NFR Rats.... @#$%ing rats.

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For mole and gopher control I find highway flares to be very effective. Open a mound or tunnel, pop in an ignited flare and push dirt around it to seal the tunnel. A flare burning for 10-20 minutes floods the tunnel system with toxic gasses. One application is good for the season at Kilchis Manor.
 
Chinook Angler said:
I think that's the idea that they love it. Expensive, yes, but how effective is the question. Several big cities are considering or already using this approach to fight infestations. So, I guess, we'll see.
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The point I was trying to get across to anyone that’s considering the Evolve rat birth control is that it’s very expensive if you have squirrels in your area (and who doesn’t?). I went through a 3Lb bag of it in about ten days… at $59.95/bag. I’m sure the rats were getting some of it, but the squirrels wouldn’t leave the stuff alone. They devoured it! That equates to about $2,160.00/year, which is more than I’m willing to pay to feed mostly squirrels.

I did my research on the company and their product before buying it, along with their specialized bait boxes and am aware that some cities (San Francisco for one) are trying it. I was hopeful that it would work and be a viable alternative to poisons that inadvertently affect wildlife, but am going look into some of the ideas that others have provided here. I hope this helps anyone that’s considering using it.
 
Replicant said:
Back in my Wallingford days, I would set about six traps a night, turn off the porch light and hear them all go off in about thirty nine seconds. Set em' up again and repeat. Did this every night for weeks, until they got the message. Over here in south central WA, we have two feral (neutered) cats and one house cat. They clean up. We just don't have small critter problems. Skunks and Raccoons are a different story.
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lived in Wallyhood and each night my neighbor's telephone wire was a highway for dozens and dozens of them leaving for the night. Twilight was a an absolute freak show....

In building a habitat highly friendly for birds (with only natural food and no feeders), it turned out to be a less happy one for rats.

Now I have dead rats delivered to our bird bath by crows (have to clean that sucker sometimes three times a day for all the crow junk, fortunately not a lot of dead rat cleaning projects arrive)
 
Agree with the terrier application, too. Our girl Weezie is half terrier half chihuahua. There are days when the terrier part takes over and she goes feral on the yard.
There are some semi feral house cats running around the neighborhood, too. So, rodents haven't been much of an issue in recent years.
 
Greg Armstrong said:
The point I was trying to get across to anyone that’s considering the Evolve rat birth control is that it’s very expensive if you have squirrels in your area (and who doesn’t?). I went through a 3Lb bag of it in about ten days… at $59.95/bag. I’m sure the rats were getting some of it, but the squirrels wouldn’t leave the stuff alone. They devoured it! That equates to about $2,160.00/year, which is more than I’m willing to pay to feed mostly squirrels.

I did my research on the company and their product before buying it, along with their specialized bait boxes and am aware that some cities (San Francisco for one) are trying it. I was hopeful that it would work and be a viable alternative to poisons that inadvertently affect wildlife, but am going look into some of the ideas that others have provided here. I hope this helps anyone that’s considering using it.
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Gotcha! I was just thinking if that stuff also helps with the squirrel over-population that's two-for-one in my book. Those buggers have already decimated my peaches this season, I am really ready to go medieval on them.
 
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