Rats Control

Express Pest Control expert in Roof Rat control, Black Rats Removal and all type of Rat problems. The black rat and the Norway rat are both common in coastal areas, whereas there are virtually none in the interior of B.C. What people in the interior of the province call a rat is usually a packrat, also known as the bushy-tailed wood rat because of its distinctly furry tail. Wood rats and other native rodents are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act and may not be killed, except where they are damaging property.

Roof / Black Rats (rattus rattus)

ROOF RAT is also known as Tree Rat, Ship Rat and Black Rat. Roof rats are thought to have originated in Asia and reached Europe in the 6 th Century. They were later passengers on ships coming to this region. Today they primarily inhabit coastal areas. Although roof rats have been driven out of many areas by the larger but are found in considerable number in the urban area.

Roof rats are carriers of many different human diseases, including plague, typhus and leptospirosis. This is the rat made infamous for its role in spreading the bubonic plague that took millions of lives in the middle ages. It is also destroys crops and fruit trees, both by eating and contamination. In a residence they often pull down and contaminate insulation and chew electrical wires.

Roof rats often infest attic areas and walls. By nature they are climbers and can easily run up tree limbs, clinging vines and along overhead wires and utility lines. However, they will also nest in rockeries, woodpiles and in the floor insulation of crawl spaces. If this rat is seeking shelter, he can easily enter your home by climbing adjacent trees, gnawing through wood siding and partitions, or by crawling through even the smallest of unsealed holes or vents.

Roof rats feed on fruit, grain, cereals and other vegetation, but will eat almost anything. Pet food left in a dish outside and cereal products stored in a garage are favorite targets. If they have shelter from a green belt outside and food is available you are attracting them. They become active at dusk, and particularly like it when you are on vacation and leave your home vacant for a period.