A vector is any insect or arthropod, rodent or other animal of public health significance capable of harboring or transmitting the causative agents of human disease, or capable of causing human discomfort or injury.
It is not possible to eliminate all of the roof rats in Orange County. It is the District’s intent, rather, to reduce rat populations and problems they cause. Our primary rat control technique is education. By showing the public how to eliminate anything in and around their homes that attract rats, we can dramatically reduce the rodent problem. On occasion it is necessary to augment the food source and harborage reduction efforts by using traps or poison baits.
District inspectors are careful about where they will place a bait tube. The District will only dispense bait in special tamper resistant tubes that will keep pets and children from coming in contact with the bait.
The material (Bromadiolone) we use has been developed to be very effective in controlling rodents, but is as safe as possible for non-target species.
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