Rats in the Landscape

Rats are nocturnal creatures, so there could be a problem before you see evidence. As the saying goes, "the best offense is a good defense." Learn how to make it difficult and undesirable for rats to enter your home.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Ask an Agent: Rats
• Got Rodents? Get Owls!
• University of Florida Barn Owl Project: Rats

UF/IFAS Publications

• Basic Rodent Control After a Storm (PDF)
• Control of Roof Rats in Fruit Trees
• Non-Chemical Rodent Control
• Rat and Mouse Control

Other Sites

• Controlling Rats--University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension (PDF)
• Norway Rats--eXtension.org
• Rodent-Proof Construction--North Carolina Cooperative Extension (PDF)
• Roof Rats--eXtension.org