These animals are not only a nuisance, but they may damage/destroy property, eat and contaminate stored food, and/or be of human health importance as disease vectors and allergen sources. For example, bats may transmit rabies; bat and bird droppings are a common source of the respiratory fungal disease histoplasmosis; rats and mice are vectors of food poisoning/Salmonellosis, rat-bite fever, murine typhus, Weil’s Disease; rats are carriers of plague via fleas, etc. In addition, these animals have associated ectoparasites such as mites, fleas, etc. which will attack humans. Also, mouse allergens may be a major contributor to asthma in inter-city children, second only to cockroach allergens.Rats defecate somewhat indiscriminately within their territories but mostly where they feed. Rat droppings serve as an indication of their presence and where control efforts should be concentrate
These animals are not only a nuisance, but they may damage/destroy property, eat and contaminate stored food, and/or be of human health importance as disease vectors and allergen sources. For example, bats may transmit rabies; bat and bird droppings are a common source of the respiratory fungal disease histoplasmosis; rats and mice are vectors of food poisoning/Salmonellosis, rat-bite fever, murine typhus, Weil’s Disease; rats are carriers of plague via fleas, etc. In addition, these animals have associated ectoparasites such as mites, fleas, etc. which will attack humans. Also, mouse allergens may be a major contributor to asthma in inter-city children, second only to cockroach allergens.
Rodents (class Mammalia); commensal/introduced mice and rats, tree squirrels. Covered with hair, give birth to living young, young nourished on milk secreted by mammary glands, besides molars with only an upper and lower pair of enlarged chisellike incisor teeth, lack canine teeth. Mice and rats with front feet 4-toed and hind feet 5-toed, elongate in form, built close to the ground with short legs and a long, skinny, almost naked tail slightly shorter or longer than length of head plus body. Tree squirrels with same description except tail densely covered with hair (bushy), about half body length.
These animals are not only a nuisance, but they may damage/destroy property, eat and contaminate stored food, and/or be of human health importance as disease vectors and allergen sources. For example, bats may transmit rabies; bat and bird droppings are a common source of the respiratory fungal disease histoplasmosis; rats and mice are vectors of food poisoning/Salmonellosis, rat-bite fever, murine typhus, Weil’s Disease; rats are carriers of plague via fleas, etc. In addition, these animals have associated ectoparasites such as mites, fleas, etc. which will attack humans. Also, mouse allergens may be a major contributor to asthma in inter-city children, second only to cockroach allergens.
Rodents (class Mammalia); commensal/introduced mice and rats, tree squirrels. Covered with hair, give birth to living young, young nourished on milk secreted by mammary glands, besides molars with only an upper and lower pair of enlarged chisellike incisor teeth, lack canine teeth. Mice and rats with front feet 4-toed and hind feet 5-toed, elongate in form, built close to the ground with short legs and a long, skinny, almost naked tail slightly shorter or longer than length of head plus body. Tree squirrels with same description except tail densely covered with hair (bushy), about half body length.