Personal Experience: Rat Battles

This quote in article 3 describes the most common ways “A program using rodenticides and traps, removal of shelter, removal of food and water, and rat-proofing is most effective,” he said.” This quote describes the common ways to end a infestation in your house rodenticides, traps and taking away possible shelter. These ways will work because all of them cost little and are easier to take care of. This quote in article 3 however gives a more harder approach to getting rid of rats “...she has suggested that, based on their situation, some people consider getting a cat or dog that has been bred or trained to be a “mouser...” This quote gives a more harder to take care of way unless you're good with dogs or cats. It is also a more cost efficient way to get rid of a rat infestation. In conclusion, ways people are trying to get rid of rats are more efficient than calling a pest control man to spray your house and have to pay a lot of money. It also gives good insight to ways that people are trying to do to get rid of the

Rat infestations have swarmed throughout the world, looking for food, and spreading diseases, so of course people attempt to get rid of them. First off, they spread disease. It states in Source 1, “Around 60% of the rodents carry Weil's disease...” This quote states that the majority of all rodents, have Weil’s disease. That means that if you see a rat, it is probably infected with disease. This is incredibly dangerous for people walking the street, or someone without a home. That person who does not have a home, could get a disease very easily. The rats can carry disease and they can spread that disease, it even states in Source 4, “It was this rat which ushered in the Black Plague.” In this piece, they are speaking of Black Rats. These rats were probably one of the unlucky 60%, or it was a carrier something that was on them.

heard of. Barn rats hang out at the barn all day. They do a lot of hard chores at the barn.

Oh honey, you’re just being paranoid. Let me show you that there are no rats.

In the article about the rats it talked about how construction and the mild winter caused reasons for the rat surge. I would expand on this section of the article and go into more detail as to why. Also, I would get in contact with a construction worker who has experienced rats and their views.

The appearance of rats could correspond to inappropritae and unseen activities that occur in one’s home, but there is something more. "As a destroyer of stored food and transmitter of disease, the rat acquired the reputation of being in league with the devil, demons, and witches in their efforts to bring the unsuspecting to ruin."2 The prescence of rats not only hint at inappropriate activities inside of the house, but also at the prescence of witches, something I am quite sure Consuelo is.

http://knpr.org/knpr/2015-06/exterminators-busy-dealing-roof-rats-las-vegasThey could be attracted to fruit trees, piled materials or outbuildings. The rat can be attracted to trash that isn't stored properly too. While they're out in the yard, they're dropping fecal matter and urinating on the property, which can be a serious health hazard. If it grows cold, they are close enough to enter the home for warmth

Every culture treats rats differently, because of the different belief system each culture has. For instance, the Indian culture worships rats while other cultures view rats as grotesque. Specifically in the YouTube

There have been more recent rat infestations over the years. In the articles (sources) numbers 1, 2, and 3 they explain rat infestations exploding in several places. These are the three thing to look for when their is a rat infestation where are they occurring, the dangers to humankind, and how to eradicate them. First, rat infestations are occurring in places around the world. According to Source 1, John Davison explains, “Recent cold weather and flooding is believed to have led the disease-carrying rodents to shelter indoors.

Rats were known as “trench rats” because they were sizes of small dogs. Rats would consume food that was left on the ground as well as fresh food and take all food supplies which would then be limited for soldiers the next day or so. Rats were also good humour for the soldiers as they would attract it to food and shoot them once they seem them and hang them as a “trophy”.

As stated in the article “How Cats Became Domesticated”,” they hypothesized that cats were accepted by humans because of wild cats hunting rodents in agrarian civilizations as long as 9,000 years ago. This hypothesis carries weight as cats are excellent hunters and are still praised for killing unwanted rodents even today. I personally know family members that only own cats for dealing with rodents in their property. These family members are still maintaining the traditional cat human relationship from our ancestors. What was interesting in that same article was when they stated, “Cats, unlike dogs, are really only semi-domesticated… we were surprised to find DNA evidence of their domestication”. This explains the independent nature of cats that allows them to hunt rodents without the guidance of humans. Cats carry in a wild nature that keeps them self-sustained and unlike other domesticated animals are not completely dominated by their owner. Being semi-domesticated does not mean that cats are completely indifferent to humans; cats still have a unique connection to their

The black rat is most likely one of the first invasive species to ever be inadvertently distributed by humans. The species originated in tropical Asia, but is believed to have reached Europe by the first century A.D. before spreading across the world, hitching rides en masse on European ships. Since then, the black rat has thrived in just about every region of the world, and has adapted exceptionally well to rural, urban, and suburban environments alike. Unfortunately, its success as a species, in combination with the success of numerous other species of rats, is believed to have come at the expense of dramatic population declines and even extinction of countless bird, reptile, and other small vertebrate species the world over.

Rats are especially annoying pests because they are forced to live close to humans and humans are disgusted by them. There are reasons we are better off without rats. One of them is the fact that they start diseases like, Leptospirosis (also called Weil’s disease), as mentioned “Floods see rat population explode” Source: John Davison. They also started the bubonic plague during the 1330’s in China. Rats also destroy some of humans food supply and crops like in India, this was mentioned in “attack of the rats” by Victoria Gill.

Rodents can be found everywhere on earth. Among the several different types of rodents, the ones that mostly prefer to live near humans, being the most numerous, are the mice and rats. They live in colonies which comprise of complex hierarchies, wherein they form deep bonds, often putting their own lives at risk to save family and friends. Their best habitats are cavities, holes inside walls, in sewer pipes, in stores where foodstuffs are kept, in the fields and in garbage dumps. As a matter of fact, they love to live anywhere food is available and is convenient for them to put up a nest. In addition, they can easily adjust to any kind of climate and even wipe out original mammals occupying the same niche.

New york is probably known as one of the most rat infested city. There are many programs that try to end the rat dilemma, but the rat population is so large that it’s hard to control. Not only are rats found on the train, they are also found in neighborhoods such as the Bronx. Many people complain about the rat situation to the city, but the homeowners take no action when it’s time to clean up their own mess (Bragdon et al., 2007-2009). Many of the rats that are seen all over the city are huge, and go crawling around for any food that they can find, mainly in trash cans.