House Rats and Mice
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[...]as to turn with the weight of a rat (fig. 9 (2)). Fig. 10.-Pit trap. aa, Rat run; bb, cover; cc, position of weights; dd, rods on which covers turn. Pit trap.-A modification of the barrel trap is the pit trap (fig. 10). This consists of a stout narrow box sunk in the ground so that the top is level with the rat run. It is fixed with a cover of light wood or metal in two sections, the sections fitting nicely inside the box and working independently. They turn on rods, to which they are fastened. They are weighted near the ends of the box and so adjusted that they swing easily. An animal st...
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- HOUSE RATS AND MICE
- DAVID E. LANTZ Assistant Biologist
- FARMERS’ BULLETIN 896
- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- Contribution from the Bureau of Biological Survey
- E. W. NELSON, Chief
- HOUSE RATS AND MICE. CONTENTS.
- DESTRUCTIVE HABITS OF HOUSE RATS AND MICE.
- PROTECTION OF FOOD AND OTHER STORES FROM RATS AND MICE.
- RAT-PROOF BUILDING.
- KEEPING FOOD FROM RATS AND MICE.
- DESTROYING RATS AND MICE.
- TRAPS.
- POISONS.
- DOMESTIC ANIMALS.
- FUMIGATION.
- RAT VIRUSES.
- NATURAL ENEMIES OF RATS AND MICE.
- ORGANIZED EFFORTS TO DESTROY RATS.
- COMMUNITY EFFORTS.
- STATE AND NATIONAL AID.
- IMPORTANT REPRESSIVE MEASURES.
- FOOTNOTES:
- PUBLICATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RELATING TO NOXIOUS MAMMALS.
- AVAILABLE FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION.
- FOR SALE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C.
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