Rats the size of half cats, they are becoming more and more common in our country. There are also reports of a rat infestation in more and more places. They invade homes, turn gardens upside down and tear up wiring. A primary school even had to close its doors because of the rat infestation. There is therefore a good chance that there are also rat colonies in your area. This can cause a lot of inconvenience. What to do about rats? Pest control service Van der Velden will visit you within 24 hours to combat rats. This way you can quickly get rid of all inconveniences!
Rat infestation 2019: a growing problem
Never before have there been so many rats in our country. And the problem is only getting worse, according to the Knowledge and Advice Centre for Animal Pests (KAD). At the moment, there is a lot of nuisance in cities. Why is that? People are becoming more and more lax with their garbage and leaving trash lying around. We are also separating waste more and more often. Although this seems to be a good initiative, bags of plastic are put on the street to be collected. The food residues that are still in there are attractive to rats. In addition, from 2023 it will be forbidden for private individuals to use chemical poisons. In this way, the control of rats is made more difficult. In the meantime, the animals continue to breed.
Always on the lookout
Rats are omnivores and are always looking for food. When it gets colder, food is harder to find and they look for a warm shelter where there is enough food to be found. For this reason, they invade homes and commercial premises. A rat infestation can have even more causes. They can travel on ships, be chased out of sewers by construction work or hide in grass that grows higher. Rats are real night owls, so you won’t bump into them easily. That is different at the moment, in Amsterdam for example. Because of the litter lying around and the increasing number of rats, people who go to work early in the morning see the rats just walking.
Damage in various areas
Although rats do not pose a danger to humans, they can be a major nuisance. This is noticeable in several ways:
- Property damage. Rats are rodents, and so their teeth continue to grow. To maintain their teeth, they gnaw on everything that is loose and stuck. So it’s not just food. Furniture, cables and pipes are not safe from these animals. In the worst case, this leads to leakage and fire due to short circuits.
- Hygiene. Rats in the home or business premises can be very unhygienic. Everywhere they go, they leave droppings and urine, preferably in the same place. After some time, there may be a significant accumulation of stool.
- Diseases. The faeces of rats contain a lot of bacteria that can infect animals and humans. For example, by coming into contact with (stagnant) water or mud in which the animals have been swimming. Think of swine fever in animals and Weil’s disease in humans.
What to do in rats?
Better safe than sorry. That is why it is advisable to keep your home or business premises clean and to be more aware of how you deal with waste. Don’t leave garbage bags lying around, clean up leftover bird food in the garden and make sure that rats can’t get to the cattle feed on farms.
When people do discover rats, they often try to fight them with poison. Unfortunately, this is not an effective method of controlling rats. The animals become resistant to certain types of rat poison. In addition, from 2023, the private use of chemical rat poison will be banned. Placing traps also does not have the desired effect. Because rats are neophobic, they are afraid of new objects in their environment. They are therefore wary and do not fall into the trap you have set.
What to do about rat infestation?
If you think you are dealing with a rat infestation, do not try to find possible control methods yourself. Chasing away rats with chlorine, poison, rat traps or sealing holes does not help in most cases. Rats can get through the smallest holes and cracks and gnaw through everything. Moreover, the poison only really does its job when rats feed on it for several days. If he eats some bread in between, he won’t die. In the meantime, they reproduce rapidly. It is better to tackle the problem at the root cause and track down the nest. Call a professional pest control company such as Van der Velden immediately who can control the rats with a professional rat repellent. We are experts in rat control!
Rat infestation? Van der Velden will visit you within 24 hours!
Due to the increasing rat infestation, there is a good chance that you are bothered by rats in your area. In that case, never try to chase away the rats yourself. If this is not done correctly, the number of rats can multiply rapidly in a short time! What to do about rats? Immediately call in the Van der Velden pest control service to have the rats controlled. We will contact you within 24 hours after your request. Please contact us via call me back. You can also reach us via the contact form. Request a quote, get the costs and make an appointment right away. We control rats in Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Almere, Haarlem, IJmuiden, Hoofddorp, Uithoorn, Utrecht and ‘t Gooi, among others. With Van der Velden Control Service you will no longer be bothered by the annoying rat infestation.
