TRAPPER T-Rex Rat Snap Traps controls black rats at UK port

Black rats inhabiting a multi-story building at one of the U.K.'s busy ports did not stand a chance against Bell's TRAPPER T-Rex Rat Snap Traps.

"The infestation was well established and the availability of alternative food material meant that baiting alone would have given little success," reported David Cross, technical manager for Connaught Compliance, a national pest control company with pest management teams throughout the U.K. "As expected with this species, a lot of the harbourage was present at high level with horizontal and vertical cable trunking being used as runs to and from feeding and drinking sites."

Taking an integrated approach to controlling the rats, the company selected T-Rex Rat Snap Traps as part of the treatment.

"The fact that the T-Rex can be fixed onto vertical, as well as horizontal, rat runs was one of the main reasons for selecting the traps and they proved to be effective with or without the use of baits when positioned along runs," Cross said.

Technicians positioned the T-Rex traps along the ledges and fixed them to cables to intercept the rats as they moved around the building.

"This, combined with a diligent and focused approach to cleaning to encourage bait take, achieved significant population reductions," Cross added.