Pest Management Professional, September 2010
Rodents What You Need To Know Part6 continued from previous page Urban rat management programs directed at neighborhood level infestations Corrigan says must be detailed programs involving partnerships between the public refuse management and most of the citys critical infrastructural agencies In other words everyone must be in cooperation when it comes to battling rats At each and every site we visited that day we paid careful attention to garbage We noticed litter close to burrows which can be excellent nesting material we noticed over flowing trash cans of all shapes sizes and styles all emptied on a different schedule by different departments Our group concluded and rightfully so that part of the citys rat problem was due to the constant availability of garbage Thats not to say the citys trashcans are always full Quite the contrary All trashcans are emptied regularly but on different schedules So while the trash cans inside the park are emptied of garbage the trash cans on the street a Garbage bags placed out on city streets prior to pickup can be vulnerable to rat attack mere 50 yards away may not be emptied for a few more hours These conflicting schedules make it so no matter what at least one trash can in close proximity to rat habitats has some garbage in it And of course theres the bags lining the streets in the evenings Keep Out With the number of rats living in New York City and by the way dont believe that figure of one rat for every human its inevitable theyll make their way indoors The final site our group visited consisted of several municipal buildings that is doing a perimeter inspection of these buildings Our keen observations included noting most of the buildings were adjacent to parks Many of the sidewalks around these buildings featured food carts of one form or another and many of the buildings featured some kind of landscaping Upon further inspection rat burrows were noticeable in much of the landscaping similar to the conditions wed seen in the parks earlier in the day Most disturbing however were the myriad entry points for rats into the buildings small holes along the foundation gaps under doorways and stairs open pipes sticking out of the walls THE ROLLINS FAMILY OF COMPANIES PEST CONTROL THINKING ABOUT SELLING YOUR BUSINESS GIVE US A CALL Were always looking for successful businesses who want to join our team As an owner you can take on a leadership role at Rollins Your employees can take advantage of our generous benefits package And your customers can join the 17 million people who trust their pest control needs to a company with over 100 years of experience keeping pests in their place Contact Bob Hines 2170 Piedmont Rd NE Atlanta GA 30324 404 888 2601 bhines@ rollins com All inquiries are kept strictly confidential continued on page 34 continued on next page Circle 139 82 PEST MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL SEPTEMBER 2010 www mypmp net
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