Fall is rodent time. This means it’s also time to step up your rodent monitoring and control efforts. Food resources in the fields and woods are beginning to get scarce for rats and mice this time of the year, forcing them to move into poultry houses where food and water are plentiful. Be ready by tightening up your poultry houses and having plenty of rodenticide on hand. Start with a walk around the poultry houses. Be alert for signs of new rodent activity (gnawing, bits of fallen insulation, droppings, tail marks and tracks). Note the.
