Residential buildings are inhabited mainly by gray rats, settling in basements and garbage disposals, as well as house mice, inhabiting apartments and utility rooms.
An increase in the number of rats is caused by poor sanitary and technical condition of buildings, cluttered basements, irregular garbage removal, inseparable collection of solid household and food waste, and improper operation of garbage chutes.
In apartments, mice inhabit kitchens, bathrooms and toilet rooms, mezzanines, and, in the warm season, balconies and loggias. The presence of mice in living rooms is rare, usually in high numbers. .
The main objective method for determining the presence of rodents is the use of control and control sites. During the examination, rodent fishing gear is also used, and the presence of fresh droppings and gnawing is taken into account.
Extermination measures in residential buildings are carried out in the form of systematic, one-time pest control or pest control without the provision of labor.
Chemical and mechanical methods of deratization are used to treat residential buildings. Cumulative action poisons should be used as active substances in poisoned food baits. The use of acute poisons for deratization of residential buildings is prohibited. It is recommended to use dry baits placed on special platforms or containers. The entrance holes of rodent burrows are pollinated from the inside or coated with rodenticide coatings and cemented.
You can get advice on carrying out deratization measures from specialists of the state institution “Polotsk Zonal Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology” by phone: (+375 214) 49-46-42
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