Prevention of Rodents Flashcards
What Rodent?
- Most common and largest of domestic rats. life span is one year.
- Fur is coarse, reddish-brown to grayish-brown.
- Body is heavy set.
- Tail is shorter than the body and head combined
- Blunt nose
- Ears are small and close set.
Norway Rat
Rattus norvegicus.
Norway Rat
Habits and indications of presence
- Home range is 100 to 150 feet
- Preferred foods - garbage, meat, fish, vegetable, fruit and cereal (need to know for proper baiting).
- Will leave run markings on walls (near floor) caused by oils in their fur
What Rodent?
- Somewhat smaller than the Norway rat.
- Frequently found on ships.
- Color phase of fur will depend on sub species.
- Body is slender.
- Tail is longer than the head and body combined.
- Ears are long
- Pointed nose.
- Produces large, capsule shaped fecal droppings
- Small eyes.
Roof Rat
Rattus rattus
Roof Rat
Habits and indications of presence.
- Preferred food - seeds, cereals, vegetables, fruit and grass, leather goods, chocolate, and even weaker members of its own kind.
- Agile climber.
- Seeks harborage indoors in overhead spaces
- Will leave run marks in overhead.
Roof Rat
Habits and indications of presence.
- Preferred food - seeds, cereals, vegetables, fruit and grass, leather goods, chocolate, and even weaker members of its own kind.
- Agile climber.
- Seeks harborage indoors in overhead spaces
- Will leave run marks in overhead.
What Rodent?
- Smallest of domestic rodents.
- Fur is dusky gray, body is small and slender.
- Tail is about as long as the head and the body combined.
- Will nest in any convenient space.
- Home range is 10 to 30 feet.
House Mouse
What Rodent?
- Smallest of domestic rodents.
- Fur is dusky gray, body is small and slender.
- Tail is about as long as the head and the body combined.
- Will nest in any convenient space.
- Home range is 10 to 30 feet.
- Fecal droppings - small and rod-shaped.
House Mouse
Control Methods for Rodents
(1) Eliminate sources of food, water, and shelter.
(2) Keep food storage areas clean.
(3) Prompt disposal of garbage.
(4) Rat guards.
(5) Traps are the only approved method for shipboard use.
(6) Rodenticides are not authorized.
(7) Appropriate lighting to prevent dark spaces.
The only approved method for shipboard use.
Traps
Rat Guards
- Must have at a minimum, 36 inch outside diameter.
- at least 6 feet away from the pier and at least 2 feet from the vessel.
- The point of the cone should face the ship.
- The cone should be a attached securely to eliminate any gaps in the cone.
NAVMED 6210/2
Notification of 30-day Extension of Ships Sanitation
Exemption Control Certificate
NAVMED 6210/1
U.S. Ship Sanitation Control Exemption/Ship Sanitation
Control Certificate
NAVMED 6210/3
U.S. Navy Declaration of Health Certificate
NAVMED 6210/4
U.S. Navy Ship Sanitation Control Certificate RESTRICTED inspection card available from NMCPHC
Ship Sanitation Control Exemption/Ship Sanitation Control Certificates are maintained by who?
the Medical Department
