{"id":2095,"date":"2017-06-04T07:43:07","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T07:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verminex.lk\/?page_id=2095"},"modified":"2017-06-04T07:43:07","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T07:43:07","slug":"rodents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/verminex.lk\/pest-control\/rodents\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1496498736463{margin-bottom: 45px !important;padding-top: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading stripe_pos=&#8221;hide&#8221; text=&#8221;Rodents&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:24|text_align:left|color:%23e31d22|line_height:1.25&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rats and mice are important rodent pests entering homes and warehouses for food and harborage.<\/li>\n<li>Rats contaminate 10 times as much food as they eat, with urine, droppings and hair<\/li>\n<li>They can carry at least 10 different kinds of diseases including bubonic plague, murine typhus, spirochetal jaundice, Leptospirosis, rabies, ratbite fever, and bacterial food poisoning<\/li>\n<li>Rats and mice also start fires by gnawing matches and electrical wires in homes<\/li>\n<li>The Norway rat, roof rat and house mouse are the most persistent rodent populations in need of control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2097&#8243; 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but they consume \u00bd to 1 ounce per day of food from various sources<\/li>\n<li>Roof rats live about 1 year and reach sexual maturity in 3-5 months<\/li>\n<li>They have 6-8 young per litter and up to 6 litters per year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading stripe_pos=&#8221;hide&#8221; text=&#8221;House Mice &#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:16|text_align:left|color:%23e31d22|line_height:1.25&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; subtitle=&#8221;(Mus Musculus)&#8221;][vc_images_carousel images=&#8221;2102,2103&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_no&#8221; speed=&#8221;2400&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;yes&#8221; hide_pagination_control=&#8221;yes&#8221; hide_prev_next_buttons=&#8221;yes&#8221; wrap=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1496561592637{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>House mice are considered among the most troublesome and economically important rodents<\/li>\n<li>The house mouse is a small, slender rodent that has a slightly pointed nose; 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