Author’s Note: Information is taken from Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations, which is available at the PMP Bookstore. Chapter 17 of the Truman’s Guide is titled “Rats and Mice” — and focuses mostly on three commensal rodents in the family Muridae: house mice (Mus musculus); Norway/brown rats (Rattus norvegicus), and roof/black rats (R. […]
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