RODEX (RODENT MANAGEMENT SERVICE)
Rodents include rats, mice and bandicoots with commensal rodents being the ones which live with or near man. Rodents are considered as the Number 1 pest by mankind, since they are responsible for damage to his food at all stages from the field to their dining table. They are also responsible for the transmission of dreaded diseases to man and damage to his property by way of gnawing which may result in short circuit and fire hazards.
Being a mammal, rats are very intelligent and highly adaptable creatures. Rodent control or rat control is always a tough and challenging activity.
The rodent control strategy includes a combination of:-
- Baiting
- Trapping