Rats . . . . .

An Effective Rat Trap
http://journeytoforever.org/at_rattrap3.html

(Snip): The zero tillage method of wheat establishment has become very popular in the Indo-Gangetic Plains and already a hundred thousand hectares of wheat crop has been planted with Zero Tillage methods in India and Pakistan.

Several farmers recently have brought to the attention of the scientists the rat menace to the wheat crop established with zero tillage method with rice residues left on the surface.

Scientists have observed the rat population more in the fields that are in the vicinity of sugarcane fields. They ascribe the increased infestation of rats in zero tilled wheat fields to the 'migratory' phenomenon. Rice stubbles provide good hiding for the rats, scientists are studying this new concern. Chemical control measures are effective but expensive and time consuming. (Ground Cover, Vol 1, 1998).

Nick Dexter has reported a simple and effective rattrap widely adopted by the Zimbabwe farmers for control of rats. ---CONTINUED---

How to Make Rat Poison
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Rat-Poison

Image Rats are vermin that can spread diseases and also ruin your home's structure. Most commercial rat poisons will kill rats, but they contain extremely toxic chemicals that also pose a risk to humans and domestic animals as well. Homemade rat poison is easy to make and is much safe for home use. Below are various rat poison recipes. ---CONTINUED---

Includes Recipes for:

Plaster of Paris, Cornmeal and Milk
Flour, Sugar and Baking Soda
Plaster of Paris and Instant Potatoes

Rodents-Comprehensive Group Information-Not Just Rats & Mice

Rodents And Others
http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/th1.htm

As you can see below there is a full definition of the term Rodentia, if you are interested, like me, then once you have read the preamble you can click on one of the links above to take you to the page which most concerns you. Also included above are some none-rodent types, which , thanks to do-gooders releasing them, various imports and escapes, have become a major problem to indigenous species e.g. Mink...!

Rodentia: (rats, mice, beavers, squirrels, guinea pigs, capybaras,coypu)

The rodents, or Rodentia, are the most abundant order of mammals. At present, over a quarter of the families, 35 percent of the genera, and 50 percent of the species of living mammals are rodents. Probably an even higher percentage of individuals are rodents, for they tend to be small animals with dense populations. They are one of the few groups of animals that flourish in close association with men. Some, such as squirrels, live independently but fairly successfully near humans. Others, such as the house mouse (Mus musculus) and black and Norway rats (Rattus rattus and R. norvegicus), have adapted themselves to human civilization, and live everywhere that man does. These two rats (and the Polynesian rat, Rattus exulans, of Australia and Oceania) have travelled in ships and boats of all sizes, and have populated the entire habitable world, especially near human habitations (see below for differences). ---CONTINUED ---

Includes:-With photos for identification

• Brown Rat      
  
• k Rat      
  
• House Mouse    
  
• Grey Squirrel      
  
• Red Squirrel    
  
• Coypu    
  
• Woodmouse
  
• Yellow Necked Mouse    
  
• Harvest Mouse      
  
• Mink      
  
• Capybara      
  
• Common Dormouse      
  
• Glis glis
  
• Water Vole    
  
• Pine Martin  
  
• Weasel    
  
• Stoat    
  
• Pole Cat    
  
• Bank Vole  
  
• Common/Short Tailed Vole
  

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