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Roof Rats A sleek and graceful rodent that weighs five to nine ounces. The body is six to eight inches long and the tail is another seven to ten inches. With the long tail as a stabilizer, it can walk wires, fence tops and tree limbs making entry into homes easy. It nests in walls, attics and trees. The female can raise 20 babies per year. It is not aggressive and can exist in relative large numbers without ever being seen. Usual signs of an infestation are gnawing damages and droppings. Their droppings are approximately 1/2 inches in length and will be found in all areas that the rat travels. Entry points may have an oily appearance (rub) where the rats touch the structure. Another species, the Norway Rat is stockier and lives in burrows, sewers and piles of debris. Its droppings are 3/4 in. long. Treatment Because of their ability to adapt, rats are difficult to control. Baits are effective but care must be taken to assure that children and pets can not come in contact with the baits. Bait in areas of activity. Rats are bait shy and will not usually approach new objects for a period of about a week. They also have a "pecking order" and the dominate ones will not allow the subservient ones to eat freely. Therefore, multiple bait stations are required to effectively gain control. We recommend sealing all entry points after the baiting the baiting process has eliminated the infestation. Use a reversible bait for safety, because an accident with a child or pet need not be fatal with proper selection. Use tamper resistant bait stations where children or pets are present. (click the pests below to learn more...) Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularis) Fire Ants (Solenopsis geminata) Pharaoh Ants (Monomorium pharaonis) Carpenter Ants (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) Smokey Brown Roach (Periplaneta fuliginosa) German Roach (Blattella germanica) Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus spp.) Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) Roof Rats Mice Fleas Silverfish (Order Lepidoptera) Indianmeal Moths (Plodia interpunctella) Pill Bugs (Armadillidium vulgare) Earwigs (Forticula auricularia) Millipedes (Parajulus impressus) 972-385-7000 © 2006, All-Safe Pest & Termite All-Safe Pest & Termite Service Cities Dallas · Plano · Richardson · Allen · McKinney · Frisco · Flower Mound · University Park · Highland Park · Coppell · Highland Village · Lewisville · Carrollton · Farmers Branch · The Colony · Garland · Sachse · Rowlett · Rockwall · Wylie · Forney · Heath · Irving Irving · Grapevine · Southlake · Addison · Denton · Argyle · Corinth · Hickory Creek · Bartonville · Double Oak · Northlake Trophy Club · Little Elm · Fairview · Lowry Crossing · Cross Roads · Murphy · Parker · Lucas · Aubrey · Celina Double Oak · Lakewood Village · Melissa · Anna · Hurst · Euless · Bedford All-Safe Pest & Termite specializes in these neighborhoods Forest Creek Estates · Hunter's Glen · Watters Crossing · Deerfield J. J Pearce · Fairways of Ridgeview · Stonebridge Ranch · Russell Creek Estates Yale Park · Twin Creeks · Prestonwood Hills · Glen Heather · Harrington Homeplace · Pittman Creek Estates · Ranch Estates · Whiffletree Wentworth Estates · Fairways of Ridgeview · Willow Bend Estates · Preston Meadow · Highlands of Preston Ridge · Stonehaven Estates Plano Trails · Chase Oaks · Carriage Hills · Hills of Indian Creek · Dallas North Estates · Glen Eagles · Old Shepard · Lakeside The Enclave · Kimberlea· Wentworth Estates · Starwood · Stonebridge · Stonebriar · Heritage Ranch Cottonwood Valley · Plantation · Castle Hill