Latin name: Ratus Norvegicus
Appearance: Norway Rat the head and body are 18 to 25 cm long, and the tail is 15 to 20 cm long.
Color: Norway Rats coming in a color brown with some black hairs.
Characteristics: Norway rat the fur is coarse, shaggy, Muzzle is blunt, eyes and ears are small, and the
tail is shorter than the head and body.
Reproduction and life span: Norway rats’ adults are sexually mature two to five months. Females
produce three to six litters per year. Adults live from six to twelve months.
Habits: Norway rats prefer to nest in burrows in the soil under sidewalks and concrete pads, stream
riverbanks, railroad track beds next to the buildings. They easily enter buildings through 1⁄2 inch larger
gaps.
Foods: Norway rats prefer food such as meat, fish, and cereals, and require a separate nonfood water
source.
Can rats transmit a disease? Rats are associate with various diseases and occasionally bite.
Hantavirus
Bubonic plague
Salmonellosis.
Leptospirosis is vectored by rats, this disease is acquired by eating food and drinking water which are
contaminate with infected rat urine. Rats also cause significant structural damage and product
destruction
Control: Our successful program of rodent control is inspection
Identification
Sanitation
Exclusion.
Rats can be trapped wit glue boards and snap traps, anticoagulant rodenticides in blocks also in pellets.
These products can be placed in rodent bait station. Covered exterior buildings as commercial buildings,
food processing buildings, industrial plants, and houses
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