Rats

Rats can carry a range of serious diseases transmittable to people, such as Weil's Disease, salmonella food poisoning and toxoplasmosis. They can infest and ruin foodstuffs and cause serious structural damage to buildings, pipework and wiring systems - even causing fires - by their constant gnawing.

Rat Species

The best-known rat species are the Black Rat (Rattus rattus) and the Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus), which are the two main rat species considered as pests in the UK.

• Black Rats
• Brown Rats

Latest News about Rats

Market Report Reveals Growth
Apex Insight, a new research company based in London, has published research on the UK pest control industry. This quantifies the market size and historical patterns of growth, probes key trends behind the figures, profiles and explores the performan... [more]

Super Rats
The scale of the problem of rat infestations in towns and cities across the UK is continuing to grow, and one of the prime reasons for this increase is down to the way that Britons are disposing of their rubbish, which is the prime food source for th... [more]

Booming Vermin Populations
In many areas around the country, the council has cut back its pest control services to divert resources to "priority" causes, most notably recycling. Rubbish is collected every week but unfortunately in areas such as London, overflowing bins are a c... [more]

What is Integrated Pest Management?
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a program of prevention, monitoring, and control which offers the opportunity to eliminate or drastically reduce the use of pesticides, and to minimise the toxicity of and exposure to any products which are used. ... [more]

Suddenstrike Win Major Contract
A Nantwich family business is taking to the road in a fleet of new vehicles while celebrating a major contract with DEFRA. Pest control specialist Suddenstrike has invested more than £100,000 in wagons and digging machinery as part of a rebranding e... [more]

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