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posted by martyb on Thursday July 25 2019, @04:15PM   Printer-friendly
from the not-all-imports-are-good dept.

A combination of an increase in construction and chilly weather has increased the amount of vermin in and around Sydney, Australia. There's no use trying to ask them nicely to leave, they are here to stay. Now the council is stepping up to deal with the problem head on by doubling down on control measures and engaging residents and businesses to help push down the infesting population. This problem is not new with Sydney dealing with this type of problem year in year out. Businesses are advised to take care how they dispose of food and residents should take precautions to ensure unwanted pests don't bed down with them in hidden places.

Good advice.


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  • (Score: 2) by Pav on Friday July 26 2019, @10:56PM

    by Pav (114) on Friday July 26 2019, @10:56PM (#871655)

    If eradication is possible anywhere it would be in Australian cities. The native "bush rat" [wikipedia.org] has stopped the spread of introduced rats into wilderness areas (as has happened in New Zealand where no native rodents exist). The bush rat outcompetes introduced rats, but can't survive in open habitat as it exposes them to predation by cats and foxes. Currently research [sydney.edu.au] is underway to see if reestablishing bush rat populations in certain areas can be a cost effective method for completely denying access to the introduced rats.

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