This remains hard for me to fathom, but I do recall a landlord once complaining about a tenant who always flushed chicken bones down the toilet. What Corrigan is saying is that the rats in my basement ceiling were climbing up and down a toilet pipe into the sewer every day, whereupon they ate and quite possibly dragged back up caches of food that may or may not have included human excrement. So it was smart of us to cap the sewer pipe.
But little did I know when we cut off the entrance and exit to the basement ceiling, that at least two more rats remained in the ceiling—or that only one would survive. Survivor Rat chewed its way out of the house, leaving in its wake a gnawed-off condensation tube spewing water into the basement ceiling. When the big striped monsters began to emerge and cruise the basement skies, I pretty much lost it. Check out this video of house flies emerging.
Using salad tongs, I pinched the plastic cover and pulled it back an inch. A rain of black flies drip-dropped from the hole onto the floor, buzzing.
I yanked the cover the rest of the way off, jumped back as a mass of flies hit the ground, some taking wing, and hit the button on the fogger. All rights reserved. Share Tweet Email. Go Further. Animals Wild Cities This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city. Animals This frog mysteriously re-evolved a full set of teeth. Animals Wild Cities Wild parakeets have taken a liking to London. Animals Wild Cities Morocco has 3 million stray dogs. Might have took him out and not get him shot.
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Image source, Apopo. Magawa is said to be "slowing down" in his old age. Malen, Magawa's handler, said she wanted to "respect his needs". Hundreds of suspected infestations are reported each year by concerned citizens, but most sightings turn out to be muskrats, pocket gophers, ground squirrels, bushy-tailed wood rats or mice.
However, all suspected infestations are investigated either by local or provincial field staff. As previously mentioned, confirmed infestations are eradicated as soon as possible. The public information and education effort might best be described as a maintenance program.
Within the control zone, residents know how to identify and control rats. Periodic inspections serve as a reminder that the rat control program is active and necessary. Within the interior of Alberta, most residents know that Alberta is rat-free and there is a program to keep it that way. Most public education is directed toward identification of rats and rat signs. The discovery of a rat in Edmonton or Calgary receives full media coverage.
In addition, the success of the program is reported by provincial or national media three or four times a year, and this success serves as a reminder to the residents that rat control is still an important program in Alberta.
After many years, rat control has become routine and is a source of pride to the citizens of Alberta. However, the problem is not solved; personnel involved in rat control must continually guard against complacency. Rats have the capability to spread throughout Alberta just as easily today as they could in the past. The rat control program in Alberta has been successful because of the concern and effort of thousands of citizens and hundreds of pest control inspectors.
John Bourne managed the Rat Control Program from until making many improvements. Phil Merrill took over the managing the program in and promoted and improved the program with his passion and knowledge for pest control until his retirement in This history of rat control was first published in the Proceedings of the Eleventh Vertebrate Pest Conference, Michael J. It was updated in June Your submissions are monitored by our web team and are used to help improve the experience on Alberta. If you require a response, please go to our Contact page.
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It is illegal to own pet rats in Alberta. Background Norway rats are unique because they must live with humans or in their structures. Figure 1. The westward movement of the Norway rat across the prairies. Figure 5. Radio broadcasts were made on the program "Call of the Land". Was this page helpful? Yes No. All fields are required unless otherwise indicated. What were you trying to do? What went wrong?
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