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REGIONAL PEST REPORT

Winter season

Pest threat

Mice are moving inside and other wildlife may be looking for potential harbourage areas. Cluster flies have hibernated in attics and wall voids. As the temperature fluctuates keep your eyes and ears open for the signs and sounds of unwanted pests this winter. Carpenter ant activity may be seen in the home where moisture is found on a warmer day.

 

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Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus)

aka "brown", "house", "wharf", "sewer rat"

Norway Rat

Latin Name: Rattus norvegicus

Appearance: Brown, heavy-bodied, six to eight inches long, with small eyes and ears and blunt nose. Tail is shorter than head and body. Its fur is shaggy. Droppings are capsule-shaped.

Habit: Nests in underground burrows, from which they enter buildings in search of food. Tends to remain in hiding during the day.

Diet: Omnivorous, but prefers meats. Cannot survive long without water.

Reproduction: Reaches sexual maturity in two months and can breed any month of the year. Litter may number from eight to twelve. Females can have four to seven litters per year. Adults live as long as one year.

Other: Most common rat in the U.S. Limited agility, but excellent swimmer. Carrier of many serious diseases.