rat, wood rat, ship rate and marsh rice rats. Norway rats are most famous for its size and its aggressiveness. It can grow from anywhere between 15-20 inches including the tail. They are black or brown with underbelly lined with brown or gray. Like all other rodents they inhabit human homes or nearby field and initiate a colony and grow bigger. When they grow big your problems starts over as they are known for their destructive streak and when that happens you will have no other alternatives except hiring experts such as BBPP, the most effective rat control Milton and get rid of them from your home.
Norway rats are easy to recognize as they are usually large and has a long tail. They like to inhabit household areas like basement, sewer line, crawl spaces and roof and ceiling. They are excellent swimmers and are able to sprint, jump, swim and be very acrobatic and hard to catch. Norway rats are prevalent in USA and Canada and they are scary in appearance when you inadvertently intercept their runs. You know, Norway rats could become highly aggressive when they are cornered. They will attack you and bite in order to escape and in the process infect you with diseases like rat-bite-fever. They are carriers of Leptospirosis and also carry parasites that are responsible for toxoplasmosis, a disease that will cause muscle pain, headache and fever.
Rats eat plentiful and to acquire food they will raid your food stock in the stealth of night and ransack your storage. Being larger than mice they also possesses long and sharp incisors that they use with great effect on food, household materials such as plastic, cardboard, aluminum, woodwork, carpet, fabric, insulation, electric wiring etc. The last act may prove highly dangerous because the possibility of igniting fire by electric short circuit. Rats being naturally aggressive can kill their own kin when they become hungry due to short of food items available to them.
You cannot call rats as “cute” because they are not and are rather ugly and scary to children, pets and elderly people. They eat all types of small plant, invertebrates, birds and eggs apart from what they get hold from your leftovers. If there are no leftovers they will target your barn and food stocks and eat and spill grains, seeds, nuts and other items. They will also defecate and urinate on the spilled food and contaminate them and the adjacent surfaces. When human come in touch with the contamination they will suffer from the above mentioned diseases. Material wastage by rats is high and a household will suffer from extensive damaged caused by rats. Some of their destructive activities will render items like carpet or costly furniture irreparable thus makes you spend more money and the inherent losses.
You can easily identify Norway rats when you see them, and if you see them make sure to call BBPP, the most effective pest control Milton and ask them to exterminate them. You can contact them on phone number 647-910-6315 or by mail to info@bbppcanada.com.