Rat Management Resources and Videos
This training series was produced in collaboration with UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and the California Department of Food and Agriculture. This 20 video training series features Roger Baldwin, a Professor of Cooperative Extension at University of California, Davis, and provides in-depth explanations on all components of an effective rat management plan for orchards. The goal of this training series is to provide growers, PCAs, and other agricultural professionals with detailed trainings and information on recommended rat management tools.
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Full Training Playlist - Rodent Training - YouTube
Introduction
Monitoring Strategies
Topic 4 Remote Triggered Camera
Habitat Modification
Topic 6 Habitat Modification: Considerations and Implementation
Biological Control
Trapping
Topic 9 Automatic Repeating Traps
Baiting
Topic 11 Rodenticides - Overview
Topic 12 Anticoagulant Rodenticides
Topic 14 Nontarget Exposure Risks
Burrow Fumigation
Topic 15 Burrow Fumigation - Overview
Conclusion
Topic 20 Conclusion - Integrated Approach
Rat Resources Links
Center for Disease Control:
Controlling Wild Rodent Infestations
California Department of Pesticide Regulation:
Best Management Practices Commensal Rodents
California Department of Public Health:
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources:
Management of Urban Rats and Mice
County Vector Control:

