Rattus rattus
Names
Rattus rattus in different languages.
Black rats
Mus rattus
Rattus domesticus
Ship rat
Black rat
Roof rat
Ship rat
Hausratte
Rat des champs
Rat des greniers
Rat noir
Rata campestre
Rata común
Rata de campo
Rata negra
Ratto dei tetti i granai
Ratto delle cantine e dei solai
Ratto nero
Topo comune
Zwarte rat
Gabiru
Rato-caseiro
Rato-de-couro
Rato-de-telhado
Rato-inglês
Rato-preto
Svart råtta
Черная крыса
Husrotte
Sort rotte
Svart rotte
Mustarotta
Ev sicani
Hachulda hashchora
Epimys rattus
Resources
Control of rats in vegetable gardens
FACTSHEETS FOR FARMERS
www.plantwise.org
Created in
Zambia
,
August
2013
Control of rats in vegetable gardens
Recognize the problem
Gardens are affected by vegetable-eating rats. Rats are small rodents of about
10 to 20 cm, with brown or grey fur. The presence of rats is noticed when
chewed vegetables are found showing teeth marks. Rats particularly like
tomatoes, rape and cabbage heads. This results in low yields and poor quality...
plantwise.org
Preventing rats and mice from entering grain stores
FACTSHEETS FOR FARMERS
www.plantwise.org
Created in
Tanzania
,
September
2012
Preventing rats and mice from entering grain stores
Recognize the problem
Rats and mice can cause damage to stored maize. They eat the grains, and
leave their droppings, urine and hair which lowers the grain quality and can
also be a health hazard.
Background
Rats and mice have high birth rates. When plenty of food and water is
available, their populations...
plantwise.org
Rat on rice
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Managing Roof Rats and Deer Mice in Nut and Fruit Orchards
Abstract
Effective rodent management is critical for the control of
damage from these agricultural pests to nut and fruit trees
in California and the rest of the United States. As yet, no
one has developed an effective management plan for roof
rats ( Rattus rattus ) and deer mice ( Peromyscus spp.) in
California orchards. In this publication, we describe an
effective management plan...
anrcatalog.ucanr.edu
Poultry House Management for Alternative Production
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