RE: Roof Rats

Francesca, roof rats were a serious pest in one part of the Valley of the Sun two years ago.  They lived in citrus trees and ate the fruit.  People in the infested area had to pick and dispose of all their citrus fruit.  I think they did a lot of trapping too.  There were fewer of them last year, and I didn’t hear about them this year.  I sure don’t want them around my place.

 

Francelle Edwards    Glendale,  AZ   Zone 9 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Arilpums [mailto:arilpums@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 10:20 AM
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] Alien Weed

 

Judy, I try to get my info from the 'horse's mouth' so to speak. When I took my irises there before mailing, I asked the Agricultural Inspector about them. He gave me copies of some literature that they have in their files for distribution. They look like a cross between the cute field mouse and the rat. They have the ears of the former and the long tail and size of the the latter. Knowing that they don't spread disease, except maybe for rabies if they get bitten, I feel a little less wheezy about them. We have never seen one and the only evidence we have of them is that they leave their droppings behind. We are trying one of those electronic gizmos you can plug in. It does takes several weeks before it is effective, altho I don't understand the reasoning behind this. So far they seem to go only into the greenhouse and the pump house, areas where we do not go that frequently except at iris time. No problem, in the iris group one better not be thin skinned (sic!) and smiles back to you all.

 

Francesca


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